Arlington Home Show And Garden Expo Returns
Arlington County’s Housing Division and the Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization presented the seventh annual Arlington Home Show and Garden Expo on Saturday, March 9, at the Thomas Jefferson Community Center.
Classified Advertising March 6, 2013
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Mental Health Counseling Professors Honored
Cultural sensitivity at the heart of their work.
Fred Bemak and his wife Rita Chi-Ying Chung, who are both professors at George Mason University in Fairfax, recall being in Haiti shortly after the catastrophic earthquake of 2010. They were there to provide mental health counseling to those traumatized by the natural disaster.
Column: E-male
My oncologist is a man. He has e-mail. He works for an HMO that encourages/advertises its connectivity and responsiveness – electronically, to its members. If I want to get medical answers in a reasonable amount of time – save for an emergency, typing, “mousing” and clicking is the recommended methodology. No more phone calls, preferably. Though pressing keys on a keyboard rather than pressing buttons on a phone might have felt counter-intuitive at first as a means of receiving prompt replies, it has proven over these past few years to be a fairly reliable and predictable information loop. Not in minutes necessarily, but more often than not during the same day – and almost always by the very next day. In fact, I’ve received e-mails from my oncologist as late as 9:18 p.m. (time-stamped) after a sometime-during-the-day e-mail had been sent.
Arlington Entertainment Calendar March 6
Entertainment events taking place in the Arlington area.
Arlington School Notes March 6
School notes for Arlington natives.
Foundation Supports Community Residences
Virginia Commerce Bank Foundation awarded $7,500 to Community Residences, Inc., as part of a five-year partnership that commenced in 2011.
Hope Presents USS Arlington Commissioning Coin
During a recent House legislative session, Del. Patrick A. Hope joined by Del. Robert Brink, presented each of his 139 colleagues in the Virginia legislature with a commemorative coin that celebrates the commissioning of the Navy’s newest ship, the USS Arlington.
Health Club Chain Opens First Location in Arlington
Exercise Nation Fitness Clubs opened its newest location in Arlington on Monday, March 4.
Opening Up a World’s Worth of Reading
The Reading Connection opened its 12th Read-Aloud site on Feb. 25, at the Columbia Grove property of the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing.
Arlington Crime Report March 6
Crime report for the Arlington area.
Arlington Bulletin Board March 6
Information for upcoming events in the Arlington area.
Additional Burglary Victims Sought
The Arlington County Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division is investigating a suspect involved in a burglary and is seeking additional victims to come forward.
Police Seek Public's Assistance For Help with Missing Person
The Arlington County Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing 16-year-old juvenile.
Board Approves Apartment Building
Former Crystal City Post Office site rezoned.
The Arlington County Board approved on Feb. 23 the first residential building proposed since the board adopted the Crystal City Sector Plan.
Wakefield Boys’ Basketball Falls Short in State Semifinals
Warriors finish season with 25 wins, National District title.
The Wakefield boys' basketball team loses to John Marshall at VCU's Siegel Center.
Wakefield Boys’ Basketball Finishes Region Runner-Up
Warriors qualify for state tournament, will travel to Richmond.
Wakefield will face Mountain View today in the state quarterfinals.
Woodson Wins Region Title with Epic Comeback
Cavaliers erase 19-point fourth-quarter deficit against Wakefield.
Woodson will face Battlefield on Friday in state quarterfinals.
Classified Advertising Feb. 27, 2013
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Arlington Bulletin Board Feb. 27
The bulletin board for events and news in Arlington.