In response to the growing demand for affordable housing in the region, the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH) today announced it is expanding operations into Maryland.
“For 30 years, APAH has worked to address the need for affordable housing but the need is not limited to Arlington County,” said APAH CEO Nina Janopaul. “As demand for more affordable housing grows throughout the DC metropolitan area, APAH decided it was only right to expand our efforts into other jurisdictions and become a regional organization.”
Fashion Centre at Pentagon City, Washington D.C.’s international shopping destination, invites job seekers to attend its Retailer Job Fair on Tuesday, October 22. From 11 a.m.-7 p.m., candidates can visit the Metro and First Levels to pick up applications, meet with store representatives and apply onsite. Applicants are encouraged to bring their resumes and should be prepared for on-the-spot interviews. Arlington Employment Center will also be onsite to assist attendees in need. Participating retailers seeking candidates include Altar’d State, Ann Taylor, A|X Armani Exchange, Banana Republic, Francesca’s, J.Jill, Macy’s, Sugar Factory, The Ritz-Carlton and The Body Shop.
For more information, visit simon.com/ fashioncentreatpentagoncity or connect with Fashion Centre at Pentagon City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Governor Ralph Northam today announced a statewide drought watch advisory for the Commonwealth of Virginia. A drought watch is intended to increase awareness of current conditions that are likely to precede a significant drought event. Localities, water suppliers, self-supplied water users, and all citizens are encouraged begin preparations for a potential drought.
According to the Virginia Drought Monitoring Task Force, a work group coordinated by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) representing state and federal agencies, the primary factors contributing to the current drought advisory are low precipitation amounts across the state since July, low stream flows (affecting aquifers, lakes, and soils), and low groundwater levels in observation wells compared to previous October levels.
Zoup! Eatery, the fast casual restaurant known for its award-winning soups and made-to-order sandwiches and salads, is set to open its first Arlington location on Monday, Oct. 21. Located at 4401 N. Fairfax Drive in the popular Ballston neighborhood, the new restaurant is owned and operated by franchisee Jim Beverley.
“I can’t wait for Arlington to finally get a taste of what Zoup! Eatery is all about,” Beverley says. “I’ve been a Zoup! regular for many, many years. I fell in love with the high-quality gourmet soup and with Zoup!’s culture of serving its community. I know that our friends and neighbors in Ballston are going to feel the same way!”
Christian Dorsey, Chair of the Arlington County Board, will be speaking about racial equity at Rock Spring Congregational United Church of Christ, 5010 Little Falls Road, at 7:00 p.m. Monday, October 7.
Central to Dorsey’s campaign for the County Board was a commitment to press for “equity” across the county and across subject areas – from transportation to housing to economic development. Of this challenge, Dorsey says, “By many measures, Arlington is a successful community. Yet disparities exist and all Arlingtonians do not have access to opportunities and community conditions needed to reach their full potential and experience optimal well-being. Communities across this nation are recognizing that instituting equity-based policies locally will not only help ensure the long-term sustainability of individual communities, but help drive the larger systemic change needed to ensure the sustainability of our nation.”
The Bonder and Amanda Johnson Community Development Corporation (BAJCDC) will mark its 20th anniversary of service on Saturday, November 2, 2019 with a fundraiser event themed, “Dancing With The Arlington Stars”.
Since October 1999, the BAJCDC has primarily served residents of the historic Green Valley section of South Arlington. The center provides services such as health care, employment, job services, housing assistance, food bank distribution, and tutoring services. Though the center is located in the heart of Green Valley, the BAJCDC receives and fulfills requests for assistance from residents across Arlington County.
Sachs Companies, a New York City based real estate investment company closed with Blackfin Real Estate Investors on the purchase of Loren Falls Church, a class-A, mixed-use property located at 6410 Arlington Boulevard, just off I-66 and Rte. 50, in Falls Church, Virginia, and just an 18-minute drive to National Landing, the future home to Amazon HQ2.
Loren Falls Church is a mid-rise asset offering 185 apartment homes with upscale features and unrivaled amenities that focus on the resident experience. The property also includes 13,577 square feet of retail with in-demand merchants such as Orange Theory and Casual Pint that service apartment residents and the highly-affluent Hillwood neighborhood, which is directly adjacent to the property. Built in 2017, the asset is currently stabilized and is 97% occupied.
FairVote hailed the introduction of the Ranked Choice Voting Act (HR 4464) by Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and a group of House colleagues, and marked momentum for ranked choice voting, on a joint press call with Rep. Raskin, co-sponsor Congressman Don Beyer (VA-08) and state reform leaders and advocates from around the country.
The Ranked Choice Voting Act would require states to adopt ranked choice voting (RCV) in primary and general elections for Congress beginning in 2022. It would also authorize federal funding to help states implement this change, including adapting equipment if necessary and conducting voter education.
Jamestown, a leading real estate investment and management firm, announced that 4201 Wilson Boulevard, a 595,000-square-foot office building at Ballston Exchange in Arlington, VA, has earned LEED Silver certification, making it the first office building in the state of Virginia to certify using the LEED v4 Building Design + Construction green building rating system from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The building constitutes one half of the 776,000-square-foot Ballston Exchange development, Jamestown’s first venture in Arlington. The designation also marks the latest recognition under the brand’s sustainability vertical ‘Jamestown Green,’ created to integrate sustainability efforts throughout Jamestown’s property, portfolio and corporate levels.
“Sustainability is part of our DNA, it embodies everything from design and construction to connectivity with community parks and transportation,” said Michael Phillips, President of Jamestown. “We look forward to continuing our work with the USGBC to integrate green initiatives across our portfolio.”
Access to sufficient capital is critical for small business owners looking to take their companies to the next level. After sifting through thousands of applications from across the country, Nationwide and BlueVine have selected seven small businesses to compete as finalists in the “Pitch To Win” contest on Oct. 3, 2019, for the chance to win $100,000 to support their businesses.
Each finalist will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Nationwide’s headquarters in Columbus, Ohio, where they will present their unique business proposals in person to an executive panel of judges, comprised of Kelley Earnhardt Miller, sister of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and co-owner of JR Motorsports; Eyal Lifshitz, founder and CEO of BlueVine; Jasmine Green, chief customer advocate at Nationwide; and Lisa Gobber, vice president of Small Commercial and Premium Audit at Nationwide. The winning business will be announced during a ceremony on Oct. 3 and will be awarded $100,000, with the runner up receiving $20,000 and third place earning $10,000. The awards will be non-dilutive, meaning business owners will not be required to give any ownership of their company to the sponsors.
Raise your steins and get ready to yell “Prost!” Bronson Bier Hall will hold an all-day Oktoberfest celebration on Saturday, October 5 from 11:00 a.m. till close. To commemorate the Munich holiday, the new Ballston beerhall will feature live music, beer tastings, select German-inspired dishes, games and more. The Oktoberfest celebration is a free, public event, but is first come, first serve.
At Bronson Bier Hall, Chef Mike Cordero will ring in the fall season with an outdoor barbecue, serving grilled bratwursts and other homemade sausages. Guests will also sample different German beers Bronson has on tap. While a live band plays music all day, patrons can play outdoor games like ping pong and corn hole on Bronson’s outdoor, turf-covered patio. To stay updated on Bronson Bier Hall’s Oktoberfest, please visit www.bronsonbierhall.com or follow the modern German beerhall on Instagram, @bronsonbierhall.
