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Bike DC 2011 is May 22nd

May 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Bike DC

Bike DC, a 20 mile bike ride through Washington and Arlington on car-free streets, highways and parkways will be held Sunday, May 22nd 2011.  The ride begins on the National Mall in front of the U. S. Capitol and continues up Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House and across the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge/I-66 into Virginia.  The route then goes along the George Washington Memorial Parkway and past the Marine Corps Memorial, Arlington Cemetery, the Pentagon and the Air Force Memorial before heading back into DC.   The entire ride is on streets closed to motorized traffic.

Online registration is available through 11:59 PM Saturday, May 21st.  For more information or to register, visit this website.

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Lyon Park will hold its Spring Fair and Big Wheel Derby on 5/21/11

May 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Lyon Park Spring Fair

Image courtesy of Lyon Park Citizens Association

Lyon Park is having a Spring Fair 5/21/11 from 11-3 to help raise funds for a new community center.  The Fair will include  a plant sale, bake sale, moon bounce, pony rides, games, food and drinks and will be followed by a Big Wheels Derby.

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Tuckahoe’s 11th Annual House & Garden Tour will be held 5/21

May 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Tuckahoe House & Garden Tour

On May 21, 2011 the Tuckahoe Elementary School PTA will host its 11th Annual Home & Garden Tour. This annual event supports Tuckahoe’s  award-winning Discovery Schoolyard. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 the day of the tour and can be purchased by downloading a printable ticket order form here, and sending the form with payment to Tuckahoe, labeled “H&G Tour.” Confirmation will be e-mailed to you and then you just check in at Tuckahoe on the day of the tour.

This year’s tour will include one newly built home, 6 recently renovated homes and 3 beautifully landscaped gardens. For more information, visit the website here.

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The Children’s School’s Annual Spring Fling is 5/14

May 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Photo by Carl Cox

The Children’s School at Reed School, 1644 N. McKinley Road, across the street from the Westover Shopping Center is holding its Annual Spring Fling this Saturday, May 14th, 2011 from 9am-1pm. Come for food and fun, Moon-bounce, carnival games, Silent auction. Rain or Shine. This is a great event for children of all ages.

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Washington Post Challenge Index

May 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Today’s Washington Post reports that Arlington public high schools finished 1st, 6th, 8th and 52nd out of 195 Washingotn area schools in the Washington Post Challenge Index which measures how many college level tests were taken (including AP exams, International Baccalaureate exams and in some circumstances final exams with dual enrollment in college classes) divided by the number of graduating seniors.

HB Woodlawn finished in the top spot where it has been since 2004 and 46th nationally with Washington-Lee High School and Yorktown, which have consistently been in the top ten,  finishing 6th and 8th respectively.  Wakefield finished at 52nd in the DC area.  This also puts Arlington County schools at #2 in Northern Virginia with only Falls Church City, which only has one high school, finishing ahead.

For the complete results, visit the Washington Post website here.

Authors Note:  My copy of The Washington Post shows the results above, but the online version shows Washington-Lee and Yorktown reversed with W-L in the 8th spot and Yorktown in 6th.  I am trying to confirm which is accurate with the Post and will update that information here as soon as I have it.

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Neighborhood Day 2011 is May 21st

May 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Arlington County Neighborhood Day

Saturday, May 21st will mark the 11th annual Neighborhood Day designed to help make Arlingtonians connect with their neighbors.  Among the many events scheduled (some of which I mentioned in earlier posts) are the HB Woodlawn 5K at Potomac Overlook Park to benefit H20 for Life, a Walkabout beginning at the Westover Library at 10 and going through the Highland Park/Overlee Knolls neighborhood, Lyon Park’s Spring Fair. the dedication of the new park and playground at Dominion Hills, yard sales in Ashton Heights and the Old Dominion neighborhood, invasive plant pulls in Fairlington and Barcroft, a Turtle Trot 5K to benefit injured turtles and other wildlife at Bluemont, a  BBQ for the Bluemont Civic neighborhood from 11:30-1 at Firehouse #2 on Wilson Blvd., a “family affair” themed picnic at the Drew Elementary School field for the Nauck neighborhood, and a ribbon cutting of the new truck themed playground at Bluemont Park.  For a complete list and more information, visit the county website here.

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#147 – Enjoy Live Music at Market Common Clarendon

May 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Clarendon Market CommonEnjoy live music at the gazebo at Market Common Clarendon every Thursday during the summer season from 6-8 PM.  In the Summer of 2011 they featured their “Unplugged” series  from June through August with popular local bands performing acoustic remixes of their work.  Visit their website for the current schedule of events.

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#146 – Get Out and Explore with CANN

May 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment

‎Bluemont Park CabooseJoin Arlington’s Children and Nature Network (CANN) when they “Get Out and Explore. Discover nature through simple activities guided by Arlington Regional Master Naturalists on the first Wednesday of each month from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Bluemont Park Caboose, on the W&OD Trail near Wilson Blvd. and N. Manchester Street.  This free program for adults, families, and children of all ages will focus on time to play, learn, and experience the natural world. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Call 703-228-6427 for more information. http://www.arlingtonenvironment.org/cann.php

Arlington Children and Nature Network

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#145 – Beat the Heat with Frozen Yogurt

May 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Yogen Fruz ‎

Try frozen yogurt, smoothies and fruit cups from Yogen Fruz at the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City.

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#144 – Get out for a Run

May 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The weather is improving.  Why not get out for a run/jog/walk?  Check out this website  for some great running routes in Arlington.  Or hit the tracks at Washington-Lee High School, Wakefield, Yorktown and Thomas Jefferson Middle School.  Here is the County information on their public track schedules.

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