Visit Old Town Alexandria next Saturday, May 19th for the 2nd Annual Boutiques Give Back Day. Sponsored by the Old Town Boutique District, Boutiques Give Back Day brings together 34 local businesses to support charities on this special shopping day.

Set your alarm early this Saturday for the Old Town Boutique District's 8th annual Warehouse Sale, where over 20 Old Town boutiques will offer select wares at 70 to 80 percent off retail prices. Goods include clothes, shoes, jewelry, housewares, gifts, and baby items.

If you're looking for a bang-for-your buck decorating tip, you might be staring right through it! We're talking about your windows, and more specifically, the treatments around them.

Nancy Pollard, owner of La Cuisine in Old Town Alexandria, is your go-to-woman when it comes to green cleaning products (as well as high-quality cookware and other kitchen necessities, but we'll save that for another post). She carries a heavily edited selection from small and large, American and international companies. All products are tested by Nancy and her customers before she'll start stocking them on her shelves. Here are some of her favorites.

If you've spent any time leisurely strolling through Old Town Alexandria, you'll understand when we say Helen Olivia is quintessentially "Old Town." The floral shop owned by husband and wife Craig Noah and Marianne Raub at 128 N. Pitt Street is quaint, friendly and charmingly down-to-earth.

You've moved into your spacious four-level townhome, now what? It's time to furnish and decorate all the new space you have to enjoy. Here are three websites that offer good deals and one-of-a-kind finds. All three require you to subscribe via your email address, but you can opt out of the daily emails without impacting your ability to shop.