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Vote: Crystal City 5K Photo Contest

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:

Schools

Arlington Students Participate in White House Easter Egg Roll

By ARLnow.com

Published April 26, 2011 at 9:37AM | Updated April 26, 2011 at 2:25PM

Arlington schools were granted 250 tickets by the White House for this year’s festivities on the South Lawn. Each of the five schools were chosen because they had not participated in the Easter Egg Roll in previous years.

The schools were each granted 50 tickets. The tickets were good for a noon admission — after President Obama’s official participation in the festivities, but still in time to see some of the invited celebrities and musical acts.

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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.

News

Car Crashes into House in Claremont

By ARLnow.com

Published April 6, 2011 at 3:22PM | Updated July 12, 2017 at 2:14PM

A Toyota Camry somehow hopped a curb, smashed a small stone wall and hit the side of a house in the Claremont neighborhood this afternoon.

The crash happened near the traffic circle at the intersection of S. Chesterfield Road and S. Dinwiddie Street, across the street from Wakefield High School. Only one vehicle was involved and there were no reported injuries. No word on whether any charges will be filed against the driver.

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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.

Around Town

Open House at New Artisphere Restaurant ‘Here’

By ARLnow.com

Published March 31, 2011 at 2:23PM | Updated April 1, 2011 at 11:25AM

Here, Artisphere’s newly-christened restaurant/cafe/bar, held an open house for local hotel concierges, nearby office workers and local neighbors today.

A jazz band performed as guests sampled mini versions of some of the sandwiches Here will be serving when it opens to the public on Tuesday. Here’s how Here is being described in promotional literature:

Around Town

Super Moon, As Seen From Arlington

By ARLnow.com

Published March 21, 2011 at 10:33AM

Here are a few photos of Saturday’s “Super Moon,” as seen from Arlington.

The photos were taken by ARLnow.com at the Air Force Memorial and by Flickr pooler Eric Dobson near the Iwo Jima memorial.

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.

Around Town

Photos: Clarendon Mardi Gras/St. Patrick’s Day Parade

By ARLnow.com

Published March 9, 2011 at 9:21AM | Updated March 9, 2011 at 3:43PM

Missed last night’s festivities in Clarendon? After the jump are our photos from the 2011 Clarendon Mardi Gras/St. Patrick’s Day parade on Wilson Boulevard.

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Around Town

Photo Tour of Swank New Crystal City Hotels

By ARLnow.com

Published March 7, 2011 at 4:00PM

The new 300-room Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel and 325-suite Residence Inn Arlington Capital View will open to the public on Wednesday, but public relations staffers have been busy showing off the properties over the past week. Located on the south end of Crystal City, the hotels offer rooms with expansive views of Reagan National Airport and the Potomac River.

We’ll talk about what each hotel offers guests in a minute, but first let’s discuss the stuff that locals can take advantage of.

Around Town

Photos: The Calm Before the Wind Storm

By ARLnow.com

Published February 25, 2011 at 3:02PM

We took a few photos around Arlington this afternoon, before the really strong winds started blowing. The contrast between the blue skies and the quick-moving rain storms that passed through the area was quite striking.