Ski Cherokee: I-66’s lost ski resort
Every once in a while, I have recalled there being a ski resort somewhere off of Interstate 66 about 20 years ago. I never went there, but was curious if my memory was accurate. Recently, I was able to...
View ArticlePlaces I went in 2011
Every year, I go places and list them. The primary criteria are 1.) Having a sit-down meal 2.) spending the night in that location. Alexandria, Va. Arlington, Va. Burke, Va. Fairfax, Va. Falls Church,...
View ArticleAlexandria snowfall total for January 9 – 1.75 inches
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Yesterday’s snowfall was surprisingly measurable. I took several readings with the same method I always use (a yard stick in one hand, camera in the other) and all came in over 1½...
View ArticleAmazon.com: Alexandria is merely the 2nd most romantic U.S. city now
Remember several years ago when I posted that Alexandria, Va. was the most romantic city in the U.S. according to amazon.com? Remember how I pointed out that it might be a good thing? It has been...
View ArticleNew state route numbers for Fairfax County, Franconia-Springfield, Prince...
3 commuter routes to be renamed – WTOP Three Northern Virginia county parkways that were built as secondary highways will be “promoted” to primary state highways. The Commonwealth Transportation Board...
View ArticleSurvey on Silver Line names, plus potential labor problems loom
There is a survey for station names along the Silver Line survey in Fairfax County that is worth filling out. Coming up with the Tysons station names isn’t really easy. Meanwhile, disagreements over...
View ArticleObservations on the new extended Fairfax Drive ramp to I-66 west
ARLINGTON, Va. — It has been about two months since the extended Fairfax Drive on-ramp to Interstate 66 westbound was opened. As somebody who drives from Ballston to Tysons Corner most mornings, this...
View ArticleTouring Port City Brewery in Alexandria, Va.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Recently, two friends and I — The Ombudsman and someone that I will call “the English Teacher” toured Port City Brewing Company on Wheeler Ave. It was something I had wanted to do...
View ArticleA soda lover’s paradise in Ashburn
ASHBURN, Va. — Coming back from an overnight stay in Leesburg after a wedding in Bluemont last month, I decided to see if the Partlow Bros. General Store in Ashburn was still in operation. I had a...
View ArticlePlaces I went in 2012
Alexandria, Va. Arlington, Va. Ashburn, Va. Bluemont, Va. Burke, Va. Fairfax, Va. Falls Church, Va. Leesburg, Va. Mount Vernon, Va. McLean, Va. Purcellville, Va. Vienna, Va. Washington, D.C. Burnham,...
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