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The Alexandria Real Estate Market Report for Del Ray - December 2009 - shows a slight decrease in the number of houses sold compared to December 2008.  But, more significantly, there was a 10.5 percent increase in the average sales price. There was also a significant drop in the average number of...

Diva Consignment Boutique in Old Town Alexandria is a dream come true for fashionistas on a budget.  Located on South Pitt Street in the heart of Old Town, and just round the corner from the Monaco Hotel, Diva gives a whole new meaning to the word 'consignment.'  Think Channel, Yves St. Laurent, ...

The Alexandria and Northern Virginia real estate market reports for December 2009 were released today. Here's a quick snap shot for Alexandria City: average list price is up over Nov. 09 and Dec. 08 average sales price is up over Nov. 09 and Dec. 08 average days on the market has decreased from N...

Ok, let me confess right up front - I am taking this headline directly from a post on MSN: AMERICA'S BEST COFFEE.  There's nothing local about it (we'll do that later) but it's Saturday, it's bitterly cold outside with wind gusts up to 40 MPH, and it sure beats a rant or a political diatribe.  An...

A few weeks ago, feeling particularly inarticulate,  I looked for a pithy quote that would capture how I felt about the coming "New Year."  I didn't need smarmy sentiment or a intellectual treatise on the coming decade.  Instead, I wanted something that conveyed the timelessness of passage with t...