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Friday, July 29, 2011
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Monday, July 18, 2011
Extra Virgin Modern Italian Restaurant Summer Week Sneek Peek
DC Restaurant Summer Week reveal:
Sneak Peek starts Friday night, August 12th
Want more soccer? Come join us tonight in Shirlington at Jennie Dean Park for street soccer!
Arlington Tigers: We Play for Hope
A-SPAN is pleased to announce the launch of the Arlington Tigers Street Soccer Club, a new program designed to provide support and social structure for our clients, as well as a link them to services in the community and assist them in obtaining permanent housing. The Arlington Tigers are a program of Street Soccer USA, whose mission to end homelessness is through the use of “sports for social change.” Players and teams of Street Soccer USA show great success in setting and achieving their goals to end homelessness: up to 75% of players obtain housing within the first year of playing on a Street Soccer team.
Under the leadership of co-founders Ken Belkosky, A-SPAN Permanent Supportive Housing Client, and Sarah Morse, A-SPAN Volunteer & Special Events Coordinator, the Arlington Tigers hope to continue this success in Northern Virginia. Clients, volunteers and supporters of all ages and skill levels are encouraged to participate in the program. Practices are held twice per week, and the team is currently working toward forming a strong side to bring to the Street Soccer USA Cup, held every summer. Three players from the Tigers were fortunate enough to be invited to play alongside the DC Knights, another such program, in the recent SSUSA Cup. Read a recap of the SSUSA Cup 2011 by visiting the SSUSA website here.
The Arlington Tigers would like to thank the coaches, players and volunteers of Street Soccer DC Metro for their invaluable mentorship in launching the Arlington team and for their continuing support. We look forward to working together to create a strong Street Soccer DC Metro League and to helping many players off the streets.
Read about how Street Soccer changed one DC player’s life for good on wusa9.com.
A local writer and volunteer visited a recent Arlington Tiger practice to get the scoop on the new program. Check out the resulting article on the blog, Get Out and Give Back.
Get Involved
- Join us at practice.
- Mondays: 6:30pm at Jennie Dean Park
- Thursdays: 6:30pm at Quincy Park
- Support us through in-kind donations of shoes, socks, shorts, balls, goals and other gear.
- Spread the word about the Arlington Tigers – look for us on Facebook and Twitter soon.
To learn more, contact Sarah Morse at smorse@a-span.org or (703) 842-0168.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Four Mile Run After The Storm
Four Mile Run near Shirlington in S. Arlington looks
to be running an easy 5 ft or higher after the storms.
Four Mile Run after storms. Photo at foot bridge near Shirlington.
Photo Credit: David Pierpont
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Thursday, July 7, 2011
English Bulldog Meetup
English Bulldog July Shirlington Meetup
Saturday, July 9, 2011 10:00 AM
Shirlington Dog Park
2601 S Arlington Mill Drive
Arlington, VA 22206
Come join us at the Shirlington Dog Park Saturday, July 9th at 10AM for some Bully fun. We usually meet down in the creek to keep the Bully's cool so make sure you bring a towel and wear old clothes!! See you then!
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Monday, July 4, 2011
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Shirlington Village Rain on Sunday
90 degree humid weather quickly changed to rain in Shirlington Village
Photo Credit: randyawesome
View from Shirlington Village
Looking towards National from Shirlington
Photo Credit: SolarMagneticDynamo
Lunch in Shirlington Ride Every Sunday
Date and Time: Sundays, 10:00 AM year-around
Distance and Difficulty: 16 miles, some hills but easy
Leader: Ron Trueworthy
Location: Shirlington Library/Signature Theater
4200 Campbell Avenue, Shirlington, VA 22206
Join us for lunch at one of the many restaurants in Shirlington (free parking in garages and lots on weekends). We meet year-round on Sundays at 10 AM on the brick plaza in front of the Shirlington Library / Signature Theater for a 16 mile loop on the bike trails of Arlington (the Arlington Loop: traveling first on a portion of the W&OD Trail, then the Custis Trail, the Mount Vernon Trail, and the Four Mile Run Trail). The 3-4 miles on the Custis Trail are hilly; the rest of the ride is pretty flat (average speed on ride is about 10-12 miles per hour; cue sheet available).
This is a friendly, social ride; new people are welcome and will soon be part of the regular group. It would be wise to bring a helmet, water, bike lock, and money for lunch immediately after the ride.
Distance and Difficulty: 16 miles, some hills but easy
Leader: Ron Trueworthy
Location: Shirlington Library/Signature Theater
4200 Campbell Avenue, Shirlington, VA 22206
Join us for lunch at one of the many restaurants in Shirlington (free parking in garages and lots on weekends). We meet year-round on Sundays at 10 AM on the brick plaza in front of the Shirlington Library / Signature Theater for a 16 mile loop on the bike trails of Arlington (the Arlington Loop: traveling first on a portion of the W&OD Trail, then the Custis Trail, the Mount Vernon Trail, and the Four Mile Run Trail). The 3-4 miles on the Custis Trail are hilly; the rest of the ride is pretty flat (average speed on ride is about 10-12 miles per hour; cue sheet available).
This is a friendly, social ride; new people are welcome and will soon be part of the regular group. It would be wise to bring a helmet, water, bike lock, and money for lunch immediately after the ride.
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