Celebrate the History of Chocolate in Old Town Alexandria

Historic Alexandria candlelight tours team up with Mars Chocolate North America for special tour centered around the history of chocolate in the United States.

Historic Alexandria candlelight tours are going to be even a little sweeter this year. The historic division of candy company Mars has teamed up with Historic Alexandria's candlelight tours this December to enable participants to sample chocolate while visiting Gadsby's Tavern, Carlyle House, Lee-Fendall House and the rarely open Bank of Alexandria at 133 N. Fairfax St. The special event is occurring for only one weekend. Tours will run from 6 p.m to 9 p.m. Dec. 8 and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 9. Same-day tickets on Dec. 8 and 9 will be available at Gadsby's Tavern, 134 N. Royal St. While touring the houses by foot or by shuttle drop-off, participants will enjoy chocolate at all four stops, offered in chocolate recipes that would have …

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Young LIfe in an Old Town

Young Life in an Old Town: Easter Egg Hunts Around Town

No plans for Easter yet? It's time to hop to it with this round-up of eggstra special events in Alexandria.

Did you receive an email recently from “Unsuccessful Lottery Notification” informing you that you did not win coveted tickets to the White House Easter Egg Roll? If so, there’s no need to despair. Try as I might to win tickets every year, I know that the White House event is not all it’s cracked up to be (pardon the second bad pun but I couldn’t resist). I secured tickets two years ago and the wait to enter the White House lawn was atrocious. I recall that the ratio of minutes spent waiting in line to minutes spent egg rolling was about 30-to-1. There are several egg hunting opportunities closer to home and if the scenery is not quite as exciting as the White House lawn, I guarantee that it’s all the same to your toddler. Lee-Fendall House…

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