Taste of Bethesda Is Saturday Oct. 7
Taste of Bethesda Is Saturday Oct. 7
Flourishing After 55 in Arlington
After 55
ART Offers Free Fares for Fall
Free Rides
Arlington’s Ballston Wetland Opens
No beavers, but green and speckled frogs plus trash seen
Arlington Wetlands
Sidewalk Spots and Parking Spots
Sidewalks get “Spot treatment” in Country Club Hills, car data collected from parking spots
Cars in Arlington
Looming Crisis
Understanding the impacts and consequences of a Government Shutdown
Government shutdown
Community Provides Instant Success Story
Funds to replace washing machine donated within 24 hours.
Community comes together
Senior Safety and Awareness Workshop in Alexandria
Senior Services of Alexandria’s ‘Senior Living in Alexandria’ Speaker Series Returns on Oct. 19
Workshop
County Takes Another Step with Solar Fire Stations
Woodlawn station goes solar in Mount Vernon.
Solar powered station
A Place at the Table for Everyone Born
Some catchy phrases that led to success at the ballot box resulted in some terrible public policies.
News Briefs
Out of the Darkness Walk to Prevent Suicide
High Side and Mara Holding Pinktoberfest
Fun event to raise money to fight breast cancer.
Two Old Town Fairfax businesses, High Side and Mara Hair and Mode Studio, are joining together for the third consecutive year to fight breast cancer with a community-centered event.
Brush Piles – Headaches or Havens?
From chipmunks to chickadees, these can shelter local wildlife.
Tropical storm Ophelia soaked the Washington area last weekend, leaving behind, among other impacts, fallen limbs and sticks scattered around. Instead of becoming landfill or incinerator material, they can support local wildlife, from chipmunks to chickadees.
PRS Reaches Spanish Speakers with Content and Outreach
PRS, a behavioral health nonprofit serving Northern Virginia which operates as the Regional Crisis Call Center for most of Virginia, has enhanced its offerings and outreach to the Northern Virginia Spanish speaking community.