Whether you live in Arlington, Virginia or are thinking of moving here this site is for you. Presented by Elizabeth Bouchard, Arlington native and longtime real estate professional.
Arlington Food Assistance Center holds an annual event “Shine a Light on Hunger” to honor the many individuals, families, corporations and community partners who contribute to AFAC’s success. For 2024, this event will be held on April 18th at Army Navy Country Club. AFAC is celebrating 35 years fulfilling their mission and feeding neighbors in need.
Nicole Dobson’s work is on display at It’s All Good in Westover until April 2nd, 2011. The Yorktown Senior has put together a photography exhibit depict what she remembers about her childhood in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
EDITOR’S NOTE: It’s All Good is now closed and has been replaced by Blossoms & Buds consignment shop.
Spring in this area is my favorite time of year and I love going to see the cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin. But since this site is about Arlington, I wanted to try to suggest some places within our boundaries to see cherry trees. I am told over 1000 ornamental cherry trees line Arlington’s streets although they are not concentrated in one area. Here are some suggestions for where to see them without going across the river to the Tidal Basin or to Kenwood, Maryland,, although I recommend that as well.
Visit the WalkArlington site for a walking map of cherry blossoms in Arlington.
Richard Miller, an urban forester for Arlington, made these suggestions. “The 3100 block of N Inglewood Street is a small dead end street with 12 houses and is lined by Kwansan cherries. Kwansan cherries are the later blooming ornamental cherry with a candy cane pink color. The Cavalier Club condo on the corner of Wilson Boulevard and McKinley Road has a nice group of large flowering cherries along Wilson Boulevard.”
Photo above: Cherry Blossoms in bloom at Cavalier Club Apartments
“There are three small cherry trees in a small urban park at the corner of Lorcom Lane and Vacation Lane. I will post pictures later today. There are also some larger trees up the street on Quincy Street just North of Lorcom and a pretty weeping cherry in the circle on Edison Street near 28th.
There is a gorgeous old one in the 800 block of N. Harrison Street and some newer ones planted just up the street. I also saw a nice one on Sycamore between Washington Blvd. and Lee Highway. Enjoy them while you can!
Brookside Drive….Thanks Arlington County they are lovely!
The median of Langston Blvd. in Cherrydale (seems appropriate).”
For a list of other sites in our area The Washington Post recommends for cherry blossoms, visit this site.
Circa, offering American style cuisine with an International Flair, is one of Clarendon’s newest restaurants. They are serving lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch as well as a late night menu, over 20 wines by the glass, and custom cocktails for every season. Patio dining is available in season. They even have big screen TVs so you can watch March Madness.
Every year in March, World Wildlife Foundation selects a specific date and time for everyone in the world to turn off your lights for Earth Hour, a worldwide collective display of commitment to protect the one thing that unites us all – the planet. Spread the Word. To learn more, watch the video, and to see when the next Earth Hour will be, visit this link.
The third annual Arlington Idol singing competition will be held on Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. at Kenmore Middle School. Admission is free and open to the public. It will also be broadcast live on Comcast Cable Channel 72 and on the web. Each Arlington public high school selected one singer to participate in the contest and one runner-up to sing back up along with the US Army’s rock band “Downrage.” This year’s finalists are Mary Shields from H-B Woodlawn, Danyele Greenfield from Wakefield High School, Abir Haronni from Washington-Lee High School and Kate Mountain from Yorktown. Runners-up include Kyra Klontz of H-B Woodlawn,Tigist Worku of Wakefield, Mallory McKenzie of Washington-Lee and Rachel Gomberg from Yorktown. You will be able to cast your vote for Arlington Idol via text messaging. The link to watch online will be posted on the Army Band’s website the day of the competition along with voting instructions.
NOTE: This event is no longer being held.
