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Crystal City Claims Bathroom Bragging Rights

Published August 2, 2011 at 8:54AM

The new Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel in Crystal City has one of the best bathrooms in the country, according to a contest sponsored by restroom management and maintenance provider Cintas.

The hotel’s ground floor restroom is one of 10 swanky bathrooms from around the country selected for the tenth-annual America’s Best Restroom contest. This year’s contest includes loos from restaurants in New York City, a casino in Las Vegas, a museum in Chicago and a mobile trailer used by President Obama.

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Pike Resident Nominated for ‘Roommate of the Year’

By ARLnow.com

Published July 12, 2011 at 11:52AM | Updated July 12, 2011 at 1:19PM

McLaughlin, a security analyst, advanced to the finals thanks to a humorous contest entry video that showcased his willingness to do the dishes, clean the bathroom, pay for pizza, make dessert and perform other feats of roommate courtesy. The video, entitled “Roommating MVP,” is narrated by a faux-British sports announcer.

McLaughlin will win free rent for a year and $10,000 cash if he can gather the most votes online by July 31. The contest is sponsored by Apartments.com.

News

Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published July 8, 2011 at 7:30AM

New Mexican Restaurant Coming to Clarendon — A Craigslist help wanted ad reveals that Lime Fresh Mexican Grill is planning on coming to Clarendon. [Clarendon Culture]

Boehner at Guapo’s, Again — House Speaker John Boehner was spotted at Guapo’s in Shirlington Village Wednesday night. This is Boehner’s fourth such visit to the Mexican restaurant, that we’re aware of. While there, Boehner posed for a photo that was then posted on a local blog. [Shirlington Village Blog Spot]

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Arlington Cyclist Wins Trip to Tour de France

By ARLnow.com

Published June 23, 2011 at 3:54PM

Arlington resident and competitive cyclist Joe Praino has won a dream trip to the Tour de France after collecting the most votes in a nationwide contest.

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Help A-SPAN Win a New Van

By ARLnow.com

Published June 22, 2011 at 10:50AM

A-SPAN is one of 500 finalists in the Toyota 100 Cars for Good contest, which is awarding a new vehicle to 100 charitable organizations over the course of 100 days. Each day, the public can vote for one of five nonprofits via Toyota’s Facebook page.

Today, A-SPAN is up against organizations like a Florida arts center, an Illinois animal shelter, a Connecticut HIV/AID clinic and the large, nationwide service organization City Year.

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Announcing the Winners of the Crystal City 5K Photo Contest

By ARLnow.com

Published April 29, 2011 at 3:12PM

Thank you to everybody who submitted photos to and voted in our Crystal City 5K ‘Flickr Flash’ Photo Contest. With more than 900 votes recorded, here are your winners:

1. “Invincible!” by Serotta_tigrrrl (200 votes) wins a $200 Morton’s Crystal City gift card and a race t-shirt

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Vote: Crystal City 5K Photo Contest

By ARLnow.com

Published April 27, 2011 at 3:04PM | Updated April 27, 2011 at 5:39PM

Over the past four weeks, we’ve asked photographers to head out with a camera and snap some photos of the action for our Crystal City ‘Flickr Flash’ Photo Contest. Ignoring rain and hunger pains (the races start at 6:30 p.m. on Fridays), photographers were able to capture more that 50 great shots.

We’ve now narrowed the submissions down to 10 finalists. Take a look below and vote for your three favorites. Voting will end at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. We’re offering the following prizes to the top three vote-getters:

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Reminder: Time Running Out to Enter Crystal City 5K Photo Contest

By ARLnow.com

Published April 22, 2011 at 11:32AM

Submit your shots from this race or any previous 5K Friday race to the contest’s Flickr stream by Sunday for a chance to win gift cards to local restaurants.

A panel will pick ten finalists and ARLnow.com readers will select the winners next week. Good luck to all contest participants!

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Reminder: Crystal City 5K Friday Photo Contest

By ARLnow.com

Published April 8, 2011 at 1:52PM

Photographers: want to show off your skills and get a chance to win gift cards to local restaurants?

If so, head down to the 5K race on Crystal Drive in Crystal City tonight and get a few photos of anything race-related. Upload the photos to our contest Flickr group and get a chance to win some tasty prizes.

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Crystal City 5K Friday ‘Flickr Flash’ Photo Contest

By ARLnow.com

Published March 31, 2011 at 4:13PM | Updated April 8, 2011 at 3:48PM

Tomorrow hundreds of runners will kick off the first Crystal City 5K Friday of the year, and we’re hosting a contest to make the evening race as competitive for photographers as it is for runners.

ARLnow.com, in partnership with Crystal City BID, FotoDC and Pacers, is challenging photographers of all skill levels to take photos of the first four 5K Friday races and upload up to five to a specially-designated contest page on Flickr. Feel free to use your creativity and take photos of anything race-related.

Events

Photos from Crystal City’s Photo Show

By ARLnow.com

Published March 18, 2011 at 3:12PM

FotoDC’s month-long FLASH photo exhibit will kick off in Crystal City tonight.

Located on the top two floors of an office building at 2450 Crystal Drive, the show features 250 photos from 55 local photographers, a library of 150 photography books and a wine bar run by the Washington Wine Academy.

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Name Chosen for New Artisphere Cafe

By ARLnow.com

Published March 17, 2011 at 9:31AM

Borrowing the last four letters of Artisphere, HERE is the new name of the cultural center’s cafe. HERE will feature a “seasonal menu of comfort food with Latin flavors made from locally-sourced and fresh ingredients.”

In addition to being a restaurant, HERE will be a full bar, a nightclub and a catering service. It’s owned by Barroso, Inc., the same group that runs Guajillo on Wilson Boulevard in Rosslyn and Casa Oaxaca in Northwest D.C.