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The Wild and Wonderful Virginia Bluebells at Riverbend Park

Stop what you’re doing and go outside — spring flowers are blooming! In the DC area, our beautiful Japanese cherry blossoms get most of the attention this time of year. Less well known, though, are the native, blueish-pink wildflowers known as Virginia bluebells. Unless you’re a gardener or hiker, it’s possible that you haven’t even noticed…

April 8, 2015

Easter Events in the Reston Area

This article is from 2015. Please refer to this year’s guide: Easter 2016 Events in the Reston Area of Northern Virginia. Are you looking for a great Easter brunch or egg hunt? Here are some of the best Easter festivals, restaurant specials, and egg hunts in Reston and the surrounding areas of Northern Virginia. FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2015…

March 25, 2015

Start the New Year with a First Day Hike at Virginia’s State Parks

If you’re like lots of people, you start each year invigorated and committed to getting fit. It’s a fresh start! You are motivated! And then you discover an overcrowded gym packed with all the other resolution-makers, and the thrill is gone. Or maybe you spend the first day of January in your traditional spot on the sofa, recovering…

December 30, 2014

Two DC Area Botanic Gardens, Two VERY Different Holiday Displays

It’s the first day of winter break and already you are at a loss for what to do with the kids. Well you’re in luck, we spent the weekend exploring two of the DC Area’s best botanic garden holiday displays — The U.S. Botanic Garden in DC and Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna, VA. Both were…

December 22, 2014

The ROMEOs: Retired Old Men Enjoying Outdoor Soccer

I knew I’d like these guys as soon as I heard that they call themselves the ROMEOS: “Retired Old Men Enjoying Outdoor Soccer – Women Welcome.” They are a group of Reston-area soccer lovers who get together once a week for an informal pickup game. People of any age or gender are invited to participate each week, but their most…

October 7, 2014