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	<title>Alexandria Blog</title>
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		<title>Ice Skating around the NoVA (Northern Virginia) Area</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 06:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fees and rentals vary by rink and time of week/day.
Reston Town Center outdoor Pavilion and Ice Rink, open late October through the second week in March, directions.
703-709-6300
SkateQuest, Reston, maps, directions near bottom of homepage.
1800 Michael Faraday Court
Reston, Virginia 20190
703-709-1010
Mount Vernon RECenter Ice Arena, directions.
2017 Belle View Blvd.
Alexandria, Virginia
703-768-3224
Fairfax Ice Arena, directions.
3779 Pickett Rd.
Fairfax, VA 22031
703-323-1132
Pentagon [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Fees and rentals vary by rink and time of week/day.</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.restontowncenter.com/index.html">Reston Town Center</a> outdoor <a href="http://www.restontowncenter.com/pavilion.html">Pavilion and Ice Rink</a>, open late October through the second week in March, <a href="http://www.restontowncenter.com/directions.html">directions</a>.<br />
703-709-6300</p>
<p><a href="http://www.usarinks.com/connect3/SilverStream/Pages/pgAPPHome_5.html?fac=reston&amp;facility_id=1">SkateQuest</a>, Reston, <a href="http://www.skatequest.com/map-r.htm">maps</a>, directions near bottom of <a href="http://www.usarinks.com/connect3/SilverStream/Pages/pgAPPHome_5.html?fac=reston&amp;facility_id=1">homepage</a>.<br />
1800 Michael Faraday Court<br />
Reston, Virginia 20190<br />
703-709-1010</p>
<p><a href="http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/rec/mvrec.htm">Mount Vernon RECenter</a> <a href="http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/rec/mv/mv-ice.htm">Ice Arena</a>, <a href="http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/maps/mtvernonmap.htm">directions</a>.<br />
2017 Belle View Blvd.<br />
Alexandria, Virginia<br />
703-768-3224</p>
<p><a href="http://www.fairfaxicearena.com/">Fairfax Ice Arena</a>, <a href="http://www.fairfaxicearena.com/directions.shtml">directions</a>.<br />
3779 Pickett Rd.<br />
Fairfax, VA 22031<br />
703-323-1132</p>
<p><a href="http://www.pentagonrow.com/">Pentagon Row</a> outdoor <a href="http://www.pentagonrow.com/events/">ice rink</a>, open November - Mid-March, <a href="http://www.pentagonrow.com/directions/">directions</a>.<br />
<a href="http://www.wmata.com/metrorail/Stations/station.cfm?station=44">Pentagon City</a> <a href="http://www.wmata.com/default.cfm">Metro</a> accessible!  Blue or Yellow line.<br />
703-418-6666</p>
<p><a href="http://www.fdia.org/Home.asp">Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena, Inc.</a>, <a href="http://www.fdia.org/DirectionstotheRink.asp">directions</a>.<br />
<a href="http://www.wmata.com/metrorail/Stations/station.cfm?station=64">Minnesota Avenue</a> <a href="http://www.wmata.com/default.cfm">Metro</a> and bus (<a href="http://www.wmata.com/timetables/dc/U5-6.pdf">U5 and U6</a>) accessible, Orange line.<br />
3779 Ely Place, S.E.<br />
Washington, D.C. 20019<br />
202-584-5007</p>
<p><a href="http://www.pershingparkicerink.com/">Perishing Park Ice Rink</a>, outdoor, limited Parking, Metro (Blue, Orange or Red line to <a href="http://www.wmata.com/metrorail/Stations/station.cfm?station=1">Metro Center</a>) recommended, <a href="http://www.pershingparkicerink.com/directions.htm">directions</a>.<br />
Free skate rental for skating couples on Valentine's Day.  Check out their other specials, because this looks like the best deal I've seen anywhere.  Bring photo ID for skate rental.<br />
14th &amp; Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br />
Washington, D.C. 20004<br />
202-737-6938</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nga.gov/ginfo/skating.shtm">Sculpture Garden Ice-Skating Rink</a>, outdoor, open mid-November through mid-March.  <em>The National Gallery of Art <a href="http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/sculptureinfo.shtm">Sculpture Garden</a>, located on the National Mall at 7th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, is bounded by Constitution Avenue and Madison Drive and by 7th and 9th Streets NW.</em><br />
The nearest <a href="http://www.wmata.com/default.cfm">Metro</a> stops are <a href="http://www.wmata.com/metrorail/Stations/station.cfm?station=81">Archives</a> on the Yellow/Green Lines, and <a href="http://www.wmata.com/metrorail/Stations/station.cfm?station=54">Smithsonian</a> (Mall Exit) or <a href="http://www.wmata.com/metrorail/Stations/station.cfm?station=53">Federal Triangle</a> on the Blue/Orange Lines.<br />
7th St. &amp; Constitution Ave. NW<br />
Washington, DC 20355<br />
202-371-5340</p>
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If anyone has any others they'd like me to add, I'd love to hear from you.  I haven't personally been to all of these, so any opinions will be gladly received!
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		<title>Defining Alexandria</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2007 04:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category>Attractions</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Alexandria is a suburb outside DC, west of the Potomac River to just beyond South Van Dorn Street, and north of the Capital Beltway (495).  The north of the City of Alexandria is bordered by King Street, Quaker Lane, and Four Mile Run, a small tributary of the Potomac River alongside Four Mile Run [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.ci.alexandria.va.us/">Alexandria</a> is a suburb outside DC, west of the Potomac River to just beyond South Van Dorn Street, and north of the Capital Beltway (495).  The north of the City of Alexandria is bordered by King Street, Quaker Lane, and Four Mile Run, a small tributary of the Potomac River alongside Four Mile Run Drive and South Glebe Road.</p>
<p>However.  Much of the area south of the City of Alexandria, including Kingstowne, Rose Hill, and parts of Route 1 (Richmond Highway), possess addresses in &quot;Alexandria.&quot;  This area not included in Alexandria city limits that nevertheless calls itself &quot;Alexandria&quot; is equally as large as Alexandria proper.</p>
<p>I'm told the change in the city limits involved desegregation (begun 1959 in Alexandria) and school zoning, but not much more definitive than that.  I'll ask at my community meeting next week.  There's a few people who attend who have been here since the fifties or earlier.</p>
<p>Old Town Alexandria, also known as &quot;Historic Old Town&quot; or simply as &quot;Old Town,&quot; is a small part of Alexandria proper, not to be confused with Alexandria itself.  It's the grid of streets on your map next to King Street Metro (Blue Line).
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