Come to one of Arlington Foster Care/Adoption Program’s Information Sessions:
Monday, October 20, 2014 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Press Releases
Innovation Summit and Gala Expands with the Addition of New Metropolitan Hubs
ALEXANDRIA, Va., October 6, 2014 – The Cleantech Open Southeast will showcase the region’s most innovative entrepreneurs and host key stakeholders at the 3rd Annual Cleantech Open Southeast Regional Innovation Summit Oct. 22 – 23 in Alexandria, Virginia. Participants in this year’s Summit are focused on energy efficiency, waste-to-energy and the smart grid among the many categories featured in the Accelerator program. Up to three regional finalists will be selected and awarded with cash and in-kind services of up to $20,000, which will make them eligible to compete for the national grand prize of $200,000 at the Cleantech Open’s Global Forum on Nov. 12 -13 in San Francisco.
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The Arlington Greens voted unanimously at their October 2nd meeting to ask Arlington voters to deny the four bonds on the ballot on November 4: the four bonds total $218 million, the largest being $106 million for Arlington Public Schools.
The Greens indicated that the bond questions on the ballot for voter approval or denial were too broad and non-specific, and were essentially blank checks to the Arlington School Board and to the Arlington County Board to spend money for undefined purposes and without any cost or engineering plans.
More than 300 consumers stood in line to attend the Grand Opening/Open House for the ARC 3409 Condos, a luxury condominium development located in the Rosslyn/Ballston area of Northern Virginia, a project of Finmarc Management, Inc. and The Goldstar Group. Earlier this year, the partnership acquired the eight-story former AKA Luxury Suites Residences, and initiated an extensive $6 million renovation and improvement strategy designed to upgrade the residential units, common areas and amenities and convert the building to luxury condominiums.
The building features a masonry and glass exterior, is located within immediate proximity to downtown Washington, D.C. and is served by five stops on the Washington Metro Orange Line. The project is approximately two blocks from the Virginia Square Metro Station between Ballston and Clarendon and within walking distance to all the restaurant and retail offerings of both neighborhoods. Alexandria-based McWilliams | Ballard is handled marketing and sales of the units and indicated “this has been one of the best-attended grand openings they had ever been associated with.”
Arlington, VA – Kingsbury Chocolates, a local chocolatier, has applied for a $150,000 grant from Chase as part of a newly launched program, Mission Main StreetSM Grants. Kingsbury Chocolates must submit a questionnaire outlining a business plan that will result in growth of the business and receive at least 250 votes to be eligible for a grant. Customers, fans and community members can show support for Kingsbury Chocolates by voting at https://www.missionmainstreetgrants.com/vote using Facebook Connect.
The voting deadline is October 17, 2014 and grant recipients will be selected by expert panelists.
On Saturday, October 4, DC Street Hockey will host the fifth annual City of Origins Tournament at Raue Pond (4646 Seminary Road, Alexandria, VA). Ball drop for the first game is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. with the championship at 7:00 p.m.
This unique event will feature local street hockey enthusiasts from the Alexandria Seminary and Arlington Barcroft Leagues, with players aligned according to their birth location or their favorite National Hockey League team. This year’s participants will represent Washington, DC (2), Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Metro NY/NJ, Boston/Buffalo, Canada, and Midwest.
Chef Katie Gilman, owner of Taste by Katie a to go restaurant in Arlington, is honoring her favorite team, the Nats, by creating a Get Your Red On Ice Cream. Based on Red Velvet Cake and studded with white chocolate chips, the ice cream will be available as long as the Nats are in the play-offs.
“I am a huge Nats fan,” said Chef Katie. “Since starting Taste in April, I’ve been thinking about creating a special ice cream for the play-offs.” Get Your Red On Ice Cream is one of many unique flavors of ice cream created by Chef Katie as part of Taste’s One Perfect Scoop of Ice Cream summer desserts. Each scoop of ice cream is $2.
The Yorktown boys lacrosse team is selling 3 cubic foot bags of premium hardwood shredded mulch for $4.99 per bag. Minimum order of 10 bags includes FREE delivery by the team. Orders must be received by October 20th and delivery will be on Saturday October 25th.
Please visit www.YorktownLacrosse.com to place your order online.
Washington D.C. – The tech startup GreaterPlaces and civic outreach group DoTankDC launched the card game Cards Against Urbanity on Kickstarter and met their funding goal within three days. The game, a take on Apples to Apples and Cards Against Humanity, tackles urban planning Q&A with a humorous take on cities and suburbs. The response has been incredible – and reveals a pent up demand for learning how to shape the places we live, work and play.
Because most urban and community planning is really technical and not much fun, GreaterPlaces and DoTankDC decided to create Cards Against Urbanity. Like Apples to Apples & Cards Against Humanity, the game decks have question and answer cards. Players take turns judging a question round; he or she picks a card with a question about cities and neighborhoods. Players then try to appeal to the judge by throwing down “answer” cards from their hand.
Learn about the amazing Camp Carysbrook and how to give your daughter(s) the most amazing and empowering experience of her life.
For more information, please visit http://www.campcarysbrook.com/.
3233 – 6th Street, South, Arlington, VA 22204, in the Arlington Heights neighborhood will be Open Sunday October 5 from 1-4pm. Priced at $549,000 this property is a classic 1930s slate roof colonial with 2 bedrooms 2 bathrooms, new air conditioning, electric panel box, fresh paint, wood floors, lower level rec room, detached garage.
Contact Betsy Twigg at 703-967-4391 or [email protected] for more information.
5627-5th Street, South, Arlington, VA 22205 is open Sunday October 5 from 1 to 4 p.m. Priced at $599,000, this property has crisp white kitchen with granite countertops, wood floors and door to deck and gorgeous covered patio. Living room fireplace, main level den, wood floors, two large bedrooms upstairs, lower level rc room, half bath, laundry and storage. Recent roof, air conditioning, hot water heater, move-in condition.
Contact Betsy Twigg at 703-967-4391 or [email protected] for more information.