By Genivieve LeFranc Coco Chanel once said, “A woman who doesn’t wear perfume has no future.” While this pearl of wisdom may be true, I
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This year may be a good one to make your own Valentine cards. While we are sure that the good portion of our readership is
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THROUGH FEBRUARY 10 The Restaurant Cherry Challenge Sponsored by: The “Cherry Challenge” is a competition among the finer restaurants in Alexandria – with their customers
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Pictured above: Our very own Open Space author, Lori Welch Brown, is one of six local artists participating in Nepenthe Gallery’s Winter Solstice Local Artists
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