Foundation Supports Small Business Center
The Virginia Commerce Bank Foundation awarded $3,000 on Oct. 26 to the Alexandria Small Business Development Center as part of a 2012 Platinum sponsorship.
Business Brief: Trigiani Joins 2012 Leaders in Law
Lucia Anna Trigiani, a principal with MercerTrigiani law firm, has been named “Leader of the Year” by the 2012 class of “Leaders in the Law,” a group of distinguished Virginia attorneys who have made significant contributions to the practice of law.
LINK Needs Children’s Coats, Winter Clothes
Addressing hunger in the area.
LINK is seeking civic groups, churches, businesses and schools to partner with LINK to help provide food for needy families this year.
Locally Grown Produce Enhances Menu
Old Angler’s Inn partners with Potomac Farm Market.
Mark Reges, proprietor of the Old Angler’s Inn and Steve Magassy, owner of the Potomac Farm Market have formed an innovative partnership — one that leads to two local businesses beneficially supporting one another.
Letter: Virginia First in Thanksgiving
We Virginians can rightly claim our forebears first celebrated and established the custom of celebrating Thanksgiving on these shores.
Letter: Consider Ward Format
The City Council election affirmed that most Alexandria voters are far and away Democrats; not Republicans.
Navy Federal Credit Union Extends Herndon Lease
Two executives with The Ezra Company have negotiated a more than 80,000-square-foot lease in Northern Virginia for the world’s largest credit union.
Letter: Sermonizing At Poll Site?
I am writing to express my outrage at the voting atmosphere this morning [Nov. 6] at my polling place in Alexandria at the Blessed Sacrament Church on 1427 W. Braddock Road.
Letter: Morality and the Budget
Sister Marge Clark discussed "morality and the budget," and argued that "unmet needs" must be the starting point of building any budget [“Discussing Budget Morality,” Reston Connection, Oct. 31-Nov. 6, 2012]. Sister Clark is exactly right that budgets and morality are intertwined, but she is precisely wrong on the problem and the solution.
Reston Thanksgiving Food Drive Begins
Reston Community Center, Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce and Reston Interfaith bring chance to serve.
Reston Community Center (RCC) kicked off their annual Thanksgiving Food Drive on Monday, Nov. 5, in partnership with Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce and Reston Interfaith. Donations will be accepted through Nov. 19, and volunteers will sort and deliver donations on Thanksgiving Day. The Food Drive was previously planned to begin on Nov. 1 and was delayed due to the impacts of Hurricane Sandy.
Orchestra Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Reston Community Orchestra prepares 25th season.
Twenty-five years ago, Joellyn Kinzer, a cello player, invited a dozen like-minded musicians to her living room for some baked goods and a chance to play together.
Judi Dench Arrives In Poolesville
It wasn’t exactly a typical two days at the big curve on Sugarland Road and Sugarland Lane where the picturesque, brilliantly white, St. Paul Community Church with its quaint bell tower has been a country landmark for many years.
Hometown Title & Escrow Opens
Clarke joins firm as branch manager.
Hometown Title and Escrow, LLC celebrated the opening of its new offices in Courthouse Square Sept. 21 with a reception that also marked the announcement that Kellye Curtis Clarke has joined the company as partner and branch manager of the Alexandria office.
Hit or Myth: Is There a Post-Election Real Estate Boom?
We hear it all the time: the real estate market in the metro area really picks up after national elections, especially in Presidential election years. But is that really true? Here are the basics.
Garden Club Hosts ‘Big Dig’
Reston Garden Club performs beautification project at Reston library.
When members of the Reston Garden Club planned their “Big Dig” project at the Reston Regional Library, one of their main goals was to beautify the traffic islands in the parking lot. By adding dozens of plants to previously barren patches of dirt Monday, Nov. 5, the club achieved several goals.
Alexandria Business Notes: Nov. 7, 2012
Inc. magazine today ranked Old Town IT 444th on the 2012 Inc. 500, a listing of the fastest growing private companies in the United States.
Week in Herndon
Bank robbery in the Herndon area and Herndon Holiday Arts and Craft Show set for December 2nd
Entertainment Brief: Visarts Welcomes Dalya Luttwak
Opening Reception for Dalya Luttwak: "Ground Cover: Roots of Liriope" Thursday, Nov. 15 from 7-9 p.m. in the Ground Floor Atrium (first floor). Free and open to the public.
Jeanie Schmidt Free Clinic, HealthWorks Merge
Merger aims to triple number of low-income, uninsured people served.
The Jeanie Schmidt Free Clinic, which served nearly 2,000 low-income patients without health insurance last year, has merged with HealthWorks for Northern Virginia. Founded 10 years ago, the clinic was founded at Herndon Middle School.
Entertainment Brief: Seussical Arrives at Imagination Stage
Casting is complete for “Seussical,” a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza that brings to life all of the favorite Dr. Seuss characters from a host of the author’s most popular books.