One of the simple pleasures of the Great Falls Studios art tour is its easy accessibility. With 50 professional artists situated within an 18 mile radius offering access to their personal working space, all a motivated art tourist needs [...]
Hawai’i, Island Paradise Hawai’i, tropical paradise, land of Polynesian tradition, seafaring warriors, and mysterious legends. The tropical Hawaiian Islands are ever cooled by the gentle breezes of the prevailing northeast tradewinds, and record almost perfect temperatures year round. Thoughts [...]
A weekend getaway to the Shenandoah – just two hours from our nation’s capital – reveals a slice of another life. Here talented artisans and free spirits are tucked on both sides of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, pursuing their [...]
A couple just learned that their newborn child has Down syndrome. A couple in their eighties has a 48-year-old child on the Autism spectrum who lives with and relies on them for his support. These folks and thousands more [...]
Celebrating 200 years of the Star-Spangled Banner If you thought Betsy Ross was the maker of the Star-Spangled Banner you would be wrong, but it would be a great place to start learning about the history of our American [...]
The advent of the Silver Line Metrorail service to Tysons brings with it a new array of transportation choices for Northern Virginia area residents. As we eagerly await the arrival of the first passenger trains, I’d like to share [...]
Al fresco, or open-air dining, is a great way to enjoy a long, leisurely meal outdoors on a bright, sunny, breezy day or a balmy, sultry evening. Dining al fresco in the spring and summer months can be particularly [...]
8th Annual Joker’s Wild Casino Night Benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation On February 15th, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation hosted their 18th Annual Joker’s Wild Casino Night at the beautiful Hilton McLean. Over 300 supporters raised $150,000 for cystic fibrosis research, [...]
Sun Design Remodeling Named National Contractor of the Year for Innovative Indoor/Outdoor Solution A spacious screen porch addition to a Mediterranean-style home in Vienna has won a national Contractor of the Year Award for Sun Design Remodeling. The innovative indoor/outdoor [...]
Seeing Diamonds in a Different Way “Becoming a gemologist is not something that your guidance counselor points you to,” said Martin D. Fuller, master gemologist and owner of Martin D. Fuller Appraisals. Yet, Fuller has not only made a [...]
