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March 2010
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Ballston Biz2010 Taste of ArlingtonSunday, May 16 12 - 5PM
 Both restaurants and sponsors have started to sign up for this year's Taste and spots are filling up fast. For those interested, registration has never been easier. Simply click on the links below, fill out the electronic forms and email them back to the Partnership.
*Keep in mind that the Ballston Partnership will be reimbursing all participating restaurants the $100 for the Temporary Food Handling fee upon completion of the event.
Restaurants interested in participating can click HERE for more information while potential sponsors can visit HERE.
Mix and Mingle
Wednesday, March 10 from 5:30 - 7PM
The Ballston Partnership is hosting its Mix and Mingle at Pinzimini on March 10.
Attendees will learn of the news and developments impacting the Ballston and Virginia Square urban villages. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to make new connections and meet old ones.
*RSVPs kindly requested to RSVP@iloveballston.com.
Pinzimini (Westin Hotel)
801 North Glebe Road
703.537.4200 |
Winter 2010 Bicycle Maintenance & Cycling Skills Classes
Arlington Adult Education is sponsoring three cycling skills and bicycle maintenance courses taught by Allen Muchnick, a nationally certified League of American Bicyclists (LAB) Cycling Instructor. Except as noted otherwise, all classes will meet at the Arlington Career Center, 816 S Walter Reed Dr (near Columbia Pike) and will beheld on weekday evenings from 6:30 - 9:30 PM.
If the Arlington PublicSchools close due to the weather, classes will be automaticallyrescheduled for the same time period exactly one week later. The three courses are ...
Smart Cycling Traffic Skills 101
The League of American Bicyclists' essential, comprehensive, and very practical 9-hour cycling skills course for all bicyclists
Bicycle Maintenance & Repair
A 3-hour lecture and demonstration
Bicycle Mechanics Workshop,
A 3-hour hands-on sequel to any course listed above.
To register, please contact the Arlington Adult Education registration office by calling 703.228.7200 or visiting their website. To view all bicycle classes, go HERE. For questions about the instruction, contact the instructor, Allen Muchnick, via email or call him at 703.271.0895.
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Junior League of Washington's Tossed & Found Sale
March 26 - 28 @ Crystal City Shops
The Junior League of Washingtonin invites you to attend the 18th Annual Tossed & Found Rummage Sale. This three-day event is scheduled for March 26-28, 2010, at the Crystal City Shops in Arlington. The sale attracts more than 3,000 shoppers every year.
This sale provides families in our community with quality, gently-used household goods at bargain prices. In 2009, the JLW raised more than $100,000 at the Tossed & Found Rummage Sale. All goods sold at Tossed & Found are donated by the generous members, friends, and community partners of the JLW. All proceeds benefit the JLW's targeted grants and community programs. Tossed & Found also provides local nonprofit groups with much-needed supplies for their organizations.
The Preview Night Party on Friday, March 26, 2010, kicks off the weekend of outstanding bargain shopping.Many of the JLW's 2,200 members, along with their family, friends, and other invited guests, attend Preview Night each year. The continued success of this evening event, as well as that of the entire sale weekend, is only possible with the generous support of local and national businesses like yours.
Interested in becoming a corporate sponsor? Benefits include unprecedented access to JLW's membership, having you brand associated with one of Washington DC's most long-standing events, and directly supporting the community. Those interested should contact Courtney Mesmer.
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Green Living Expo Coming to Ballston
Saturday, March 20 from 10 AM - 4 PM @ 4301 Wilson Blvd.
Energy conservation, eco-friendly commuting, healthy
homes, and sustainable living will be just some of the items on the menu when
the Green Living Expo lands in Ballston on March 20. The Expo will feature a
wide variety of planet friendly services and products and is free to the
public.The Green Living Expo will be held Saturday,
March 20, from 10 AM - 4 PM at NRECA (located at 4301 Wilson Blvd). The Expo is near the
Ballston Metro and local bus routes.Whether you are a homeowner, condo owner, or
an apartment renter there will be invaluable information on living green in
Arlington. There will be seminars, green exhibiters, a raffle, and plenty of
activities for kids. The Expo is being sponsored by Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment
and for more information you can visit their website or
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Sign Up to Become an Arlington County CERT Member
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Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training originated in California in the 1980s and found its way to Arlington in 2002. It's intended to provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to be safer in their own homes and to help save lives when professional responders are unavailable or delayed in their response.
