Press Releases

Arlington, VA (October 31, 2022) – On Wednesday, October 26, 2022, The Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Terwilliger Center for Housing announced the winners of the inaugural Terwilliger Center Award for Innovation in Attainable Housing. APAH’s Queens Court Apartments was one of four developments awarded within the United States or Canada for creating “innovative yet replicable mixed-income and affordable developments that are expanding housing opportunities in their communities.”

Christopher Ptomey, Executive Director of ULI’s Terwilliger Center for Housing said, “Each year, housing costs continue to grow and burden household budgets, and no community is immune to this issue. The 2022 winners are innovative and replicable examples of how ULI members and other housing development stakeholders are leading the charge in addressing the growing home attainability challenges plaguing their communities.”

On October 28, students and staff at Randolph Elementary school held a ribbon cutting event to celebrate the completion of new educational blacktop art that encourages more physical activity and outdoor play. Regular physical activity is essential to help children build strong muscles and bones, improve fine motor skills, focus better in the classroom, and improve their mental health.

Healthy Community Action Team (HCAT) Arlington received funding from Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth (VFHY) and Arlington Foundation for Families and Youth (ArlFFY) to cover the cost of the project and hire a local artist to paint the blacktop murals at two Title 1 schools, Randolph Elementary and Carlin Springs Elementary. Schools are designated as Title 1 schools if they have 45% or higher free and reduced-price lunch eligibility rates and Randolph and Carlin Springs Elementary School’s free and reduced-price lunch rates are both higher than 70% and serve a high percentage of students of color.

(Arlington, VA) – John Eric will join radio host Emilio DiSpirito in an interview that will be nationally broadcast on IHeart Radio on November 6. The discussion will be based on Eric’s thoughts on the current state of the real estate market in the Washington DC region.

John Eric, one of the leading real estate agents in the Washington DC metro area, is a pioneer in the real estate market. He opened one of Compass Real Estate’s most successful offices in Arlington, VA and is principal of the John Eric + Trevor Moore Team based out of that office.

FREE family friendly cultural event

Study Japanese in Arlington and Omotesenke Domonkai Eastern Region, with support from First Presbyterian Church, Arlington is proud to present an authentic one-of-a-kind Japanese tea ceremony experience in the heart of Arlington on Sunday, October 23, 2022, 2-5pm. (3 seatings: 2:30, 3. 3:30pm)

Oct. 13, 2022–The team behind DANI’S TWINS, a short documentary capturing the pregnancy and early parenting journey of Dani Izzie, local filmmaker and quadriplegic mom to twins, announced today its status as an official selection of the 2022 Virginia Film Festival (https://virginiafilmfestival.org/35th-annual-vaff-program-announced/).

The award-winning film will screen on Thurs., Nov. 3 at 5 pm in Culbreth Theatre on the University of Virginia Campus. A filmmakers’ Q&A will follow.

Saint Agnes School (SAS) is honored to cap its 75th-anniversary celebrations with its second National Blue Ribbon Award. SAS was one of twenty-four private schools to receive the award in the country. It is also one of seven schools selected in all of Virginia, and the only non-public school in the state to receive this honor.

Founded in 1982, the National Blue Ribbon Award is bestowed by the U.S Department of Education. It can only be bestowed on a school every five years, and the school must meet a lengthy set of criteria. The designation of a Blue Ribbon remains with a school once awarded, but the year of the award must also be displayed.

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) announces newly signed Washington Workplace to its recently renovated The Offices at The Village at Shirlington (The Offices), located at 2700 South Quincy Street in Arlington, Virginia.

Washington Workplace will relocate from 2300 South Ninth Street in the Penrose community of Arlington into a 2,200-square-foot space on December 1. The move is part of a larger strategy, according to company president John Murphy.

Haute Dogs will be opening at the Williamsburg Shopping Center in space previously leased by Smoking Kow. They have two locations at Nationals Park and a fourth location in Alexandria. They also have a food truck. Property Management by Kalis Development Corporation. Leasing by Nora Eways at Renaud Consulting. Ownership of the center by one of The Kalis Companies.

For further information, contact Chole Swanson at 571 209-0148 [email protected]

The award will be presented on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at a luncheon at the Washington Golf and Country Club.

For additional information please contact Mark Cummings, Chair of the Winston Award Committee for the Arlington County Bar Foundation at 703-850-5703.

The Arlington County Bar Foundation recently held its annual Donor-Donee Reception at the Arlington County Courthouse. The event focuses on the various community charitable organizations that the Foundation funds. The annual presentation of the Campbell-Smith-Thompson Award is also made at this event. The Foundation presents the award to a Board member who has made extraordinary contributions to the philanthropic mission of the Foundation throughout the year. This year, the Campbell-Smith-Thompson award was presented to Sudeep Bose.

During his Chairmanship and his six years on the Board, Bose has excelled in memorializing the rich heritage of the Arlington legal community through social media, photography and videography. He used his news media experience and business acumen to improve how the Foundation communicates with its supporters, grantees and well-wishers.

Just three months after its highly-anticipated opening in Arlington, VA’s Clarendon neighborhood, Bar Ivy is thrilled to debut its first-ever brunch service, beginning Sunday, October 2. The new brunch service will run all day on Sundays from 11am to 6pm, and on Saturdays from 11am to 3pm, featuring creative West Coast-inspired, hyper-seasonal dishes and drinks enjoyed on its expansive garden plaza and airy plant-filled interior.

Executive Chef Jonathan Till and Chef/Owner Nathan Beauchamp collaborated on a creative morning & afternoon menu showcasing Mid Atlantic ingredients in dishes inspired by the opposite coast. Similar to its local and seasonal dinner menu, the weekend offerings are heavily influenced by fresh vegetables and produce, with everything made in house, from house cured pork belly, lamb and mushroom bacons; to freshly baked crumpets, sourdough loaves and Hawaiian rolls.

ARLINGTON, V.A. – October 3, 2022 – LCOR, a fully integrated real estate investment, development and management firm, today announced the launch of leasing at Sage, a 20-story, 306-unit, highly amenitized residential property located at 480 11th Street South at the crossroads of Crystal City and Pentagon City in Arlington’s National Landing district.

With final completion slated for October, Sage is comprised of 306 residences, inclusive of a mix of studios, junior one and one-bedroom units and junior two and two-bedroom units. In-unit amenities include efficient-design layouts, quartz countertops, matte black fixtures and hardware, a choice between graphite or river rock color schemes and in-unit washer and dryers.