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Designing a Colorful World

Local interior design experts offer suggestions for choosing paint colors for one’s home.

Choosing paint for one’s home can be a daunting task. Colors often look different on paint chips and fan decks than they do on interior walls. What are some of the secrets to making the right choices? Local interior designers offer suggestions.

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Rock the Pink at Occoquan

The two day event featured over one hundred teams, with hundreds of players participating in the fundraiser. The goal was to raise $50,000 for breast cancer research.

On the Campaign Trail

Turnout for Tuesday's primary was abysmally low, with only 140,000 participating in the voting.


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Establishment Wins Democratic Primary

State senators beat out first-time candidates for lieutenant governor and attorney general.

Two first-time candidates had a hard time beating back the establishment this week, as two state senators won the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor and attorney general Tuesday night.

Arlington Orange Line

Summer Classes Return. Registrations now open for children and teen summer classes at the Arlington Arts Center.

Arlington Calendar

Ongoing Food Truck Thursdays. In the surface parking lot at the corner of Crystal Drive and 18th Street.


Local UMW Student Honored

William “Heath” Sharp of Arlington, a senior at the University of Mary Washington, was recognized for his outstanding undergraduate research at the Virginia Psychological Association’s spring conference April 25 in Richmond.

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Finding One's Calling

Local nursing student finds career path during service project in Kenya.

College is a time of figuring out what you want to do with the rest of your life.

Letter: Proposal Would Violate Virginia Square Sector Plan

The board of directors of the Unit Owners Association of the Monroe Condominium at Virginia Square Metro issued the following statement on Tuesday, June 11:


Senior Adult Programs June 23-28

“Flourishing After 55” from Arlington’s Office of Senior Adult Programs for June 23-28.

Arlington Crime Report

The following incidents were reported by the Arlington Police Department.

Arlington Bulletin

Thursday/June 13 Arlington Rotary Meeting. noon-1:30 p.m.


Schools

School Notes

Zachary James Madison graduated magna cum laude from Hampden-Sydney College with a bachelor of arts degree in English. He is a graduate of Yorktown High School and the son of George and Carol Madison of Arlington.

Arlington Bulletin

Ongoing Art Exhibi. See “Options 2013” presented by the Washington Project for the Arts through Sunday, June 9. Visit www.arlingtonartscenter.org/options for more.

Arlington Events Calendar

Arlington Events Calendar


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Washington-Lee Students Attend Prom

On Friday, May 31, Washington-Lee High School’s class of 2013 gathered at the Key Bridge Marriott hotel for the school’s annual prom.

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Signature revives classic Sondheim

For Bobby, the word marriage is actually a sentence — a jail sentence. A perpetual bachelor, he is turning 35 and surrounded by five married couples who all have an opinion about his lifestyle in the Stephen Sondheim musical “Company,” now playing at Signature Theatre.

A Bluesy Good Time on the Pike Jumphead

Columbia Pike Blues Festival

G.E. Smith headlines this year's Columbia Pike Blues Festival, but four local bands start the party early.


County provides Office of Senior Adult Programs

Inside this week’s Arlington Connection is Senior Living, a special section.

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Students Step Out At Yorktown Prom

On Friday evening, May 31st, students attended Yorktown High Prom in the Marriott Gateway Hotel, Crystal City. Yorktown principal Dr. Ray Pasi, along with Bill Lomax and Susanne Evans greeted students as they arrived. In addition to dinner and dancing, the event featured a photo booth where students could choose from a variety of costumes to take pictures in.