Foodie Festivals
Photo by Melissa Bean of Mann Photography Kentucky Bourbon Festival Sept. 15-20 Serious bourbonistas, pay attention. The little town of Bardstown, Kentucky, (pop. 12,000) hosts some 50,000 international bourbon lovers at this annual festival. Savor America’s only native spirit in the Bourbon Capital of the World. Located in the heart of Kentucky bourbon country and [...]
September’s By the Numbers
The number of public school fruit and vegetable gardens in Fairfax County. As the garden director at Terra Centre Elementary, Morgan Occhuizzo instructs students on how to grind mustard seeds into a condiment, bake bread through the lens of chemistry principles and dye cotton with organic matter. –Mia Finley (September 2015)
Wood-fired pizza and mammoth meatballs coming to Alexandria
Lena’s Wood-Fired Pizza & Tap is set to open in October.
Loudoun County’s brewery boom spurs launch of ale trail
Loudoun County’s new Ale Trail features brewery itineraries for everyone from cycling enthusiasts to dog owners.
Get outside and get into nature centers
With trails, animal encounters and environmental-focused family programs, budding naturalists will enjoy spending time at these nature centers in Northern Virginia.
