For her years of support and inclusion of Arlington special needs children in recreational classes and camps, Arlington Parks and Recreation Department’s Becky Suttell was presented with the 2014 Eileen K. Crawford Award by the Arlington Special Education PTA (SEPTA).
“SEPTA is proud to recognize Becky’s decade-long commitment to including and supporting all Arlington children — including those with special needs — in classes, recreational activities and after school care,” said Arlington SEPTA president Nicholas Walkosak after he presented the award to Suttell in a ceremony on Nov. 13.
Members of the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA) elected James B. Cole, President and CEO, Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington, Chairman of the association. Mr. Cole was honored during the association’s 88th Annual Meeting of the Membership, held November 5-7, at The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia. He succeeds John L. Fitzgerald, CEO, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital, Fairfax, who remains on the VHHA Board of Directors as Immediate Past Chairman.
“The Commonwealth has no shortage of bright people, people who want to do the right thing,” said Mr. Cole in remarks to the membership. “Together, we can envision, advocate for and work for a health care delivery system in Virginia that: achieves zero harm to all patients; always provides an optimal patient and family experience; adopts the concept of high reliability in health care; implements health care work processes driven by evidence-based best practices; and provides top-tier quality at the lowest cost. Virginia’s hospitals and health systems must work with our elected officials to promote policies that unite the Commonwealth for the good of all Virginians.”
Penrose Square on Columbia Pike is pleased to announce that they will be holding their first annual Penrose Square Winter Wonderland, a free holiday event that will be held for the Arlington community on Sunday, December 7, 2014.
Penrose Square invites people of all ages to join together to celebrate the holidays. Santa will be available in the Leasing Office for visits and photos from 1:00PM – 5:00PM. During this time, Penrose Square will also have carolers, snowflake and ornament decoration stations, hot chocolate and cookies from Giant, and goodie bags from retailers on Columbia Pike.
Your unwanted files can help us Shred Homelessness!
Join the Action Team, Volunteers of America, and Office Shredding on Saturday November 22, 2014 from 11am-2pm. Please bring your unwanted files to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints located at 1600 N. Inglewood St. Arlington, VA 22205.
Arlington Mill Residences, Arlington’s first committed affordable housing community using Public Land for Public Good, was named Best Housing Development in Virginia, the highest award presented during the Virginia Governor’s Housing Conference Awards Luncheon last week in Norfolk, VA.
“Arlington Mill Residences, built in partnership with Arlington County, is the first new affordable development along Columbia Pike since the revitalization effort began as envisioned by the Columbia Pike Neighborhood Plan,” said Nina Janopaul, President and CEO of the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH). APAH is the owner and developer of this innovative property.
Local nonprofit Arlington Thrive launches a Challenge Campaign to raise funds after Fannie Mae ends Help the Homeless fundraising program.
Arlington Thrive is launching a Matching Challenge Campaign this fall with a goal of $200,000. The donations will be used to offset the loss of funding from the annual Fannie Mae Help the Homeless Program which ended last year. It had been Arlington Thrive’s largest fundraiser for several years. If supporters donate $100,000 by November 30, 2014, Arlington Thrive can leverage an additional $100,000 in matching funds pledged by a group of committed and generous donors. Every donation made to Arlington Thrive from now through November 30 will be matched dollar-for-dollar. We are grateful to this special group of Arlington Thrive supporters who have generously pledged the challenge funds to help us reach our fundraising goal. Supporters who want to make a gift to Arlington Thrive and double the impact of their donation, can visit www.arlingtonthrive.org or send a check to P.O. Box 7429 Arlington, VA 22207. All contributions to Arlington Thrive are tax-deductible.
Christina Hunt, a Realtor with McEnearney Associates, will be hosting a Home Buyer Seminar this Saturday at 10:30 AM for individuals and families that are interested in finding out more about buying today in our local housing market.
Discussion points will cover the overall home buying process and what you should expect from beginning to end: everything from selecting the right Realtor to represent you from the beginning, will you qualify for a loan and what loans are available nowadays, what to avoid if possible, the transaction process and getting to settlement smoothly.
ROODLE, a locally curated bar and nightclub rating app aimed at the social set ages 18-40 launched this week in Arlington, VA. The app is built on the functionality to rate, based on predetermined criteria, a bar, restaurant or club and find the social setting most attractive to you for your night out. Truly setting ROODLE apart is their commitment to privacy. Differing from other social geo-locating and rating apps ROODLE keeps personal information guarded, increasing trust from a user perspective. The free app is available for download on the Apple App Store right now will be on Google Play in ~10 days.
Bistro360 brings a unique concept to food dining and shopping in Arlington: a bistro, wine bar and market all together under one roof. Located between Rosslyn and Courthouse at 1800 Wilson Blvd, Bistro 360 offers foods from around the world with unique fusion in three great settings:
“Bistro360 is really three boutique eateries in one place,” explains owner Art Hauptman who also owns Cassatt’s, the popular New Zealand-style café on Lee Highway in Arlington. “You can come in and relax with a glass of wine or beer in the Wine Bar, stay and sample dishes from around the world in the Bistro or check out the Market with its various food and drink offerings to enjoy at home.”
Clarendon Ballroom, Arlington, VA–Performing for the first time after a seven-year hiatus while back on active duty with the Marines, Teague took to the stage with his new band for the third annual “Arlington’s Got Talent” show, hosted by Leadership Arlington at the Clarendon Ballroom on 29 October 2014. Teague beat out the other eight contestants, taking the first place prize of $500.
Teague plans to re-enter the music scene in DC with a force and make up for the years he’s been away. He is also embracing the pioneering new medium of streaming concerts. His next show will be broadcast online from his secret underground speakeasy–called the BasementBar–somewhere in the DC area on Saturday, 15 November 2014 at 3:00pm (a limited live audience will also be attending). More information about live streaming shows available at www.teaguedelaplaine.com.
Nancy Ryan of Arlington just returned from the National Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain Association’s Leaders Against Pain in Salt Lake City, Utah, from October 23-26, where she learned from leading experts skills to advocate on behalf of millions of people with chronic pain for faster diagnosis, better treatments, more research funding and ultimately a cure for these conditions.
According to the Institute of Medicine’s congressionally mandated study, “Relieving Pain in America,” chronic pain affects an estimated one in four, or 110 million U.S. adults, which is more than the number affected by heart disease, diabetes, and cancer combined. “It was an honor for me to be one of 29 people chosen from across the country to attend Leaders Against Pain. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 1995. I have found that fibromyalgia is enigmatic and can be a life-altering disorder. It has been a difficult journey. I have participated in many research studies at the NIH and Georgetown University over the years trying to find a cause and effective treatment. I wanted to be a Leader Against Pain so that I can advocate for the patient voice in research and reduce societal stigma by providing information.”
