The Bonder and Amanda Johnson Community Development Corporation (BAJCDC) will mark its 20th anniversary of service on Saturday, November 2, 2019 with a fundraiser event themed, “Dancing With The Arlington Stars”.
Since October 1999, the BAJCDC has primarily served residents of the historic Green Valley section of South Arlington. The center provides services such as health care, employment, job services, housing assistance, food bank distribution, and tutoring services. Though the center is located in the heart of Green Valley, the BAJCDC receives and fulfills requests for assistance from residents across Arlington County.
Sachs Companies, a New York City based real estate investment company closed with Blackfin Real Estate Investors on the purchase of Loren Falls Church, a class-A, mixed-use property located at 6410 Arlington Boulevard, just off I-66 and Rte. 50, in Falls Church, Virginia, and just an 18-minute drive to National Landing, the future home to Amazon HQ2.
Loren Falls Church is a mid-rise asset offering 185 apartment homes with upscale features and unrivaled amenities that focus on the resident experience. The property also includes 13,577 square feet of retail with in-demand merchants such as Orange Theory and Casual Pint that service apartment residents and the highly-affluent Hillwood neighborhood, which is directly adjacent to the property. Built in 2017, the asset is currently stabilized and is 97% occupied.
FairVote hailed the introduction of the Ranked Choice Voting Act (HR 4464) by Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and a group of House colleagues, and marked momentum for ranked choice voting, on a joint press call with Rep. Raskin, co-sponsor Congressman Don Beyer (VA-08) and state reform leaders and advocates from around the country.
The Ranked Choice Voting Act would require states to adopt ranked choice voting (RCV) in primary and general elections for Congress beginning in 2022. It would also authorize federal funding to help states implement this change, including adapting equipment if necessary and conducting voter education.
Jamestown, a leading real estate investment and management firm, announced that 4201 Wilson Boulevard, a 595,000-square-foot office building at Ballston Exchange in Arlington, VA, has earned LEED Silver certification, making it the first office building in the state of Virginia to certify using the LEED v4 Building Design + Construction green building rating system from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The building constitutes one half of the 776,000-square-foot Ballston Exchange development, Jamestown’s first venture in Arlington. The designation also marks the latest recognition under the brand’s sustainability vertical ‘Jamestown Green,’ created to integrate sustainability efforts throughout Jamestown’s property, portfolio and corporate levels.
“Sustainability is part of our DNA, it embodies everything from design and construction to connectivity with community parks and transportation,” said Michael Phillips, President of Jamestown. “We look forward to continuing our work with the USGBC to integrate green initiatives across our portfolio.”
Access to sufficient capital is critical for small business owners looking to take their companies to the next level. After sifting through thousands of applications from across the country, Nationwide and BlueVine have selected seven small businesses to compete as finalists in the “Pitch To Win” contest on Oct. 3, 2019, for the chance to win $100,000 to support their businesses.
Each finalist will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Nationwide’s headquarters in Columbus, Ohio, where they will present their unique business proposals in person to an executive panel of judges, comprised of Kelley Earnhardt Miller, sister of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and co-owner of JR Motorsports; Eyal Lifshitz, founder and CEO of BlueVine; Jasmine Green, chief customer advocate at Nationwide; and Lisa Gobber, vice president of Small Commercial and Premium Audit at Nationwide. The winning business will be announced during a ceremony on Oct. 3 and will be awarded $100,000, with the runner up receiving $20,000 and third place earning $10,000. The awards will be non-dilutive, meaning business owners will not be required to give any ownership of their company to the sponsors.
Raise your steins and get ready to yell “Prost!” Bronson Bier Hall will hold an all-day Oktoberfest celebration on Saturday, October 5 from 11:00 a.m. till close. To commemorate the Munich holiday, the new Ballston beerhall will feature live music, beer tastings, select German-inspired dishes, games and more. The Oktoberfest celebration is a free, public event, but is first come, first serve.
At Bronson Bier Hall, Chef Mike Cordero will ring in the fall season with an outdoor barbecue, serving grilled bratwursts and other homemade sausages. Guests will also sample different German beers Bronson has on tap. While a live band plays music all day, patrons can play outdoor games like ping pong and corn hole on Bronson’s outdoor, turf-covered patio. To stay updated on Bronson Bier Hall’s Oktoberfest, please visit www.bronsonbierhall.com or follow the modern German beerhall on Instagram, @bronsonbierhall.
Marymount University’s School of Business and Technology (SBT) has launched an initiative to address one of the most significant talent gaps in the greater Washington region – a shortage of graduates who are prepared to use entrepreneurial skills to help employers grow and meet the challenges of an ever-changing world.
The Marymount Intrapreneurship Initiative (MI2, pronounced “MI squared”) is aimed at students who often feel left out from entrepreneurship programs because they want to use their entrepreneurial spirit and skills in existing organizations, rather than start their own. Intrapreneurship, defined as the application of entrepreneurial behavior to growth challenges in existing organizations, drives the growth of many successful area businesses in media, hospitality, government contracting, healthcare and information technology. Recent highly-publicized efforts in the region to drive workforce development have demonstrated a need for employees who can identify and address opportunities for growth, manage ambiguity and lead change.
