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Area Food Banks Need Your Help!

Several of our local food banks were hit hard by the recent power outages in our area. Many non-profits reported an increased demand for food and services. Area residents lost food in their refrigerators and freezers, but so did many of the foo...

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Metro Track Work This Weekend: July 13-15

If you are headed downtown this weekend, be prepared for some possible delays on Metro. Two stations will be completely closed: Reagan National Airport and Crystal City. This affects both the Yellow and Blue lines. Trains will operate normally ...

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Tom & Cindy ranked #72 in the nation by Real Trends & Wall Street Journal!

LONG & FOSTER® SALES PROFESSIONALS RANKED TOP IN NATION Alexandria based team ranked 72nd in Wall Street Journal’s Top 250 CHANTILLY, Va., July 5, 2012— Long & Foster® Real Estate, Inc., the largest independent residential r...

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Alexandria: Support your community with Koinonia

Koinonia is a local non-profit organization that provides emergency assistance to many community members in the Kingstowne and Franconia areas of Alexandria. They provide help with food, clothing and financial obligations. According to their we...

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Alexandria and Lorton: Free Concert Series!

Come on out, grab a picnic and some friends and head out to one of these FREE events! Concerts will take place on Fridays evenings from 7:30 to 8:30 PM at Grist Mill Park in Alexandria, and on Saturday evenings from 7:00 to 8:00 PM at the Lorto...

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May 2012 Update on Springfield Mall

We've recently learned that the tenants in Springfield Mall have been given notice to vacate their spaces in order to pave the way for construction scheduled to begin this summer. The anchor stores (Target, Macy's and JC Penney) will remain ope...

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2012 Spring Market Update for Kingstowne, Alexandria, Springfield and Lorton Virginia

Happy Springtime to all! We wanted to share our take on this year’s market. Before writing,I read my update from this time last year and was struck by how similar the market has remained. Overall we continue to be positive and think it wil...

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Toys for Tots!

Here is your chance to be Santa Claus for a child in need this holiday season!  Bring in new unwrapped toys and our team will match their value up to $1,500. We are proud to be helping the U.S. Marines again this year with the Toys for Tots ca...

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A few thoughts on Homeowner’s Associations and Architectural Review Committees

Active architectural review a critical component of any HOA The modern homeowner’s association has many important topics it is tasked with. Snow removal, garbage collection, parking issues, upkeep of amenities, unpaid assessments just to nam...

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Kingstowne Office Bulidings

Halle Companies is expected to complete the office building next to Kohl's in Kingstowne in 2013. Construction began in 2011 on this four level, 110,00 square foot building in a great location near Metro, the Beltway and Fort Belvoir. At the Ki...

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