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• Chevy Chase Cars • Da Crab Page • The Electric Gallery • Motorcade Shopping Directory • New Homes Guide • Northern Virginia Association of Realtors • Potomac Mills Mall • Retirement Living Guide • Valentino of Georgetown: Bridal and Formal Shop |
Commercial Sites Although legions of area businesses have launched Web sites in the last year, only a handful provide lively and informative pages. Many still are getting off the ground, such as the used-car and classified-ad pages that each have fewer than a dozen listings. Two worth visiting are the Motorcade Shopping Directory, which allows users to view a list of stores and restaurants along the roads they travel most often, and the Valentino of Georgetown bridal shop page, which has photographs of models wearing its designs and allows visitors to inquire about prices by e-mail. Potomac Mills Mall, in Dale City, has a store directory, a map of the sprawling shopping complex and links to nearby hotels. Although most business sites don't allow on-line purchases, a Falls Church art gallery (The Electric Gallery) and a Maryland crab distributor (Da Crab Page, Hon) will gladly begin sales on-line and confirm credit-card numbers over the telephone. The Electric Gallery, one of the most sophisticated local Web sites, offers pictures of almost 100 paintings that visitors can browse through and eventually order. Those looking to move may want to visit the New Homes Guide and the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors site, which allow users to search listings of homes for sale. Older folks may want to check out the Retirement Living Guide Online, a local directory of senior living and nursing care services that includes a Wednesday night live "chat room" for caregivers, the elderly and concerned children. "It's available when it's 2 o'clock in the morning and you're worried and can't sleep," said Cheryl Johnson, a social worker who designed the site. Staff writer Dan Beyers contributed to this report There's more! Read the rest of the Washington Web Guide.
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