My family and I toured the farm Thanksgiving weekend and had a wonderful time! Theresa, Brittney…read moreand Eileen were great tour guides and I appreciated the time they took to let my daughter enjoy time getting up close and personal with the animals. We all learned so much about farming that day as well as the important work the foundation does for the kids in the community. We also loved that gorgeous view from the garden. I look forward to returning to this beautiful property soon!

From the owner: Alice Ferguson Foundation supports a team of environmental educators sharing the wonder and…read moreexcitement of the Potomac River watershed with thousands of students, teachers, and citizens each year. The Alice Ferguson Foundation's volunteer program features a number of activities throughout the year. Help us in our historic and education gardens, help maintain the various trails for young adventurers, organize your own trash cleanup in your community or pitch in at one of our special events.

Oh yeah, this is exactly what I needed! After randomly booking this and not really knowing what to…read moreexpect, my son and I showed up on a saturday and were the first appointment. We were greeted by 3 staff members (apologies I don't remember their names). I initially thought this was just a venue to smash stuff but it was explained that this is a mental health venture aimed at spiritual healing. After signing the waivers and donning our PPE, we went in. The wooden structure isn't huge so you cant get running starts or make any long over hear arm movements, but it ended being just the right amount of space to get your smash on. Initially I was caught up in the novelty of smashing things, but a point in time came where that novelty faded and I found myself tapping into an aggression and emotion I did not go there with. It wasn't until I stood there out of breath with my hands sore that I truly understood what this place was for. That session provided a space and avenue for me to truly let go, for just a little bit. If you haven't done that recently (or ever), you need to book a session to understand what im talking about. A challenge was issued to me to put in work on the water heater and I made a decent hole in it but that thing was tough. They sure don't make em like they used to.

Great experience at Remix Rage Smash Room. I visited a few weeks ago based on a Groupon that I had…read more The staff was extremely helpful in organizing my session and preparing for my appointment. The site was well furnished with safety gear (goggles, gloves, etc.), tools (bats, sledgehammers, etc.) and objects to smash (microwave oven, water heater, glass bottles, etc.). It was stress relieving and fun with the opportunity to damage and destroy inanimate objects in a normally civilized world. I definitely recommend if in the DMV area.

What a weird experience my BF and I had this past week. She lives close to AHS HQ, and so, we…read moredecided to visit. There's very little signage to guide you to the parking lot. You get out and there's no signage directing you anywhere. There's a sign with rules and a box with AHS pamphlets and a rough map of the grounds, but there's zero guidance on how best to navigate the property. There was no staff around - except for a couple volunteers weeding garden beds. It didn't seem as if you could enter the beautiful house. We were left feeling a bit like crashers ambling about looking for a party to crash. The grounds out back with that staggeringly beautiful view are gorgeous, to be sure. There was a large marquee pointing to the one thing that springs to mind when you're back there - what a great place for a wedding. BUT- for an organization focused on horticulture - there is a shocking amount of green lawn in the front and back. We thought it was a golf course when we first turned in! I mean, how about some large meadows with wild flowers for pollinators??? A large pond or 3 for amphibians, birds, pollinators??? No signs anywhere educated us on the planting scheme or the individual plants, trees, shrubs, etc. This place just seemed like a really beautiful old estate -- a beautiful special event venue. Not a site for a premier horticultural society. We were disappointed. It was free, so I guess that's something.

What a beautiful hidden gem in Alexandria! This property is free to visit and I spent hours…read morestrolling the grounds in relative solitude today, photographing the gorgeous plants and flowers. The woman staffing the building (which is full of art for sale and partially open to the public) was helpful and kind. And the flowers, trees, bushes and landscaping were fantastic! I couldn't believe that this place was here and I never saw it in previous visits to DC/VA. Would love to bring a better camera for better photos but the iPhone had to do today. Highly recommend a couple hours spent here to calm the nerves and enjoy time in nature.

I gave dude an external hard drive full of thousands of travel photos into which he was to transfer…read morephotos from a failing thumb drive. First, apparently, he DELETED ALL OF THE PHOTOS I HAD ON THE EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE. I hired him fix a thumb drive gone bad; lots of travel photos that I wanted to keep. I gave him an external hard drive to put recovered photos on. I already had a slew of travel photos on the external drive as well. Aside from accidentally charging more for the deposit and more for the remainder of the payment, I just realized that he deleted ALL of the photos I already had stored on my external drive. I had travel photos from Iceland, Greenland, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Italy, Greece, Colombia, Egypt, and Jordan. Gone. All gone. I'm trying to recover these files now on my own. Something I wish I did the first time. Why in the world would you just delete 10 folders holding thousands of photos? As far as I'm concerned, dude just walked into my house and set fire to all my photo albums. Worse, I have no "negatives" from which I can reprint them. Gone forever. Thanks a lot.

I would definitely use them again. Quality work, reasonable price, and transparent in work effort.read more

We had an old sofa that we needed removed. I contacted Nova Junk via their website and received a…read morevery quick response. Requested a photo of the sofa be emailed, which I did, and had a very reasonable quote and pick up scheduled in no time. On the day of the pick up, we were called about 20 minutes out, and earlier than our pick up window, which was really nice. The two gentlemen who took care of the pick up (I wished I had their names) were excellent and really nice. Carefully removed the sofa from the house to truck and all was said and done in about 10 minutes. Absolutely recommend this excellent company and will be working with them again throughout this year.

Excellent outfit. Punctual, responsive, careful, reasonable price, respectful…read more Hauled away some bed items and other junk Will definitely use Nova Junk again!

Aaron's Hauling earned the highest rating I can give. As a military member I have had a number of…read moremoves, and Aaron's Hauling was absolutely clutch helping me and the family get all our junk hauled away. I was running out of time and needed help quick. I called Friday afternoon and got a quote, all my junk was gone Saturday morning. A huge relief for us as we get ready to sell our house and leave town. I definitely recommend Aaron's Hauling to anyone that needs a hand, you will get a fair quote and great service.

Aaron and his team could not have been better. Prompt, professional, and ended up costing about…read moreHALF what the big chain "junk" guys have charged in the past for similar volume and less weight. They even closed my front gate behind them when they left. The best!

Recommend Nancy, she has a strong work ethic, the bands are all prompt and reliable, her talent on…read morethe web, social media, and graphics is outstanding! I love the way she has promoted and run my Dogue Cottage charity concerts

These bands under of the leadership of Nancy Lisi are top notch musicians and all have hearts of…read moregold. Three of the musicians, Nancy, Arthur and Robert Swain are also members of the Lions Club, and freely give of their time and talent to help raise funds to help the needy in the local communities. Many times, they have played at Cat Jams and not only donated their time but have dug deep into their own pockets as well, to help with the fundraising. All of this is done in the name of helping others. You won't go wrong by working with this group of individuals. The Lions of Virginia are very fortunate to be associated with these fine musicians. I would recommend them highly to anyone. Woody