Posts Tagged ‘Arlington’
Where We Live: Ballston
‘Night at Church’ courtesy of ‘oparrish’ Welcome to another edition of Where We Live. This week we’re focusing on Ballston, the western end of Arlington’s fabulous Rosslyn-Ballston corridor. Ballston offers a great balance between access to Northern Virginia (like Tysons/Fairfax/Farlington) and access to DC, and it’s actually a pretty cool place to live and hang [...]
More »We Love Food: The Most Delicious Day of My Life
Pupusa at El Charrito Yummy photos courtesy of Dan at Kitchen Geeking Delicious is a word I use often. And by often, I mean constantly. I love the word delicious almost as much as I love the food that makes me say it. Everything about delicious is a win-win. Therefore, be it resolved, that Saturday [...]
More »Where We Live: Court House
‘Courthouse’ courtesy of ‘rpongsaj’ After profiling 22 neighborhoods in the District, it’s time Where We Live headed out to the suburbs. This week we’re focusing on Court House, an urban neighborhood in the middle of Arlington’s Rosslyn-Ballston corridor. Sure, it’s technically a ‘suburb’, but with a movie theater, multiple grocery stores, tons of bars and [...]
More »If You Biked To Work, You’d Be Home By Now
‘Commute’ courtesy of ‘DaveFayram’ We all love to complain about our commutes– by Metro, by car, and by bus– and we all think that we have it worse than most people. Well, the folks at Bike Arlington think that biking is usually the most efficient way to get around in the city, and they’re [...]
More »Snowbank Blocking Pedestrian Crossing
Some snow plow operation in Arlington has seen fit to pile this massive snowbank right on top of a pedestrian crossing outside Clarendon Metro, forcing walkers to walk around it, on the road, dodging ice and skidding cars to get across Wilson Blvd. Hey, Arlington, I know it’s hard to figure out where to put [...]
More »We Love Food: The Burger Joint
‘DSCF3611.jpg’ courtesy of ‘joelogon’ The Burger Joint (BGR) is the latest in a line of local hamburger shops trying to muscle in on DC-area institution Five Guys by offering a gourmet twist on this American staple. I went to their new Old Town Alexandria location to put these burger peddlers’ wares to the test. There [...]
More »Arlington Attack Politics Get Ugly
Scan of Ringel Mailer in Arlington If you live in Virginia, I’m sure you’re sick and tired of all of the attack ads airing for the gubernatorial race between McDonnell and Deeds. It has been a long and ugly race and many around the area are excitedly awaiting the coming of election day on Tuesday, November 3rd, so we [...]
More »New Ballston Building Uses Old Bob Peck Style
The work of mid-century American architect Anthony Musolino was at its finest in the Ballston dealership of Bob Peck. Built in 1964, very possibly at the height of Chevrolet as a company, the modern angles and shapes of the dealer were iconic. It was demolished in 2003 as part of the revitalization at the confluence [...]
More »First Look: Restaurant 3′s Bacon Week
‘pigs in a row’ courtesy of ‘specialkrb’ Books have been written about it. Love songs. Poems. It’s salty. It’s crispy. It’s fatty. It’s bacon. And Restaurant 3 knows about the beauty of the food, and the Clarendon neighborhood restaurant is celebrating the “Week of Bacon” from October 21-27, 2009. Each day for the duration of [...]
More »Pick Your Arlington Faves
‘Prize Winning Pie’ courtesy of ‘Kevin H.’ If you spend time in that little hamlet that used to be part of DC, you can put in your two cents about what you like best. Nominations for the People’s Choice ABBIES — The Arlington’s Best Business Awards — are open through Monday. Write in your favorite [...]
More »What’s Your Favorite Suburban Metro Station?
‘Bethesda at night’ courtesy of ‘InspirationDC’ BeyondDC has a great post up today about the best suburban transit-oriented development (TOD) in the area. The Washington region has some of the best examples of TOD, and places like Arlington and Bethesda have become national examples of how to create walkable, mixed-use districts in the suburbs. BeyondDC thinks [...]
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