A common thread I hear and even feel myself: there is no divide between home and work – when you work from home.

Our favorites? The gorgeous peony collection in trendy green chinoiserie and the soft shades of blue and white paired with wrapped cane vases.

As knitters, we feel a connection to the animal who provided the wool as we work with their fibre in our fingers.

We always get lots of dads bringing in kids to shop for mom, and I’ve noticed over the last 20 years that jewelry is always an easy pick

Instead of bourbon and brats for men to shop for the women in their lives, we are doing milk and cookies for kids to shop for the mothers in their lives. It’s a kiddos-only party!

Last week, I had the privilege of attending a splendid luncheon at the historic Brooke’s Bank Farm in Champlain, Virginia.

My aunt always joked that she didn’t need to get a new man, that she had a dog who farted and snored. When I was little I didn’t get the joke, I do now.

As I walk up to Goodies Frozen Custard on Commerce Street, a woman walking in front of me in heels runs to our photographer, Renée and hugs her.

Lydia Patierno is the very best kind of customer. She always stops in with maybe a bottle of wine, some fresh bread she has made, or possibly peaches from a drive up to Pennsylvania.

There were days during my perimenopause journey when I would arrive at work sluggish and wishing I could have had an extra hour of sleep.

Spanning 3,705 square feet across two floors, with an additional 1,120 square-foot basement boasting five bedrooms, four and a half baths, and a two-car garage.

We have a great lineup of fun things just for kids. Considering our clientele, we broke up the fun just a bit, with plans geared toward younger children in the morning and slightly older kids in the afternoon.

Some of you have heard, but for those who haven’t, Boxwood has moved! We are excited to have found a new space for us to grow on Upper King Street.

When I took the reins at American In Paris, I knew I wanted to offer something different, something you couldn’t find anywhere else.

As someone who has navigated years of infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss, and as a therapist helping others through similar struggles, I understand the overwhelming impact it can have on your life.

By now I am sure you know about the event at The Hive this week; it will be the final one I call “the biggest event of the year.

“I don't sleep, I’ll be up at 5:30am, in the office by 7:30am, and up till 1am that morning,” said Brandi Yee of Spring2ACTion, Alexandria's annual 24-hour giving day.

In many partnerships, one partner takes the lead and ‘relieves’ the other of the responsibilities in an area of life: laundry, car maintenance, and often money and finances.

On my wedding day, I gave my father a card with Goethe’s quote: “There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.”

She says her true trajectory aligned in 2017 through the Chamber. “I met Through the Fourth Wall, a production company based in Alexandria.