Clarendon Mardi Gras Parade Founders Celebrate 15th Anniversary
Brother and sister David and Rebecca Tax started the parade 15-years ago before moving onto Falls Church.
Siblings and former Clarendon business owners Rebecca and David Tax know how to have a good time and 15-years ago, they stepped out on a limb and started something that still draws a crowd in Clarendon. The 15th Annual Clarendon-Courthouse Mardi Gras Parade has grown from the 10 floats it had in its inaugural year and has become a big deal. This year’s parade is expected to be the biggest yet in the history of the event. “We were trying to promote the restaurants in the area and we thought it would be fun,” David said Thursday inside his Falls Church restaurant he runs with Rebecca, Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. More than 40 exhibitors are expected to participate in this year’s parade. Matt Hussmann, director of the Clarendon Alliance – the…
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