It's free, takes about 24 hours over a 7 week period (6 weeknights and 2 Saturday mornings) and is sponsored by Arlington County's Citizen Corps Council, Office of Emergency Management and Fire Department. Over 400 County residents have completed the training and more than half of them have continued as active members of their neighborhood teams.
Topics included in the training are disaster preparedness, disaster medical operations, light search and rescue, fire suppression, terrorism, disaster psychology and team organization.
Classes meet at the Fire Training Academy in Shirlington and most are taught by Arlington County Fire Department personnel.If you'd like more information about CERT training, email them. There are two classes beginning in early March and there are still spaces available. |
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Welcome Reception for Visiting Member of Intelligent Community Forum March 8 from 7 - 9 PM & The Arlington Arts Center
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On behalf of Arlington County and the Arlington Chamber of Commerce, you are invited to a Welcome Reception for John Jung, a visiting member of the judging panel with the Intelligent Community Forum.
Mr. Jung will be visiting Arlington as part the competition for the Intelligent Community of the Year. Arlington was recently named one of the "Top 7" Intelligent Communities; this final round of competition will determine the Intelligent Community of the Year for 2010. Click HERE for more information about the award.
Those interested in attending are asked to RSVP to Karen Vasquez via email. Limited space available.
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Mike's
Café: A Hand-Carved Deli Graces Ballston, Again
A Review by Mark Robert Hays, Cambridge Associates
Two hours into my first job upon
graduating college, I was already hungry.
Not used to being up before noon and nervous for the first day, I had
skipped breakfast and was now paying the price. As I stared at the clock, which was arduously ticking
towards eleven, I whispered to my new colleague if he knew of any good food in
the area. His only response? "I know there's a McDonalds in the mall." At this point, wishing I hadn't
worked so hard in college and could instead enjoy another semester of free
all-you-can eat cafeterias, I worked up the nerve to ask around the office for other tips. All fingers pointed
towards Rocklands - seemingly the only provider of sandwhiches chock full of fresh
slabs of meats, cheese and sauces. One day in late August, I took my usual lunchtime jaunt to
the spot to find it inexplicably closed For months afterward, I roamed the
streets searching for something, anything
that could compare to Rockland's freshly carved sandwiches, but nothing stood
up to the test. Luckily for us in
the Ballston area, we've finally been graced with a worthy fresh carving
follower: Mike's Café.
Opened in early February on Stuart Street, Mike's offers a fresh array of whole
slabs of several meats, carved to order for every sandwich. Each sandwich can be dressed with any
number of cheeses and toppings, while finished with dozens of sauces and placed
on almost ten different types of same-day delivered bread. The combinations of
sandwiches are endless, and with the incredible freshness of all of the
ingredients, each one will always taste outstanding.
Better yet, Mike's manages to outdo
Jackson's (and what likely will prove to be the difference maker in financial success)
with its prices. Sandwiches packed to the brim with meat, cheese, and toppings
are all priced under $6.00, with a daily special of $6.95 including chips and a
drink. The seating is limited, but
with spring just around the corner, the adjacent courtyard should prove the
perfect spot to enjoy Mike's. After the cold and seemingly
never-ending winter made worse with suddenly a lack of a truly great sandwich
spot in Ballston, ring in the new season with a lunch trip to Mike's Cafe. The one downside: after a few trips,
packing bagged lunches in the morning will get even harder. In this case, it's
a problem I can deal with; I'm just happy when my stomach's growling at 11AM, I
know exactly where I'm headed.
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The Ballston Partnership, founded in 1985, is a public-private organization of property owners, developers, businesses, educational institutions, non-profits, residents, condominium and civic associations. Our mission is to promote economic development and enhance Ballston-VA Square as desirable places to work, learn, dine, shop and play.
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