Our Community, Our Neighborhood.

People and Environment are two of the most important factors in creating our identity. Communication is the thread with which we weave them into the fabric of life.

We can only become GLOBAL if we start LOCAL.

Arlington is a fabulous place and I want to introduce you to some of my favorite people, organizations, and places in these pages...

Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment	Arlington Food Assistance Center	Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization
Crystal City BID	Columbia Pike Documentary Project	Civic Associations

Columbia Pike Documentary Project @ Artisphere -- Marth 14 - 20,2011

The Columbia Pike Documentary Project invites you to view a projection of photographs
from March 14th to 20th, 2011
in the Town Hall Gallery
of the Artisphere
1101 Wilson Blvd., Arlington VA 22209

Artists' talk and reception:
Friday March 18, 2011
from 7:30 to 9:00 PM
Light refreshments will be served.

RSVP to: cpro@columbiapike.org

The reception is sponsored by CPRO, the Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization.

Featured photographers include Xang Mimi Ho, Lloyd Wolf, Duy Tran, Paula Endo, Aleksandra Lagkueva, and Elayna Tursky.

We look forward to sharing our work with you!
For more information see:
http://columbiapike.org

Green Living Expo @ Washington-Lee HS --- March 19th, 2011

Green Living Expo. Saturday, March 19, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Washington-Lee High School, 1301 N. Stafford Street, Arlington.

We invite you to join us for our second annual Green Living Expo featuring green suppliers, products from local and national businesses, exhibits and seminars from government agencies and nonprofits, and more! Help us educate residents about practical ways they can green their lifestyles, focusing on energy conservation, solid waste reduction, eco-friendly transportation, green home remodeling, sustainable landscaping, and healthy homes.

The Expo will also include seminars, a raffle, activities for children, and a special focus on greening our schools. It will provide an important venue to showcase new technology and products available that can help soften our carbon footprints in Arlington.

All exhibitor applications are due by February 28. Booths are going fast so reserve yours today!

You'd be surprised as to what you can do without a car ...

Arlington’s Car-Free Diet Skeptics Challenge -- SEASON II

We are taking applications to become Arlington's Car-Free Diet Skeptics - people who drive a lot now, but are willing to go car free for 30 days, and to share that experience online.

To apply, create a :30 – 2:00 video that shows why you would make the perfect Car-Free Diet Skeptic. Subject matter could include how much you drive/love your car now, ways you might go about being car free for 30 days if you are chosen, and any previous experience you have blogging or vlogging. Upload your video to youtube.com, and copy the web address that links to it.

If you're one of the two Finalists and you successfully complete the Skeptics Challenge, you'll get everything you need to travel car free around Arlington and the Washington, DC metro area for up to a year:

- A SmarTrip Card loaded with monthly fare value, for riding ART, Metro, Metrobus and more.
- A Trek bicycle and cycling gear from Revolution Cycles and BikeArlington
- A gift certificate from Potomac River Running
- Membership to Capital Bikeshare
- A Zipcar membership and monthly credits
- A Flip camera to record your adventures.

For more information or to apply, go to the Car-Free Diet Skeptics website: www.carfreediet.com/skeptics.

Arlington Home Show --- April 9th, 2011

On APRIL 9th, the 6th Annual Arlington Home Show & Expo Will Offer One-Stop Shopping for a Wide Variety of Home Improvements. The Show is a convenient way to learn about remodeling kitchens and baths, finishing or waterproofing basements, replacing windows and doors, as well as flooring, roofing, siding, gutter, and paving solutions, security systems, insulation, shelving, decks, and more from a wide variety of top-rate companies!

Be one of hundreds of area residents who will enjoy this great one-stop home improvement shopping opportunity, featuring:

■More than 50 exhibitors offering tons of information, advice and services for adding beauty and value to your home;
■A wealth of information on the latest in green products and technologies for making your home more energy efficient and environmentally friendly;
■Arlington County representatives to answer questions regarding permits, zoning, and inspection issues;
■Master Gardeners and Tree Stewards to answer your questions about plants and tree care;
■Several area banks with especially attractive rates on hand to help finance remodeling projects;
■A variety of FREE CLASSES on subjects of interest to residents.
In addition, the very popular Landlord Seminar returns again this year with an examination of the nuts and bolts of tenant law targeted to landlords and property managers who own and/or manage fewer than five residential properties in Arlington.

Home Show Homepage and Exhibitor Registration:
please visit www.arlingtonhomeshow.org