Mary Ann Barton

Dec 31, 2024 | alexandrialivingmagazine.com | Mary Ann Barton

With the recent passing of President Jimmy Carter at age 100 and the upcoming inauguration for President-elect Donald Trump, presidential history is front and center in the nation’s capital. Presidential inaugurations are the subject of the 75th issue of the White House History Quarterly, an award-winning journal of the White House Historical Association. It has its roots in Alexandria, where founding editor William Seale lived and where the current editor, Marcia Anderson, resides.

Nov 17, 2024 | alexandrialivingmagazine.com | Mary Ann Barton

Walking into Créme de la Créme at 907 King St., in Old Town Alexandria is like walking into a European boutique in a century-old village. You’ll find all sorts of unique home-decor, gift and tabletop treasures from sophisticated Italian brands (such as Vietri vases) to whimsical ceramic Guinea Hens crafted in the South of France.

Nov 7, 2024 | alexandrialivingmagazine.com | Mary Ann Barton

Housed in a brick building that once served as a mess hall and commissary during the Civil War, Cooper Mill will open its doors in early December along Old Town Alexandria’s waterfront. One of the last remaining waterfront warehouses in Old Town, the building at 10 Duke St., was restored by Murray Bonitt of Bonitt Builders, who has restored other historic buildings in the area including one that houses Virtue Feed & Grain restaurant just down the street.

Jul 19, 2024 | alexandrialivingmagazine.com | Mary Ann Barton

by Glenda C. Booth Whether it’s fried chicken, peanut-butter sculpture, Harry Potter wizardry or bluegrass music, Virginia celebrates the state’s rich diversity year-round at festivals all over the state. Here are a few coming up: July 24, 99th Annual Pony Swim, Chincoteague  Every July, the Saltwater Cowboys round up and corral around 250 adult wild ponies and 70 foals and swim them from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island to come ashore.

Jul 2, 2024 | alexandrialivingmagazine.com | Mary Ann Barton

Alexandria author John Wasowicz is publishing his seventh legal mystery this summer, Spite House” featuring attorney Mo Katz, set in Alexandria. “There’s a beauty to Alexandria, there are ghosts there from the Civil War, the Revolutionary War,” he said. “It lends itself to wanting to be captured in literature.”  Spite House follows his other books, Hazel Falls (2023), Gadsby’s Corner (2022), Roaches Run (2021), Slaters Lane (2020), Jones Point (2019) and Daingerfield Island (2017).