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Friday, December 7, 2012
Oh Christmas Tree: A National Tree Celebration
Posted by Alex
Last night marked the 90th annual lighting of the National Christmas Tree that lives just beyond the South Lawn of The White House in an area called President's Park (and more commonly, the Ellipse). Though the tree lighting has been going on for 90 years, this is actually the first...
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Sunday, September 11, 2011
Remembering September 11, 2001
Posted by Alex & Wendy
On an otherwise beautiful September morning, along with much of the world, our lives changed forever. Though we lost no one close to us in New York City, Shanksville, Pennsylvania, or Washington, DC, the experiences of living through the day have left a lasting and profound impact on us that...
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Living just outside of D.C. and working in the heart of downtown, I get see some of our nation's most iconic and prolific memorials and buildings. In the years since moving to Alexandria, Wendy and I have seized the opportunity to visit as many of the various monuments and points of interest...
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Sunday, August 21, 2011
As American as Apple Pie
Posted by Alex
What better way to celebrate the WEEK OF ALEX than attending the all American pastime on a leisurely Saturday evening? Sure, there's plenty that I have to do on the house, but Saturday's game was also bobblehead night at the park, and I couldn't miss that. So my friend Martin...
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Friday, August 5, 2011
Food Truck Friday: Red Hook Lobster Truck Rolls In
Posted by Alex
Since I love talking about food trucks (almost as much as I love eating at food trucks), and don't want to OD people on food truck posts, I figure it can be an on again, off again Friday tradition... starting this week :-) The Red Hook Lobster truck rolled into the...
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