Newcomers & Community Guide

Newcomers & Community Guide

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Newcomers and Community Guide; Get To Know Elected Officials

Get To Know Elected Officials

What I Love About Living in Potomac

What I Love About Living in Potomac

Environmental Perspective On Top Issues

Environmental Perspective On Top Issues

What Do You Like Best About Living in Arlington?

Arlingtonians Tell Us Why They Love Their City

Viewpoints

Arlingtonians Tell Us Why They Love Their City

Senior Centers

Senior Centers

Newcomer's Guide; OAR Creates Second Chances

Ex-offenders contribute $1 million in community services.

Ex-offenders contribute $1 million in community services.

Get Involved

Get Involved

55 Years or Older?

Registry for county's senior adult programs.

55 Years or Older? Register for county’s senior adult programs.

Top Five Places To Visit in Arlington

Some suggestions on where to take out-of-state visitors.

Top five things to see in Arlington

Places To Exercise Fido

County maintains eight canine areas.

Benjamin Banneker Park 1701 North Van Buren Street Lights on until 8 p.m. Fort Barnard at the corner of South Pollard Street and South Walter Reed Drive Lights on until 9 p.m. Fort Ethan Allen Park 3829 North Stafford Street Lights on until 7 p.m. Glencarlyn Park 301 South Harrison Street James Hunter Park (Closed for renovations) 1299 N. Herndon Street Shirlington Park 2601 South Arlington Mill Drive Towers Park 801 South Scott Street Lights on until 10 p.m. Utah Park 3191 South Utah Street — Arlington Department of Parks and Recreation

About the Connection

Newcomers and Community Guide 2013-2014

Editorial

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Metro and More Coming to McLean

Tysons redevelopment to highlight coming months.

Over the next few months changes will be abound in the McLean area, not least of which will be the arrival of trains on the Silver Line. While the trains themselves will carry people to and from McLean to other areas of the region, the areas surrounding the stations are undergoing many changes themselves.

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New Projects Underway in Great Falls

Upcoming projects will widen Leesburg Pike, slim Walker Road.

Residents of Great Falls will be seeing plenty of orange traffic cones over the coming months, and even years when it comes to the Route 7 widening project.

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Developments Abound in Reston

Silver Line, Master Plan task force opportunities loom.

Reston will be the first community along the Dulles Corridor to experience the Silver Line with the opening of the Wiehle Avenue Station. With stations at Reston Town Center and off Sunrise Valley Drive to come as part of Phase Two, the community is actively involved in planning for both phases.

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