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Luxury living at its best: The Wooster and Mercer Lofts located at 1600 Clarendon Blvd in Arlington, VA features 87 condos, all loft styles, with exceptional quality. Concrete structure with brick facade, 10-ft ceilings in the "Open Flats" and 17-foot ceilings and floating stairs in the "Mezzanin...

With Labor Day weekend approaching very rapidly, and BBQs planned, I thought I would provide an overview of Arlington County Regulations about appliances on your balcony.   The Arlington County's Fire Prevention Office says: "Residents in high-rises, duplexes, townhouses and multi-family dwelling...

Johns Hopkins University is based in Baltimore...but, for those of us pursuing certain masters programs, they have a couple of campuses in Washington, D.C. near Dupont Circle. Most of the Advanced Academic Programs and SAIS are attended by people working full-time and going to school part-time. ...

On Wednesday I received an email from UrbanTurf.com'seditor Mark Wellborn, asking for some information about Arlington's hotspot: Clarendon. Thrilled with the idea of contributing to the article, I jumped on a response! UrbanTurf describes themselves as: "a free online publication that ... takes ...

Chocolate & Sale...what more do I need to say? Located in Arlington at the intersection of N. Glebe and Lee Highway (4815-B Lee Highway, Arlington), Artisian Confections was founded by Northern Virginia native Jason Andelman. Each chocolate is hand-crafted with fresh, pure, and organic ingredien...

When Newsweek ran out of "Housing Bubble Busts" articles, they turned to talking about the lives of Agents during this slow housing market. I find the article to be irritating, to say the very least. They have a picture and the story of an agent who apparently has fallen into some economic hardsh...

Located just 3.5 miles from Washington, D.C., Cherrydale is a small community of predominately small, well maintained, single family homes. Cherrydale got its name from Dorsey Donaldson, who was inspired by the large cherry orchards around the area - today, only a few of the original cherry orcha...

The stats are in for July 2008, from the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors (NVAR). I did an earlier blog on the Arlington Market, but this for the entire Northern Virginia area that consists of: Arlington & Fairfax County, the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, and Fairfax; and the count...

So I am not licensed in Maryland, but that's not going to stop me from boasting a local "claim to fame" on Olympic sensation and world-class athlete - Michael Phelps. Born and originally trained in Baltimore, MD, this kid has sure made a "splash" in the swimming world. With 2 golds under his belt...

Fresh Veggies, fresh flowers, meats, breads, cheeses - yum!! I love summertime for this very reason: Farmers Markets!! Here's a schedule and some information on the 5 different farmers markets around Arlington, VA:   Arlington Farmers Market - Courthouse - Saturdays, 8 a.m. - 12 noon  Runs all ye...