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I picked this information up - Six Outrageously Overpriced Products -  from an early morning news read on the internet.  And except for the college textbooks I am a totally guilty consumer.  Unit pricing in grocery stores isn't the only place to pay attention! 1.  Movie popcorn - average markup 1...
11/04/2010
Yesterday I was treated to a shave and a haircut California style.  Actually I didn't get the shave because the "shave lady" is only available on Tuesday's but boy, did I get a haircut! It's a bit hard to see but the wording under the pink line was what I loved - Please keep still and do not move...
10/31/2010
Andrew Wingfield, an Alexandria resident and writing teacher at George Mason University, explores the gentrification of Del Ray in a new book of short stories, RIGHT OF WAY. Wingfield has lived in Del Ray since 2000 when he and his wife, artist Tania Karpowitz, undertook the renovation of a build...
10/30/2010
A friend of ours from Alexandria, Ian Lowrie, who is a talented furniture maker himself, alerted us to the best Halloween pumpkins ever.  The work of sculptor Ray Villafane, these pumpkins are true works of art.  Villafane began carving pumpkins for his students in a small school district in Mich...
10/29/2010
We had quite a few questions this year about Halloween on Lee Street in Old Town Alexandria.  Is it going to be celebrated on Saturday, Oct. 30th or Sunday, Oct. 31st? Wonder no more!  Halloween on Lee Street will take place on Halloween night, October 31st from late afternoon for the little ones...
10/28/2010
The 4th Annual Ofrenda or Day of the Dead Festival at the Torpedo Factory in Old Town Alexandria will take place this Saturday, October 30. Day of the Dead is a centuries old holiday celebrated in Mexico and by Mexican Americans, It  focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and re...
10/27/2010
I confess to knowing little or nothing about art or sculpture, so I'll refrain from passing judgment on this piece of public art, "Three Eggs in Space". Located at the nexus of Mt. Vernon and Commonwealth Avenue in the north end of Del Ray, this is the work of Knoxsville artist Karen Bailey.     ...
10/27/2010
Last week the battery in my laptop died - completely.  I hadn't really thought much about it until I realized I had a long plane trip in my immediate future. Knowing I didn't have time to order a battery from Dell, I put out a query on our local neighborhood list serv.  Within minutes I got the s...
10/25/2010
It's days like today that make me wish that either I was a better photographer or had one of those swell 'professional' cameras with different lens and more settings than I know what to do with. The 14th Annual Del Ray Halloween Parade and Celebration was fabulous.  The weather was perfect, it wa...
10/24/2010
About 150 folks gathered yesterday for the 9th Annual Del Ray Chili Cook Off on LaGrande Avenue. Just a few of the many Officially slated for a 4-6pm time period, the party was still going strong well past 9:00pm.  And why not - there was great food, music, chairs and hay bales for relaxing and l...
10/24/2010
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