Press Releases

Buck and Associates, Inc. Vice President Billy Buck (photo left) and Managing Broker Delk Hamaker (photo right) present the company’s annual charitable contribution to Debby Taylor (photo center), Senior Vice President and Regional Director of Arlington based Phoenix House Mid Atlantic. Buck and Associates, Inc. is an Arlington based real estate company serving their clients residential and commercial real estate needs since 1976.

It’s Pizza Pizza time!

Little Caesars Pizza in Arlington VA , 5025 Columbia Pike Arlington, VA is celebrating their grand opening on Monday, December 29.

The Arlington Host Lions has scheduled its ONLY citrus sales for this year on Thursday December 4 through Sunday December 7, 2014 from 8:00 a.m. until dark each day at the Wells Fargo Bank on the corner of N. Glebe Road and Lee Highway in Arlington, Virginia.

Please help the Lions help the blind and local charities. The following fruit will be sold, Pink/White Grapefruit; Navel oranges; Tangeloes Hamlin juice oranges; and Tangerines. We will also be selling honey maple syrup, pecans, cashews, mixed nuts and Virginia peanuts.

On Wednesday, October 22, Greenbrier Learning Center (GLC) celebrated its 20th Anniversary with over 150 GLC supporters, community members, local and state government officials and education advocates, at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington.

On this night, guests celebrated the past twenty years of enriching children’s lives in South Arlington. GLC recognized its awardees for the evening: Scheidel Foundation, E*TRADE, Shally Stanley and Julia Stefanelli. These local heroes were celebrated for their proven financial and volunteer support of Greenbrier Learning Center’s mission.

For her years of support and inclusion of Arlington special needs children in recreational classes and camps, Arlington Parks and Recreation Department’s Becky Suttell was presented with the 2014 Eileen K. Crawford Award by the Arlington Special Education PTA (SEPTA).

“SEPTA is proud to recognize Becky’s decade-long commitment to including and supporting all Arlington children — including those with special needs — in classes, recreational activities and after school care,” said Arlington SEPTA president Nicholas Walkosak after he presented the award to Suttell in a ceremony on Nov. 13.

Members of the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA) elected James B. Cole, President and CEO, Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington, Chairman of the association. Mr. Cole was honored during the association’s 88th Annual Meeting of the Membership, held November 5-7, at The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia. He succeeds John L. Fitzgerald, CEO, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital, Fairfax, who remains on the VHHA Board of Directors as Immediate Past Chairman.

“The Commonwealth has no shortage of bright people, people who want to do the right thing,” said Mr. Cole in remarks to the membership. “Together, we can envision, advocate for and work for a health care delivery system in Virginia that: achieves zero harm to all patients; always provides an optimal patient and family experience; adopts the concept of high reliability in health care; implements health care work processes driven by evidence-based best practices; and provides top-tier quality at the lowest cost. Virginia’s hospitals and health systems must work with our elected officials to promote policies that unite the Commonwealth for the good of all Virginians.”

Penrose Square on Columbia Pike is pleased to announce that they will be holding their first annual Penrose Square Winter Wonderland, a free holiday event that will be held for the Arlington community on Sunday, December 7, 2014.

Penrose Square invites people of all ages to join together to celebrate the holidays. Santa will be available in the Leasing Office for visits and photos from 1:00PM – 5:00PM. During this time, Penrose Square will also have carolers, snowflake and ornament decoration stations, hot chocolate and cookies from Giant, and goodie bags from retailers on Columbia Pike.

Your unwanted files can help us Shred Homelessness!

Join the Action Team, Volunteers of America, and Office Shredding on Saturday November 22, 2014 from 11am-2pm. Please bring your unwanted files to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints located at 1600 N. Inglewood St. Arlington, VA 22205.

Arlington Mill Residences, Arlington’s first committed affordable housing community using Public Land for Public Good, was named Best Housing Development in Virginia, the highest award presented during the Virginia Governor’s Housing Conference Awards Luncheon last week in Norfolk, VA.

“Arlington Mill Residences, built in partnership with Arlington County, is the first new affordable development along Columbia Pike since the revitalization effort began as envisioned by the Columbia Pike Neighborhood Plan,” said Nina Janopaul, President and CEO of the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH). APAH is the owner and developer of this innovative property.

Local nonprofit Arlington Thrive launches a Challenge Campaign to raise funds after Fannie Mae ends Help the Homeless fundraising program.

Arlington Thrive is launching a Matching Challenge Campaign this fall with a goal of $200,000. The donations will be used to offset the loss of funding from the annual Fannie Mae Help the Homeless Program which ended last year. It had been Arlington Thrive’s largest fundraiser for several years. If supporters donate $100,000 by November 30, 2014, Arlington Thrive can leverage an additional $100,000 in matching funds pledged by a group of committed and generous donors. Every donation made to Arlington Thrive from now through November 30 will be matched dollar-for-dollar. We are grateful to this special group of Arlington Thrive supporters who have generously pledged the challenge funds to help us reach our fundraising goal. Supporters who want to make a gift to Arlington Thrive and double the impact of their donation, can visit www.arlingtonthrive.org or send a check to P.O. Box 7429 Arlington, VA 22207. All contributions to Arlington Thrive are tax-deductible.

Christina Hunt, a Realtor with McEnearney Associates, will be hosting a Home Buyer Seminar this Saturday at 10:30 AM for individuals and families that are interested in finding out more about buying today in our local housing market.

Discussion points will cover the overall home buying process and what you should expect from beginning to end: everything from selecting the right Realtor to represent you from the beginning, will you qualify for a loan and what loans are available nowadays, what to avoid if possible, the transaction process and getting to settlement smoothly.