3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (364+ words) Debby Critchley has been an integral part of The Zebra almost from the very beginning by taking on the mantle of Food Editor. She also creates the monthly Events Calendar and regularly contributes to our social media. Born in Chicago,…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (642+ words) Alexandria, VA – Business is booming at the Hollin Hall Village Shopping Center on Fort Hunt Road, and it’s about to get busier. Two local women-owned businesses—Athena Wellness and Physical Therapy and Fabled Ice Cream—will be moving into existing…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (420+ words) Alexandria, VA – In a small commercial kitchen, baking cookies and mixing granola are only part of the work. At Together We Bake, an Alexandria-based nonprofit employment social enterprise, women learn food production, quality control, customer service and teamwork while building…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (178+ words) Alexandria, VA – Alexandria’s Bagel Uprising is headed to Citi Field this fall to compete in the 2026 New York BagelFest, representing the DMV as the event’s only selected bagel shop from Virginia, Maryland or Washington, D.C. The Del Ray favorite,…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (280+ words) Debby Critchley has been an integral part of The Zebra almost from the very beginning by taking on the mantle of Food Editor. She also creates the monthly Events Calendar and regularly contributes to our social media. Born in Chicago,…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (327+ words) Alexandria, VA – Jula’s on the Potomac has been named Best Waterfront Dining in DC Magazine’s Best of the City 2026, a reader-selected honor that puts the Alexandria riverfront restaurant in the regional spotlight. For owner Jula Jane Coggins, the recognition is…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (253+ words) Debby Critchley has been an integral part of The Zebra almost from the very beginning by taking on the mantle of Food Editor. She also creates the monthly Events Calendar and regularly contributes to our social media. Born in Chicago,…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (420+ words) Alexandria, VA – A milkshake can still surprise you. One is bright with mango. Another begins with Wisconsin-style frozen custard. Beeliner adds Irish cream and turns dessert into a cocktail. These five Alexandria milkshakes each give you a different reason to…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (306+ words) Alexandria VA – Alexandria native Ally Kirkpatrick is bringing her love of ice cream and storytelling closer to home with plans for the first brick-and-mortar location of Fabled Ice Cream.The small-batch ice cream company plans to open at 7940 Fort Hunt…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (563+ words) ALEXANDRIA, VA — From a home kitchen and a Del Ray farmers market to Citi Field in New York City, Bagel Uprising is about to take its biggest bite yet. The popular Del Ray bagel shop at 2307A Mount Vernon Ave. has…...