S.W.A.G is Gearing Up For Christmas
DUKTIG 15-piece breakfast Soft Toy, $7.99 (ikea.com) Hello, shoppers! By now, most of you should have seen all the Christmas holiday products displayed prominently in stores. Well here’s some...
View ArticleSensitive Santa makes his way to Potomac Mills to visit with...
Sensitive Santa makes his way to Potomac Mills to visit with sensory-sensitive children WUSA9 Fairfax public school survey finds a need for more trust and confidence FFX Times PW’s Holly Acres trailer...
View ArticleA Full Day of Holiday Fun at RTC
Work off all that delicious food you will have consumed the night before by attending the holiday kickoff day at Reston Town Center! Courtesy of Reston Town Center Black Friday (Nov. 23) marks the...
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Maridav/shutterstock.com TARGET and NEIMAN MARCUS The capsule collection of all capsule collections debuts Dec. 1 at Target, Neiman Marcus and the stores’ websites when 50-plus items, each averaging...
View ArticleAll Santa Wants For Christmas Is … Booze?
Santa Baby, We’ve been good this year. Here’s what you can look forward to come Christmas Eve. xoxo, NoVA NoVA Mag’s Facebook friends told us what snacks they leave for Santa. Donna Peak One year...
View ArticleFree Holiday Cheer at the Jingle on Lake Anne
Courtesy of Lake Anne Plaza With less than three weeks left until Christmas Day, holiday events in NoVA are in full swing. Take a break from the crowded malls and spend a few hours with your family at...
View ArticleJohn Buckreis: Santa Claus’ First-Hand Man
Santa’s helper talks about working with the big man in red for more than 60 years. By Lindsay Tilton Courtesy of John Buckreis At 82 years old, John Buckreis, “Dr. John,” has known Santa Claus his...
View ArticleOld Saint Nick Returns to Old Town for 4th Annual Christmas in July Celebration
Photo Courtesy of The Christmas Attic You better watch out and you better not cry because Santa Claus is coming to town! “But, it’s July…” That’s right, Santa and Mrs. Claus will be decking the halls...
View ArticleThe Ice Palace at Fair Oaks Mall Isn’t Your Daddy’s North Pole
One of the most tangibly magical experiences we have as children is visiting the North Pole at the local mall. It helps that we are easily impressed as youngsters, ready and eager to presume the...
View ArticleMark Your Calendar for the Reston Town Center Holiday Parade
By Robert Fowler Photo courtesy of Reston Town Center. The holidays are here, so it’s time to be of good cheer. Silly rhymes aside, once you break out the turkey this Thursday, yuletide excitement will...
View ArticlePlot your Christmas escape
By Cassandra Sturos Photo courtesy of Hayes and Fisk Photography. Celebrating Christmas in Northern Virginia comes naturally with beautiful parades, light displays and activities in abundance. If...
View Article‘The Gingerbread Chase’ Features Local Talent and Fun
Photo by haveseen/shutterstock.com By Bailey Lucero-Carter Run, run as fast as you can—StageCoach Theatre Company presents “The Gingerbread Chase” at Oatlands Plantation this weekend. Children will...
View ArticleJohn Buckreis: Santa Claus’ First-Hand Man
Santa’s helper talks about working with the big man in red for more than 60 years. By Lindsay Tilton Courtesy of John Buckreis At 82 years old, John Buckreis, “Dr. John,” has known Santa Claus his...
View Article‘The Gingerbread Chase’ Features Local Talent and Fun
Photo by haveseen/shutterstock.com By Bailey Lucero-Carter Run, run as fast as you can—StageCoach Theatre Company presents “The Gingerbread Chase” at Oatlands Plantation this weekend. Children will...
View ArticleJohn Buckreis: Santa Claus’ First-Hand Man
Santa’s helper talks about working with the big man in red for more than 60 years. By Lindsay Tilton Courtesy of John Buckreis At 82 years old, John Buckreis, “Dr. John,” has known Santa Claus his...
View Article‘The Gingerbread Chase’ Features Local Talent and Fun
Photo by haveseen/shutterstock.com By Bailey Lucero-Carter Run, run as fast as you can—StageCoach Theatre Company presents “The Gingerbread Chase” at Oatlands Plantation this weekend. Children will...
View Article21 breakfasts with Santa your kids will love
stock.adobe.com/© sewcream This year, skip the long lines at the mall and share a meal with the big man himself. Here are 20 breakfast and brunch events occurring around the region this holiday season....
View ArticleTake a photo with Santa Claus at these events happening in Northern Virginia
© pressmaster / stock.adobe.com Getting a perfectly-organized photo for the annual holiday card tends to be a challenge. Yet no matter what picture you went with this year, you still have the chance to...
View ArticleSanta is coming to town—on a firetruck. Meet the team behind Operation Santa.
Santa Claus takes a tour in neighborhoods around Dunn Loring for Operation Santa 2019. (Photo courtesy of Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department) “Our first night, Santa was greeted by a...
View ArticleWaterskiing Santa returns to Alexandria on Christmas Eve
Photo by Nick Eckert It may be too cold for water sports for most of us in December, but that won’t stop Santa from coming into Alexandria on his water skis on Christmas Eve. Waterskiing Santa, a...
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