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- Next Top Chef to film in DC. http://bit.ly/bUJNPL I nominate Old Town's Whole Foods as the contestants' shopping destination. 2010/03/13
- #g4alex Google please come to Alexandria and save us from Comcast's terrible Internet service. 2010/03/13
- Bad news for Yelp: http://bit.ly/9X8UT1 2010/03/05
- New Del Ray deal: ACKC Cocoa Bar is starting a "Hump Day" happy hour. 50% off Diva hot chocolates on Wed from 6 to 7:30pm. 2010/03/03
- A whole blog devoted to the lovely neighborhood of Arlandria: www.arlandria.org" class="twitter-link">http://www.arlandria.org/. Imagine that. 2010/03/01
Tag Archives: Elkins
A WV road trip guide starring bluegrass, hippies and snow tubes
West Virginia is an excellent place for a roadtrip. It’s curving, mountainous back roads have none of DC’s gridlock. This map is of the loop I have driven several times. The drive takes about a day to complete, but contains enough attractions to sustain a weekend. Running through the northern part of the Monongahela National [...]
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The exclusive West Virginia snack
A West Virginia delicacy (ok, that’s an oxymoron along the lines of government intelligence), the pepperoni role is sold at every convenience store and gas station in the state. Invented as lunch option for coal miners, it’s now a school cafeteria lunch staple and church bake sale item. The meat-stuffed role has true devotees. It [...]
In the heart of West Virginia
Elkin’s train station
Originally uploaded by WeAreOutOfHere
West Virginia is as isolated as an eastern state can get. With its untamed mountains and twisty two-lane roads, it seems to exist in an earlier time: a time when strip malls and chain restaurants were a novelty. In WV, a Sheetz is a major landmark and nowhere serves espresso [...]
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