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Frank Siller Holds ‘Never Forget Walk’ From Virginia To The World Trade Center Site

A New York man is honoring his brother who died in the 9/11 attacks by starting a more than 500-mile walk from Virginia to the World Trade Center site. Frank Siller, Chairman, and CEO of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation is doing the walk in honor of his brother Stephen who died responding to the attacks. “The idea of the walk is to make sure we never forget what happened 20 years ago,” Frank said at one of his stops in Arlington. Continue reading "Frank Siller Holds ‘Never Forget Walk’ From Virginia To The World Trade Center Site"
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First All-wood Modular Guitar Launched By Arlington Guitar Maker

Aaron Maisler visited the House of Musical Traditions in Takoma Park last year to check out the market for making a new kind of guitar. This young musician is launching a Kickstarter campaign on June 15 to put his modular guitar into production. After a year in active development, his start-up, Fern Guitars, will take the first step toward putting the instrument in the hands of guitarists in the United States and around the world. And people are waiting. Continue reading "First All-wood Modular Guitar Launched By Arlington Guitar Maker"
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Arlington Winners Of 2nd Round Of National Merit Scholarships

Four students from Arlington are winners of the second round of the National Merit Scholarship, which awards $2,500 to recipients. For each state, the number of winners is proportional to the state's percentage of the nation's graduating high school seniors. The program says the winners are the finalists "judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills, and potential for success in rigorous college studies." Continue reading "Arlington Winners Of 2nd Round Of National Merit Scholarships"
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Girl Scout Cookies Being Sold In Arlington

This is seven-year-old Erin Parks’ first year selling Girl Scout cookies, but she has sold 394 boxes so far. Erin says she started in December when she sat down with her mother and created a video. Erin’s mother says they started in December when she and Erin sat down together, and Erin created an email list of friends and family. Erin says everything is online this year because of COVID. Continue reading "Girl Scout Cookies Being Sold In Arlington"
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Affordable-Housing Organization Purchases Crystal City Apartments

The apartment building that serves as the namesake for the Crystal City neighborhood in Virginia where Amazon is building a second quarter has been purchased by an affordable-housing organization. The purchase of the 825-unit Crystal House by the Washington Housing Conservancy was financed through low-interest loans and grants provided by Amazon’s Housing Equity Fund. Continue reading "Affordable-Housing Organization Purchases Crystal City Apartments"
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Arlington County Ranked No. 1 Among Top Digital Counties

Arlington County of Virginia has been ranked No. 1 in its category on the Center for Digital Government’s 2020 awards for Top Digital Counties for the fourth time in the past five years. In 2019, it ranked No. 2 among counties with populations of 150,000 to 249,900. The rankings are based on how well counties are using websites and technology to engage with county residents. Continue reading "Arlington County Ranked No. 1 Among Top Digital Counties"
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Marta Hill Gray Is The New Executive Director Of Culpepper Garden

July 1 was the first day for Marta Hill Gray as the new Executive Director of Culpepper Garden, Arlington’s largest low-income senior living facility. She came from her home business into the world of coronavirus rules and restrictions. Culpepper Garden had gone into lockdown on March 9. “When I walked into Culpepper Garden the first day, it felt very organized and systematic.” Continue reading "Marta Hill Gray Is The New Executive Director Of Culpepper Garden"

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