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MomentSnap Helps Companies Turn Customer Feedback Into Action

Published July 18, 2016 at 1:30PM | Updated July 24, 2016 at 7:27PM

Editor’s Note: Sponsored by Monday Properties and written by ARLnow.com, Startup Monday is a weekly column that profiles Arlington-based startups and their founders, plus other local technology happenings. The Ground Floor, Monday’s office space for young companies in Rosslyn, is now open. The Metro-accessible space features a 5,000-square-foot common area that includes a kitchen, lounge area, collaborative meeting spaces, and a stage for formal presentations.

Kam Desai and Ashish Gambhir know first-hand how hard it can be to engage employees.

Rethink Energy: Potomac Solar Co-op Update

By ARLnow.com Sponsor

Published July 16, 2016 at 12:00PM | Updated July 17, 2016 at 2:25PM

This regularly-scheduled sponsored Q&A column is written by the Arlington Initiative to Rethink Energy team (AIRE). This county program helps you make smart energy decisions that save you money and leaves a lighter footprint on the environment. Got a question? Email us at [email protected]!

Q: What do you call a massive solar energy spill?

WWBG: #BeersOfSummer

By ARLnow.com Sponsor

Published July 15, 2016 at 3:45PM

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 Cicerone Program Certified Beer Server.

After a long, cool Spring we jumped right into hot Summer with a heat wave. Inspired by the perennial search for the one song that defines a summer, I began to think about my beers of the summer. When I’d find one that hits all the right notes and epitomizes the perfect beer of summer, I’d post it on Instagram and tag it with the hash tag #BeersOfSummer. But it couldn’t be just one beer, after all there are nearly 4,300 breweries operating in the U.S. as of a 2015 count by the Brewers Association. These are my #BeersOfSummer.

Open Houses in Arlington This Weekend

By ARLnow.com

Published July 15, 2016 at 12:45PM | Updated July 15, 2016 at 3:48PM

With high temperatures in the 90s this weekend, it’s going to be another scorcher. You know what else is hot? The Arlington real estate market — and our new real estate section.

Check out our recently-relaunched real estate section for a full listing of open houses this weekend. Here are a few highlights:

Healthy Paws: Tips for Dealing with Separation Anxiety

By ARLnow.com Sponsor

Published July 14, 2016 at 2:30PM

Editor’s Note: Healthy Paws is a 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.

Stress and anxiety are not a uniquely human problem. We see our pets display behaviors that indicate they are stressed or anxious in a given situation and how they express these anxieties can vary from hair pulling (barbering), pacing, digging, chewing/destructive behaviors, barking/vocalizing and inappropriate elimination, to name a few. What is important to understand is that at their root, these behaviors are based in NORMAL behaviors, but are inappropriately or exaggerated in how they are displayed – and over time can get worse. Author and researcher Laurel Braitman, PhD gave an interesting TED talk and wrote a book on the topic – and is worth watching/reading if you are further interested (especially if you’re interested in how study of animal mental disorders relates to evaluation and treatment of human mental disorders).

Rental Trends: Investing in Vacation Property and Managing Your Future

By ARLnow.com Sponsor

Published July 13, 2016 at 3:45PM

This biweekly sponsored column is written by the experts at Gordon James Realty, a local property management firm that specializes in residential real estate, commercial real estate and home owner associations. Please submit any questions in the comments section or via email.

Real life isn’t a day at the beach. But investors interested in vacation or resort properties can see that day at the beach in their future. Today, we look at the implications and advantages of investing in vacation property.

Arlington Pet of the Week: Jasmine

By ARLnow.com

Published July 13, 2016 at 12:15PM

This week’s Arlington Pet of the Week is Jasmine, who’s a 9-year-old pug.

Here’s what Jasmine’s owner, Jessica, had to say about her.

Just Reduced Properties in Arlington

By ARLnow.com Sponsor

Published July 13, 2016 at 6:00AM

Each week, “Just Reduced” spotlights properties in Arlington County whose price have been cut over the previous week. The market summary is crafted by licensed broker Aaron Seekford of Arlington Realty, Inc. GET MORE out of your real estate investment with Aaron and his team by visiting www.MrArlington.com or calling 703-836-6116 today!

Please note: While Aaron Seekford provides this information for the community, he is not the listing agent of these homes.

Ask Eli: Proof of Competing Offer

By ARLnow.com Sponsor

Published July 12, 2016 at 11:00AM | Updated July 12, 2016 at 5:08PM

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: When making an offer to buy a home and the listing agent says that there is another bid in for the same home, can I get proof of that bid?

Legal Insider: The Right to Privacy in the Virginia Workplace

Published July 11, 2016 at 3:30PM | Updated July 11, 2016 at 4:35PM

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

By John Berry

WellNest Brings Home Cleaning to the 21st Century

By Adrian Cruz

Published July 11, 2016 at 2:15PM | Updated July 11, 2016 at 3:43PM

Editor’s Note: Sponsored by Monday Properties and written by ARLnow.com, Startup Monday is a weekly column that profiles Arlington-based startups and their founders, plus other local technology happenings. The Ground Floor, Monday’s office space for young companies in Rosslyn, is now open. The Metro-accessible space features a 5,000-square-foot common area that includes a kitchen, lounge area, collaborative meeting spaces, and a stage for formal presentations.

(Updated at 3:40 p.m.) While on the road as finance consultants and expectant parents, WellNest Home Cleaning founder and CEO Phil Harper and his wife tried to find a cleaning service to clean his home. The experience of finding one was such a negative one that it led him to start his own.

Listing of the Day: 2804 16th St S.

By ARLnow.com Sponsor

Published July 11, 2016 at 7:45AM

The good life begins at this luxurious, new Craftsman-style home that boasts top-of-the-line features and appliances in its over 4,200 finished square feet. In addition to location, location, location, this 5-Bedroom, 4 ½ Bath home, constructed by Stanley Martin, has all the amenities Arlingtonians have come to expect.

The spacious, light-filled main level wows with wide-planked hardwood floors and a gourmet chef’s kitchen that opens to a large family room with fireplace, and provides access to the raised deck and fenced-in backyard. It also features a separate dining room, library with French doors, and mudroom, which leads to an attached 2-car garage.