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Flying Colors: Pools Open — No Lifeguards Needed!

By ARLnow.com Sponsor

Flying Colors is a sponsored column on the hobby of backyard bird feeding written by Michael Zuiker, owner of the Wild Birds Unlimited store at the Lee Harrison Shopping Center. Visit the store at 2437 N. Harrison Street or call 703-241-3988.

For the past 45 days, I have driven over the Chain Bridge to get to work. And for the past 45 days the Potomac River has been roaring like I have rarely seen in my forty years of living in Virginia and Maryland.

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Listing of the Day: 4656 N. Dittmar Road

With generously sized spaces, practical circular flow and attention to beautiful architectural details, you’ll love coming home to this gracious Country Club Hills retreat.

Perfect for entertaining, the dining and living spaces open up to the lushly landscaped and private back yard with stone patio and attached screened-in porch. With three bedrooms and four full baths, this home is perfect as it is, or may easily be added onto to gain an additional two bedrooms and bath if desired.

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Find Your “Summer Escape” with Washington Improv Theater

Summer Escape with Washington Improv Theater

Indulge in some self-care: Washington Improv Theater’s Summer Escape provides relief from 100% humidity and grueling daily headlines. Make WIT part of your night out on 14th Street with our series of improvised shows running through August 5.

Use the code ARLNOW to get two tickets for just $25. What’s in store?

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Boring Title: Childhood Friends

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Title insurance is boring, but Allied Title & Escrow is here to decode the jargon and make it (somewhat) more interesting. This biweekly column will explore the mundane (but very necessary!) world of title insurance while sharing interesting stories of two friends’ entrepreneurial careers. 

What did two childhood friends see in the title industry to make them think there was a big opportunity and a better way to serve agents, builders, lenders and home buyers?

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Small Biz Focus: Return on Creativity — An Arlington Asset

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This column is sponsored by BizLaunch, a division of Arlington Economic Development.

In its second seminar in the series “Return on Creativity: An Arlington Asset”, Arlington Economic Development partners once more with American Advertising Federation (AAFDC) and Virginia Tech Research Center to tap the intersection and impact of creatives in the business community.

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Ask Eli: How to Spot a Bad Flip

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This regularly-scheduled sponsored Q&A column is written by Eli Tucker, Arlington-based Realtor and Rosslyn resident. Please submit your questions to him via email for response in future columns. Enjoy!

Question: I don’t have the time to do a full-scale remodel on a fixer-upper so have found myself favoring renovated homes, many investor-owned. I’m afraid of buying a bad flip and wondering if you have any tips for spotting them during showings.

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Legal Review: FARA supports Manafort’s charges

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By Alexandria criminal defense attorney Karin Riley Porter with Price Benowitz, LLP.

Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman, is accused of laundering over $30 million. Money laundering is charged when an individual takes money from activities which are illegal and redistributes it to legal activities, thereby hiding the true source of the income with the purpose of avoiding taxes or seizure from the government.

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Make It a Summer of Fun While Saving Energy And Money

The arrival of summer brings family trips to the beach, backyard barbecues and for many homes, peak energy use.

Fortunately, Washington Gas makes saving energy surprisingly easy — for the community and for their customers. If you are a homeowner, the season is right to take advantage of programs and services from Washington Gas that can help save energy, money and the environment.

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