Arlington’s Tree Canopy in Need of Another Study?
Tree canopy planning is integral to county environmental issues.
Arlington’s Civic Federation, also known as CIVFED or the ACCF, wants the County Board to fund a new tree canopy study.
The Cicadas Are Coming! The Cicadas Are Coming!
Hold off planting young trees or watch them carefully.
There’s a buzz going around in the tree-loving circles, pun intended, that the emergence of cicadas could be an issue for trees, especially recently planted young saplings.
AlexRenew Proposes Second Rate Increase to Fund Alexandria’s Clean Waterways Future
Alexandria Renew Enterprises, the wastewater authority serving Alexandria, is proposing a two-year sewer rate increase to help fund its RiverRenew program that will minimize combined sewer overflows into the City’s waterways, and ongoing upgrades at its wastewater treatment facility.
Style After Retirement
Great fashion sense is possible at any stage.
At 78, Winifred Rosenberg has always been known for her impeccable style and taste.
When it’s Time to Downsize
Suggestions for transitioning to a new living community
The decision to trade the comfort of home where you’ve lived for years and transition to retirement can evoke a range of emotions.
Amazon Grocery Store Joining the Mix in Kingstowne
Newcomer to the grocery mix features jobs, benefits and no check-out lines.
Amazon grocers
Waynewood Baby Delivered in the Family Van in the Driveway
A concoction, a last-minute text and quick thinking were part of baby James’ arrival.
Waynewood baby is delivered
Tree Planting Ceremony Held in Herndon
Arbor Day Foundation Program recognizes the Town of Herndon as a Tree City USA community and recipient of the tree Growth Award
The Town of Herndon hosted its 32nd Arbor Day Tree Planting Ceremony on the Town Hall Square, Saturday, April 17.
Potomac Village Farmers Market Opening for the Season
A few vendors have been coming most of the off season, too.
Potomac Village Farmers Market will officially open for the season on Thursday, May 6, 2021, in the parking area of Potomac United Methodist Church.
Garden Club Expands Potomac Library Gardens Since 1986
Potomac Village Garden Club, Glenstone Foundation team up on native garden at the Potomac Library
Ever since the Potomac Library opened its building on Glenolden Drive and Falls Road in 1986, the Potomac Village Garden Club has worked to add plantings and specialty gardens to the library grounds.
An Avian Drama Is Underway
Most likely, Fort Hunt Softball League players at Whitman Middle School and youngsters romping on the Martin Luther King Park playground nearby don’t notice the romance going on overhead.
Fairfax County’s Streams Are in Trouble
82 percent of Fairfax County’s streams were in very poor, poor or fair condition biologically in 2020.
Five volunteers spent Friday morning jabbing a long-handled mesh net into a stream bottom, scraping the streambanks, scooping up submerged woody debris and rubbing smooth round rocks in the stream’s riffles.
Board Approves Historic Zoning for River Farm in Mount Vernon
Annenberg Foundation reasserts intent on restrictions, requirements of grant.
Signs have been posted in front of American Horticultural Society headquarters that say the property is closed to the public, said Katherine Ward, of the Mount Vernon Council of Citizens’ Associations.
Giving Alexandria’s Wildlife a Second Chance
This is National Animal Care & Control Appreciation Week.
It’s the time of year when Alexandria’s wildlife comes to life — foraging, making nests and raising their young.
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