Officials from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) commemorated the 20th anniversary of the federalization of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) today by recognizing members of the workforce who have been with TSA for 20 years, swearing in new TSA officers and looking back at the earliest days of TSA and two decades of evolution.
The airport launched under TSA security oversight 20 years ago, on Sept. 17, 2002, when the security checkpoint was first staffed by federal TSA officers one year after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Arlington, VA (September 12, 2022) — Cerdafied Dance Studios is ready to get the DMV moving at the second annual pop-up Takeoff to Takeover on September 18 at Clarendon Pop-Up Bar (3185 Wilson Blvd). Takeoff to Takeover provides a full day of training experiences with special guest instructors. This year, the DMV can expect intimate workshops led by Cerdafied instructors Jaida Brooks, who recently danced in Doja Cat’s Coachella performance and Kendrick Lamar’s The Big Stoppers Tour; Gabby David, the famous Fortnite shuffler; Alec Faddoul, choreographer and co-captain for the Washington Commanders Command Force; Jason Cerda, co-founder of Cerdafied Dance Studios and Billboard chart topping artist; as well as headliners Cisco, Nicole Kirkland, and Brian Puspos.
A live band and DJ will make sure the music is sharp, and the beats never stop. In between the day of classes, the event will feature an industry Q&A for those looking for more expertise on the professional world of dance. Cerdafied Dance Studios will also be dropping exclusive merch with special giveaways including memberships and intensive program scholarships at the Alexandria studio.
ANCC’s internationally renowned credentialing programs certify and recognize health care organizations that promote nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes while providing safe, positive work environments. ANCC accreditation sets the global standard for residency and fellowship programs that transition registered nurses and advanced practice registered nurses into new practice settings. The accreditation, granted for four years, showcases VHC Health’s nurse residency program’s content knowledge, experience of faculty, evidence-based practice, satisfaction of residents, and improved patient care and outcomes.
For more information on ANCC and the PTAP credential, please visit their website.
Arlington, VA: September 6, 2022 – VHC Health™, a community-based health system providing medical services to the Washington, DC metropolitan area, is expanding across the Northern Virginia region in order to bring its services directly to communities where patients and their families live, and to provide the healthcare services they need the most.
As part of its expansion efforts, VHC Health will add several new healthcare locations throughout Northern Virginia–including physician practices and new outpatient services. In 2023, VHC Health will open a $250 million Outpatient Pavilion, and over the next two years, VHC Health Physicians will open additional service locations throughout the region.
The Vespa Committee of Washington, DC’s Raduno Duemilaventidue, that’s Italian for “Rally 2022,” will take place September 16-18 2022, in and around the nation’s capital.
This September, on the final weekend of summer, the DMV’s preeminently Vespa-loving and all-scooter-welcoming social group, the Vespa Committee of Washington, DC, is hosting their annual scooter rally. The event returns after pandemic cancellations in 2020 and ’21.
Sept. 5, 2022–Arlington, VA-based filmmakers Steve Dorst and Angie Gentile announced the Washington, DC premiere of their first joint documentary, DANI’S TWINS, at the DC Shorts Film Festival being held from September 8-11.
Their film documents the rare and risky pregnancy of Dani Izzie, one of the few quadriplegics ever to give birth to twins. The story is an entertaining, high-stakes drama, told from Dani’s perspective as she battles the odds to deliver healthy babies and become a mother.
On Thursday, November 10 at 12 PM (ET), the 29th annual Spirit of Community Awards and Luncheon will bring together business, civic, and philanthropic leaders, as well as Arlingtonians from all walks of life, for a celebration of individuals who have made Arlington a better home for all of us. This year’s celebration will be the first in-person event in three years. Registration for the event is now open.
For the first time in 29 years, three extraordinary people will be honored with The William T. Newman Spirit of Community Award. Individually and collectively, these recipients represent the passion, commitment, and community advocacy that define the Award and the absolute best vision of what Arlington can be:
Defying recent national higher education trends, Marymount University has recorded significant increases from last year in both applications and enrollment deposits for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Leading up to the Fall 2022 semester, a total of 3,551 applications were submitted from prospective students – a 44 percent jump from the 2,462 applications that the University received prior to the 2021-2022 academic year. This data represents both the largest total number of applications that Marymount has received as well as the highest year-to-year growth percentage in applications received over the last 16 years of recorded admissions data available.
Synetic Theater Appoints Ben Cunis New Managing Director
The filmmaker, theater artist and administrator returns home to Synetic Theater
Meet Toast, the 1-year-old bunny from Arlington! She’s recently become a small (both in size and in fame) celebrity, having risen to the top of her group in a contest called America’s Favorite Pet.
Toast was born at a Maryland farm called Tripple Spring Farms, and as a sweet and playful little girl, she used to participate in bunny meditation events at Lost Boy Cider in Virginia. She has since retired from the meditation circuit at the tender age of 3 months and lives with her owners, Amanda and Cody, and her new best friend, Ralphi the Dutch rabbit.
NEW YORK–A new report from Demos and For Us, Not Amazon (FUNA)–a coalition against an Amazon takeover in Northern Virginia–highlights how organizers are fighting for the rights of working people, immigrants and people of color as the multinational company prepares to open its new headquarters in Virginia next year. Read the report, Challenging the Dominance of Big Tech: For Us, Not Amazon in Arlington, VA, here.
FUNA coalition members cite local and state governments’ rush to accommodate Amazon without conditions regarding oversight or accountability to community members as an example of an economic system that supports corporations at the expense of people of color. As part of a campaign to bring Amazon to Virginia in 2019, state and local governments promised the company nearly $800 million in incentives. Meanwhile, local working people are without similar aid in the face of an increasingly uncertain economy, FUNA notes. For example, housing prices in the area skyrocketed after Amazon announced that Arlington would be the site of its second corporate headquarters, colloquially known as HQ2.
