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Local Woof: Trick Dog Titles

Published May 11, 2015 at 3:15PM

Editor’s Note: The Local Woof is a column that’s sponsored and written by the staff of Woofs! Dog Training Center. Woofs! has full-service dog training, boarding, and daycare facilities, near Shirlington and Ballston.

Teaching tricks is great for dogs. It provides them with both mental and physical stimulation and helps create a stronger working relationship between the dog and the handler.

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Just Listed in Arlington

Published May 8, 2015 at 5:00AM

Just Listed highlights Arlington properties that just came on the market within the past week. This feature is written and sponsored by Team Cathell, “Your Orange Line Specialists.”

Arlington buyers continue to rack up a high volume of sales, but sellers appear a little shyer about putting their homes on the market this week.

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Healthy Paws: Seasonal and Environmental Allergies

Published May 7, 2015 at 2:30PM

Editor’s Note: Healthy Paws is a new column sponsored and written by the owners of Clarendon Animal Care, a full-service, general practice veterinary clinic. The clinic is located 3000 10th Street N., Suite B. and can be reached at 703-997-9776.

Spring allergy season is already in full-force, with many of us experiencing the runny eyes, stuffy noses, and congestion typical of seasonal environmental allergies. Our pets, too, can experience environmental allergies, though in addition to the runny eyes and sneezing that we experience, they typically manifest their seasonal allergies through itchy skin and/or ears. Itchiness may manifest itself through scratching, biting, chewing, licking, and/or rubbing.

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2015 Sagatov Design + Build Tour of Homes (Promoted)

Published May 7, 2015 at 5:00AM | Updated May 7, 2015 at 7:58AM

Quickly becoming a highly anticipated event right here in Arlington, the annual Sagatov Design + Build Tour of Homes will take place this weekend.

On Saturday, May 9, from 12-4 p.m., Sagatov Design + Build will be opening three of their most recent designs for the public to walk through and enjoy.

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Ten Tips for Keeping Your Small Business IT Safe, Secure and Effective

Published May 5, 2015 at 5:00AM

Businesses rely on information technology to improve productivity, share information and reduce the time it takes to communicate.

Despite how important information technology is to their success many small businesses tend to manage it poorly. For the most part this has to do with the depth of expertise and investment of time that is necessary to ensure that software, hardware, networks and telephony are maintained to promote maximum stability and security.

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Legal Insider: Virginia Limits Employers’ Access to Social Media

Published May 4, 2015 at 2:30PM

This is a biweekly sponsored column by attorneys John Berry and Kimberly Berry of Berry & Berry, PLLC, an employment and labor law firm that specializes in federal employee, security clearance, retirement and private sector employee matters.

Employers have occasionally attempted to gain access to the social media accounts of current and prospective employees such as during workplace investigations or background checks. When employers request access to social media accounts of current and prospective employees, it promotes distrust in the employer-employee relationship and generally gives rise to a significant worsening of the relationship that could lead to other employment issues.

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WWBG: Canned Applause

Published May 1, 2015 at 2:45PM

Editor’s Note: This biweekly column is sponsored by Dominion Wine and Beer (107 Rowell Court, Falls Church). It is written by Garrett Cruce, a Certified Beer Server in the Cicerone Certification Program.

Is there a sound of summer more satisfying than the crack of opening an aluminum can? In one percussive moment, it conjures memories of picnics, grilling or cooling off after mowing the lawn. It’s the container that requires no opener other than your own fingers.

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Just Listed in Arlington

Published May 1, 2015 at 9:00AM

Just Listed highlights Arlington properties that just came on the market within the past week. This feature is written and sponsored by Team Cathell, “Your Orange Line Specialists.”

The pollen is out in full force this week in Arlington and so are the buyers, setting a new record of ratified contracts at 91.

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Rental Report: The Convenience of Living Near a Grocery Store

Published April 30, 2015 at 2:30PM

Editor’s Note: This biweekly sponsored column is written by Rick Gersten, founder and CEO of Urban Igloo, a rental real estate firm that matches up renters with their ideal apartments, condos or houses. Please submit any questions in the comments section or via email.

One of the great parts about city living is having everything just outside your door. Convenience is especially important when you don’t have a car to help get the things you need. Luckily, the Arlington area has an abundance of options to get toilet paper or milk to your apartment in a snap.

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Home Listing: 3111 4th Street N. in Lyon Park

Published April 29, 2015 at 5:00AM

Nestled on a beautifully landscaped 8,620 sq. ft. lot, this home is located on one of the loveliest streets in Lyon Park.

Ideally situated on a quiet numbered street, the home is a little more than 0.6 miles from the Metro, Trader Joe’s and Clarendon’s bustling urban village and is down the street from Lyon Park’s Community Center and playground. Clay and Rockwell parks are also in the neighborhood. Jogging and Biking paths are close by.

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Ask Adam: Errors on Appraisal

Published April 28, 2015 at 1:45PM

This regularly-scheduled sponsored Q&A column is written by Adam Gallegos, Arlington-based real estate broker, voted one of Arlington Magazine’s Best Realtors of 2013 & 2014. Please submit your questions via email.

Q. We are buying a house and the appraisal just came back. The value they quoted is above the sales price we agreed to, but I noticed a couple errors on the appraisal report. For one, it listed the basement level bathroom as a half bathroom, but it is actually a full bathroom. Should we report this to the lender and appraiser?

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Help Wanted: Tupelo Honey Cafe Opening Soon & Now Hiring!

Published April 28, 2015 at 5:00AM | Updated April 28, 2015 at 8:37AM

The 6,500 square-foot restaurant will have 175 seats, a full bar and inviting outdoor seating fronting Clarendon Blvd.

Tupelo Honey Cafe serves fresh, scratch-made, Southern food including creative small plates such as Country Ham Wontons with Brussels Sprouts Salad and Tupelo Honey Vinaigrette. The restaurant also offers higher end dinner fare (Roasted Duck Breast with Cherry Port Sauce, Seared Sea Scallops with a Spring Pea Risotto) in addition to salads, sandwiches and soups.