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The Ballston Business Improvement District has released this event map for the 2013 Taste of Arlington event on Sunday, May 19. For more on the 2013 Taste of Arlington, click here.
Some proceeds from this year's Taste of Arlington will benefit Arlington Food Assistance Center.
Thousands of hungry residents of Arlington and Northern Virginia will descend on Ballston this Sunday, May 19 for the 2013 Taste of Arlington, presented by the Ballston Business Improvement District (BID). The event is from noon – 5 p.m. on Sunday on Wilson Boulevard between North Glebe Road and North Randolph Street. According to the Ballston BID, Taste of Arlington is the “largest food+beer+wine+art festival showcasing the diversity of Arlington's food scene and attracting over 15,000 food lovers from all over the region. More than 40 of Arlington's favorite restaurants and most exciting chefs will serve up their specialties at this year's festival and this is your chance to sample them all!” This year, some of the Taste of Ballston …
Watch out for temporary 'no parking' signs.
The Taste of Arlington is this Sunday, May 19, and drivers may encounter road closures and detours starting at midnight Sunday and continuing through 10 p.m. Unfortunately, the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority will have both the Ballston-MU and Virginia Square Metro stations closed all weekend for repair work on the orange line. There will be shuttles running from Clarendon and East Falls Church. More information here. Taste of Arlington starts at noon and ends at 5 p.m. According to Arlington County: In addition, street parking in the area will be restricted. Motorists should be on the lookout for temporary “No Parking” signs. Illegally parked vehicles may be ticketed or towed. If your vehicle is towed from a public street, …
The federal government is considering moving the National Science Foundation to a less expensive location.
The National Science Foundation is keeping its headquarters in Ballston for the next five years after a search for alternate, less expensive locations in the Washington area. The General Services Administration is allowing the NSF to continue operating out of its headquarters at 4121 and 4201 Wilson Blvd., according to the Washington Business Journal. U.S. Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., has worked on keeping the NSF in Arlington and said Monday that work will continue. “I am pleased that NSF’s lease at its current location has been extended,” Moran said in a statement to Patch. “Now we turn our attention to achieving long-term certainty for this important federal research agency. NSF is a cornerstone of the Ballston ‘science corridor,’ also home …
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The Ballston Business Improvement District will unveil the statues next month at the annual Taste of Arlington.
Want to have your picture taken with Washington Capitals team captain Alex Ovechkin, Washington Wizards point guard John Wall or D.C. United midfielder Chris Pontius? The Ballston Business Improvement District, or BID, wants to make that a reality — an augmented reality, actually. The BID will unveil a series of augmented reality statues at this year's Taste of Arlington, which will be from noon to 5 p.m. on May 19. The "statues" are actually 15-second video loops of Ovechkin, Wall or Pontius in different poses that can be accessed by downloading the BID's app and targeting one of the augmented reality markers. The markers are similar to quick response or QR codes that smartphones and tablets are able to scan. So if you stand next to the …
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Get Your Green On: Several Ballston restaurants get into the Irish spirit.
So many pints, so little time. Trying to plan the perfect St. Patrick's Day? The Ballston Business Improvement District offers these suggestions to add some Irish to your Sunday. Chris Bukowski, of "Bachelorette" and "Bachelor Pad 3" will host a "Sunday Done-Day" at A-Town Bar and Grill. The A-Town party gets started at 9 a.m. with kegs, eggs and bagpipes. A special St. Patrick's Day menu will round out the rest of the day, along with DJs, green drinks and more. A-Town is located at 4100 Fairfax Drive. Union Jack's, over at Ballston Common Mall, is celebrating St. Patrick's Day all weekend with a special Irish menu. The Sunday celebration starts at 8 a.m. with a free breakfast buffet until 10 a.m. Live music will be on tap from noon to 6 p…
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First spring event focuses on resources for early stage entrepreneurs.
The George Mason Center for Social Entrepreneurship Venture Camp speaker series returns to Arlington next week. The first event of the spring series is called "Accelerators, Angels and Other Resources for Early Stage Entrepreneurs." The event, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, is free, though registration is required. It will be at Founders Hall on George Mason's Arlington campus at 3351 Fairfax Drive. Confirmed speakers include: Jonathan Aberman, managing director at Amplifier Ventures, will serve as moderator. Refreshments from Pete's New Haven Style Apizza will be served before the session begins. A post-event discussion will be held at nearby Northside Social. Venture Camp is sponsored by Arlington Economic Development and the Ballston …
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Three finalists will get to pitch their ideas to Ted Leonsis, a nationally renowned investor and entrepreneur.
Do you have the next big idea? The Ballston Business Improvement District wants to hear about it. And with hard work and maybe a little luck, you could end up pitching your idea to Ted Leonsis, the owner of the Washington Capitals and a nationally renowned entrepreneur and investor. The Ballston BID, as it's called, will begin accepting applications for its LaunchPad initiative on Friday. Submissions will be accepted through April 19. "We're definitely excited about it," said Tina Leone, the BID's chief executive. "This is what we hoped to accomplish, to bring together the business community. People have really stepped up to be a part of this and support the program. "We expect to see some great plans and hear some great ideas." …
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Ballston Business Improvement District undertakes agressive 'placemaking' campaign.
Coming soon to Ballston: More WiFi hotspots, more public gathering spaces, several beautification efforts and a virtual showcase of area innovators. It's all part of an aggressive placemaking push by the Ballston Business Improvement District, or BID — separate but complimentary to a new "where minds meet" marketing campaign and LaunchPad challenge for area entrepreneurs that kicked off last week. "Now, we're rolling," said Tina Leone, chief executive of the BID, later adding "How do we connect our parks? How do we make the public experience more pleasurable in Ballston?" The BID has several ideas. First on the table is increasing the number of WiFi hotspots in the roughly five-block radius around the Ballston Metro. The BID also wants to …
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Efforts to keep NSF and land FBI are wholly unrelated, congressman says.
U.S. Rep. Jim Moran, who has spent months working to keep the National Science Foundation in Arlington, is optimistic that work will pay off. "People have come to the conclusion that the best location is right near where they are — in the Ballston corridor," Moran told Patch last week following a news conference about Virginia's efforts to land the new FBI headquarters. "I think the NSF is going to stay in Ballston," he said, noting the number of its employees who live within a short distance of the facility. Moran, who brought together Northern Virginia leaders with a "singular focus" of landing the new FBI headquarters in Virginia, said the two projects were wholly unrelated. Arlington is perhaps the only jurisdiction in Northern …
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2:18 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Don't you think that Ballston is going through a makeover? The addition of DARPA and other buidlings at the 4000 block of Wilson Blvd, the Va Tech building at the corner of Glebe and Wilson, the new Harris Teeter coming to the corner of Carlin Springs and Glebe. Yes, Ballston Common needs to be updated, but it will come. Everything is not going to happen all at the same time. The mall will … more ›
kevin Downey
8:19 am on Monday, February 25, 2013
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