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Meet VIP Alexandria Magazine's New Editor: Liesel Schmidt

March 14, 2024

Six years ago when Kellie told me that she was leaving the magazine we’d both been working for to start one of her own, I all but begged her to take me with her. And while the “taking” didn’t invol...

Small Biz Spotlight: AR Workshop Now Under New Ownership

March 14, 2024

While AR Workshop Alexandria has been a familiar face on King Street, the DIY boutique craft studio has been under new ownership since February. “The concept behind it is one designed to empower a...

Remembering the Life, Service + Legacy of K9 Chance

March 14, 2024

When we think of the police forces that stand in service to our cities, we think of men and women in uniform, brave individuals who swear an oath to defend the people within their communities again...

Unwined: Château Coupe Roses Orience

March 14, 2024

Kermit Lynch, writing in his classic “Adventures on the Wine Route,” describes the Languedoc as “…a land of enormous possibility. These are wines that grab you by the nose and force you to pay atte...

Red Ladies 2024: Danielle Anderson

March 14, 2024

The restaurant business is not an industry for the faint of heart, and as the director of operations and managing partner for her family’s business, HomeGrown Restaurant Group, Danielle Anderson pr...

Red Ladies 2024: Miss District of Columbia, Jude Maboné, Living with Heart Disease

March 14, 2024

Story by Liesel Schmidt | Portrait by Jonathan Thorpe Jude Maboné is a serious lover of the law with a fun side hustle—and one incredibly important mission. She thrives professionally at her day-t...

Red Ladies 2024: Sarah Mason

March 14, 2024

Story by Liesel Schmidt | Portrait by Jonathan Thorpe Sarah Mason is living proof that dreams can come true. Built on dedication, determination and 20 years in the salon industry, she opened Sarah...

Red Ladies 2024: Stephanie Chon

March 14, 2024

As the owner and founder of Balian Springs Social Club for Wellness, Stephanie Chon’s life focuses greatly on wellness—how to achieve it, how to maintain it and how to encourage it in others. “Buil...