Welcome To Northern Virginia

It doesn’t matter if you are young or old you can always find something to do at one of the nine Fairfax County Recreation Centers.Want to take a class? Then check out the “Aerobics to Zoom” list of course available. Want to work out? The each of the recreation centers offers you full work out fa...

Tucked at the end of a residential street in the Kenwood Oaks neighborhood, Hidden Pond Nature Center offers the type of small park that makes it easy for anyone to take a leisurely stroll around the perimeter of the pond and through the woods. At twenty five acres the park is eclipsed by some of...

If you are undertaking a spruce up project on your home in Fairfax County VA you may want to make the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Alexandria or Chantilly your first stop. The Habitat ReStore offers you an opportunity to do three things at once. The first is to support the great programs Habit...

Active Rain MeetUp in Northern Virginia is next week.  Don't forget that AR is also holding their Virtual MeetUp on the 8th as well.  You can enjoy the Virtual MeetUp and then come meet your local rainers face to face.  Active Rain Meetups are happening across the country next week. Those of us w...

Our local West Springfield Dance Team is rocking it on America's Got Talent.  It's amazing what this talented group of young people have accomplished.  Look for them next week in the final competitions. With two alumni of West Springfield HS in my household we are excited to be watching this seas...

One thing you quickly learn about living in Northern Virginia is that there are plenty of ways to get around town that don't include a car.You can take the Metro aka subwayYou can take a Metro BusYou can take a local connector depending on your locationYou can be a Slug And now you can look at wh...

This is good information for anyone who has been hit by one of the internet scams.  If you are searching for a home on your own DON'T wire money to someone you haven't met AND always met an owner at an office location first.  Far to many people have been separated from their hard earned money. It...

It doesn’t matter if you are young or old you can always find something to do at one of the nine Fairfax County Recreation Centers.Want to take a class? Then check out the “Aerobics to Zoom” list of course available. Want to work out? The each of the recreation centers offers you full work out fa...

The Sydenstricker School in Springfield VA was the last one room school house in operation in Fairfax County. It closed in 1939 but the building is still used today as a community meeting hall. The belfry contains the original school bell purchased in 1920's from the Sears Roebuck store in Alexan...

This duck seems to be waiting for the ferry that leaves from this dock at Occoquan Regional Park in Lorton VA.  If you are interesting in joining this fellow waiting for the ferry check out the schedule for the Miss Rivershore Charters. Running down the Occoquan River to look for Eagles at Mason ...