Monday, November 12, 2007

groceries, dry cleaning, convenience goods




Area resident might easily miss Prospect Market, nestled in the basement of Prospect House near the corner of N. Oak St. and 14'th St. It's a convenient place for immediate needs, especially with the local 7-11 closed. Prospect Market is a family-owned business that has been operating in the Radnor Heights neighborhood for twenty years. It's current operating hours are Monday through Saturday, 9 am to 9 pm, and Sunday, 8:30-10:30am and 2-5pm. Support local small businesses!

Fort Myer Heights Park



Ft. Myer Heights Park is an under-appreciated treasure at 1400 Ft Myer Dr. in Rosslyn. It includes three picnic tables, three grills, a basketball hoop, a children's play area with some interesting structures, and enough green space to set up a volleyball court or a mini-soccer field. In the summer some serious sun-bathers can be found there.



Local leader Steve Campbell has put together some park enhancement grant proposals. He has developed detailed proposals for additional park benches, a more welcoming bilingual sign, and a rain garden. The video below shows his presentation on the proposals at the RAFOM neighborhood meeting on Oct. 10.

Sunday, November 11, 2007

Arlington Initiative to Reduce Emissions

Aire, the Arlington Initiative to Reduce Emissions, offers good, practical advice for environmentally friendly living. The Aire Greening Your Condo Fall Workshop series has a session Tuesday, Nov. 13'th, 7-9pm, on "environmentally responsible landscaping and water conservation." Tuesday, Dec. 4'th, 7-9pm, is a session entitled "Recycling Successfully in Condominiums. More details here.

Westmoreland Terrace Condo manager hours

Phil Bogert, the Westmoreland Terrace Condo manager, has new hours: Tuesday through Thursday, 10am to 6pm. Fred works from Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 12:30pm.

You can contact Phil at the Westmore Terrace Condo office at 703 276-1833. The Zalco property manager, Dennis Freeman, is at 301 495-6622.

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

nominate a tree

Arlington currently has 150 trees on an official list of notable trees. If you've got a notable tree, nominate it to be added to this illustrious list. There are no legal or tax implications for an owner of a notable tree. Only neighborhood glory and honor.