In a move that should really have surprised nobody, citing expenses, too much red tape, and a host of other reasons, Fatty’s Taphouse announced that they were officially pulling out of the project to open their next location in the space that was previously occupied by the famous Tim’s Rivershore.Continue Reading

Just because your boat is all wrapped up and winterized doesn’t mean you can’t have fun along the river. There’s still a bunch of waterfront events in February and March that should be interesting enough to coax you out of the basement and into the “Big Room.” One of theContinue Reading

Even though we are in the grips of winter’s harsh icy fingers, we still need things to do in the boating offseason. Of course there’s always boat porn (boats.com, boattrader.com, yachtworld.com, etc), but sometimes it’s good to get out of the basement and into the real world. To that end,Continue Reading

Up the Occoquan River from the Potomac in Woodbridge, there’s a rather large marina called Prince William Marina. Every year they put on a Christmas Boat Lighting Show for the general public. This year it will be held on December 9. If you’ve never been to one of these before,Continue Reading

Not everything in the winter season sucks! Each year around this time, we look forward to the holiday boat parades! This year the annual Alexandria Holiday Boat Parade of Lights, and the The District’s Holiday Boat Parade will happen at the same time – Saturday, December 2. Those tough soulsContinue Reading

Each year, the good folks at Prince William County Police Department host a Polar Plunge – an event that benefits Special Olympics Virginia. If this is new to you, here’s how it works: The idea is that you register, either as yourself or a team, and fundraise for Special Olympics.Continue Reading

Rather than put out a ton of posts, we’re just going to combine all this info into one action-packed and exciting article! Rejoice, for we give you, in no particular order, this year’s skinny on some of the places to see fireworks this long weekend: Washington D.C. – July 4Continue Reading