Arlington Thrive will host its 4th Annual BBQ, Boots & BINGO fall fundraiser on Saturday, September 28, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Columbus Club of Arlington (5115 Little Falls Road, Arlington). The family-friendly event will include picnic fare, moon bounces, face painting, crafts, BINGO, music and more. Music will be provided by “DJTJ” Schultz. TJ has been a renowned DJ in the NOVA area for two years. He is also the Fan Zone DJ for the Washington Spirit women’s soccer team. Tickets (adult $20; child $10; or family $50) are available online at www.arlingtonthrive.org/donate. The ticket price includes admission, food, beverages, all activities and BINGO. All funds raised will go directly to support Arlington neighbors in need. For more information, please call 703-558-0035.
This year’s co-presenting sponsors are AT&T and the Arlington Rotary Club. “Arlington Thrive provides critical services to the residents of Arlington County during an unexpected time of crisis. This contribution will help individuals, children, and families meet basic needs in desperate times,” said Garrett McGuire, Regional Director for External Affairs at AT&T. AT&T Inc. is committed to advancing education, strengthening communities and improving lives. Through its community initiatives, AT&T has a long history of investing in projects that create learning opportunities; promote academic and economic achievement; or address community needs. Learn more about AT&T in Virginia at https://engage.att.com/virginia/. “The Arlington Rotary Club is honored to support Arlington THRIVE in the essential and life-changing services it provides to our community and we look forward to continuing our long-established relationship as long as we can be helpful to such a needed organization,” said Sherry Barndollar Rock, Arlington Rotary Educational Foundation President. As part of the Rotary Club’s own efforts within the Arlington community, they are collecting unwanted or broken electronic devices and they will have a collection box for these devices at Arlington Thrive’s BBQ, Boots, and BINGO fundraiser. In addition to safely recycling electronics that can be harmful to the environment, the money they raise through this collection will go towards the Arlington Rotary Educational Foundation (www.arlingtonrotaryclub.org). The Arlington South Lions Club and the Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center of Northern Virginia (LERC NOVA) are new sponsors this year and will be collecting both used eyeglasses and hearing aids at the event.
Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring has filed suit against members of the Sackler Family, owners of Purdue Pharma, for their role in creating and perpetuating the opioid crisis, and for fraudulently taking billions of dollars from Purdue Pharma in an attempt to put money beyond the reach of the Commonwealth of Virginia and other parties who may be entitled to damages.
“For decades, the Sackler Family has made a fortune from the sales of drugs that they knew were dangerous, deadly, and addictive,” said Attorney General Herring. “While the Sackler Family has lived a life of unimaginable wealth and comfort, families across Virginia and around the country have been devastated by an opioid crisis that was fueled by lies and deceit by Purdue Pharma and the Sacklers. To make matters worse, we believe the Sacklers siphoned billions from the company as part of a scheme to ensure they got to keep their profits. The Sackler Family must be held accountable for their role in the heartbreak and loss of life they and their company and products have caused.”
Ortho OIC Orthopaedic Immediate Care, the area’s first independent orthopaedic specialty urgent care, recently opened its doors in Arlington, VA. The facility is located at 1701 Clarendon Blvd Suite 120, and is a state of the art full service orthopaedic clinic. Ortho OIC was developed by Dr. Lonnie Davis to address the growing need for qualified orthopaedic care for patients on the go. Dr. Davis, who has been in private practice in the Washington DC metro for nearly 15 years, saw a significant gap in the current healthcare delivery system. He started Ortho OIC to address the growing need for cost effective and reliable treatment for acute orthopaedic injuries. The facility is the ideal solution to the overcrowded conditions at local hospital emergency rooms, offering patients minimal wait times and the highest standard of care for acute orthopedic injuries.
Ortho OIC Orthopaedic Immediate Care is open Monday thru Friday from 11 am to 7 pm and Saturday from Noon to 4 pm. The office offers online scheduling and walk-in appointments are always welcomed. The clinic is staffed by orthopaedic specialists, and features onsite digital x-ray and dry lab. Ortho OIC treats adults and children with acute orthopaedic injuries including sprains and strains, sports injuries, fractures, ligament and tendon injuries, back and neck pain and suturing for simple lacerations. The facility also treats work-related musculoskeletal injuries. In addition to on site x-ray, the clinic provides casting and bracing services. Ortho OIC accepts most types of insurance and features short wait times.
Penzance, a leading owner, operator, and developer in the Washington, DC metropolitan region, and Arlington Public Art today announced a new partnership to bring a public art installation to The Highlands, a dynamic mixed-use development project along the Rosslyn-Ballston Corridor. The sculpture will be located on the façade of the new Arlington County Fire Station 10 in Rosslyn and will honor the fire department and reflect its long-standing work in the surrounding community while enhancing the public space within The Highlands.
As part of the project, local artists David and Eli Hess were commissioned to develop a site-specific work of public art for the façade of the station. The sculpture is funded by Penzance as part of the site plan process for The Highlands.
On Wednesday, September 11, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine will attend the Arlington County Government’s 9/11 remembrance event to commemorate the lives lost on September 11, 2001. The event will feature a wreath-laying and a moment of silence held at 9:37 a.m., the moment of impact at the Pentagon. County officials and local first responders will be in attendance to express their gratitude for all those who responded to the terrorist attacks and cared for victims that day.
