When: Monday May 20th
Where: Bastille
Details: Iberian Wines 5 course Dinner. $85 with wines.

When: Tuesday May 21st
Where: La Bergerie
Details: Trimbach Wine Dinner

When: Wednesday May 22nd
Where: Brabo
Details: Sonoma Winemaker Dinner

When: Wednesday May 22nd
Where: La Bergerie
Details: Mondavi Wine Dinner

When: Wednesday May 23rd
Where: La Bergerie
Details: $20 Date Night Special - Copper River Salmon, Wild Rice & Pancetta Sauce

When: Sunady May 26th
Where: King Street
Details: Charity Bar Crawl. Starts at 3PM at Chadwicks and goes to Union Street, Fish Market, Ireland's Own, La Tasca, Murphy's Light and and the Flying Fish

When: Wednesday May 30th
Where: La Bergerie
Details: $20 Date Night Special - Duck Confit served with Shiitake Mushroom Polenta and a Rosemary Sauce

When: Wednesday June 12th
Where: Bastille
Details: Farmer's Dinner

When: Wednesday June 12th
Where: Jackson 20
Details: Pig Party

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The Waterfront Market project is going well. [Alexandria Times]

Old Town's farmers market is now accepting SNAP benefits. [Alexandria Times]

Captenter's Shelter was bombarded with donations after a recent fire. [Alexandria Times]

Budgets and tax hikes --- what it means for your weekend. [Alexandria Times]

Christ Church on N Washington Street recently did a same-sex blessing. [Alexandria Times]

The Royal Market is seeing some of its last days. [Patch]

Under new management, Hunting Point will raise the rent. [Patch]

Another waterfront restaurant on King St. [Patch

A stone's throw from the water, pancaked between Landini Brothers and Fish Market is a small pizzeria. Like many places on King street, the rustic bricks and old window panes show the buildings age. The patio is small, the signage is simplistic and from the streets, the moderate dining room inside doesn't give away much to tell you it's anything but a small pizza restaurant . No one from the street can see the glow of sports memorabilia and a small homage to the sport of hockey that awaits you inside. But what awaits the regulars of Bugsy's Sports Bar & Restaurant, as well as anyone that else wonders in from the street is nothing short of a little bit magical....Keep Reading (continued)

An early Sunday morning fire caused $750,000 worth of damage to a Oronco Street town home. [Alexandria News]

The scholarship fund of Alexandria awarded more than $395,000 to 180 TC William students. [Alexandria News]

$2,194 gets you a years worth of books these days, right?

A Craigslist sale where 4 are charged with armed robbery. [Alexandria News]

Cab drivers in Alexandria are not happy. [Alexandria Times]

Spring2Action was a huge success, again, this year. [Alexandria Times]

The story of an Alexandria woman in the middle of the Boston bombings. [Alexandria Times]

A Del Ray woman won $1.5 million on a scratcher. You can win, too. [Alexandria Times]

More car sharing spaces moving to Old Town. [Patch]

Does Landmark mall need a better plan? [Patch]

Looking to volunteer in Alexandria? [Patch]

Left Turns. [Patch]

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