The Arlington County Police Department will close several streets in the Clarendon, Courthouse, and Rosslyn neighborhoods on Saturday, May 10, 2008, for the Battle of the Boulevard 10K Race and the annual Neighborhood Day Parade. The Battle of the Boulevard Race and after-race activities will begin in Clarendon, at 9 am and finish at approximately noon. The Neighborhood Day Parade will begin at Court House and proceed up Wilson Boulevard at 1 pm. It will end at Irving Street, at approximately 3:00 pm.

The streets that will be affected are listed below. From 6 am to 3 pm:

• Clarendon Blvd. from Washington Blvd. to Highland Street (Clarendon Blvd. will have a sound stage set up on it, from 7 am to 3 pm. The road will open when the stage is removed)
• Wilson Blvd. from Washington Blvd. to N. Highland Street
• N. Highland St. from Clarendon Blvd. to Wilson Blvd.

From 8 am to 11 am:

• Wilson Blvd. from Highland Street to Rt. 110 North @ I-395 Wilson Blvd will reopen from 11 am to 12:30 pm to regular traffic. At 12:30 pm, Wilson Blvd. will be closed from Highland Street to Veitch Street for the Neighborhood parade. These closures should last until 3 pm.

If you have any questions related to road closures, contact Lt. Donald Grinder of the Arlington County Police Department at 703-228-4259 Race participants and Neighborhood Day attendees are encouraged to use Metro. The Clarendon, Courthouse, and Rosslyn stations on the Orange Line are located near both events. 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, call 703-228-4252.

The Exectutive Committee meeting is Monday, May 5, at the Community House at 8pm. We will be approving our EC slate for 2008-09 including our new President.

Our next General Meeting is Monday, May 12.

The 8th Annual Tuckahoe Home & Garden Tour will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2008, from 12:00 - 5:00. Come tour 8 gorgeous and innovative renovations that exemplify the North Arlington and Falls Church style! House styles cover colonial, federalist, arts & craft, and contemporary, including one with an amazing renovated artist’s studio. All proceeds from this popular event benefit Tuckahoe’s Elementary School’s PTA and Discovery Schoolyard, a nationally recognized outdoor learning curriculum.

Please go to http://www.apsva.us/tuckahoe to download a ticket order form, and for more information about the tour and Tuckahoe’s award-winning Discovery Schoolyard. Advance tickets are $20.00, purchased by mail or in person at Tuckahoe Elementary School, 6550 North 26th Street, Arlington, VA 22213, during school hours. Tickets on the day of the tour are $25.00 and will be available at Tuckahoe starting at 12 noon.

The Washington Balalaika Society Orchestra will present an identical pair of concerts as part of their Spring Concert Series. Considered to be America’s Finest Russian Folk Orchestra, under the direction of Svetlana Nikonova the program will feature selections from “Russia to the Ukraine.” Soloists will include balalaika virtuoso Andrei Saveliev and Evgenia Tochenaya on domra.W

When & Where:

• Saturday, May 3, 2008 at 7:30pm Jewish Community Center 6125 Montrose Blvd., Rockville, MD
• Sunday, May 4, 2008 at 4:00pm Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre 125 S. Old Glebe Rd., Arlington, VA

Tickets:

• $20 general admission, $18 seniors (in advance)
• Children 12 and under free
• Order online at www.balalaika.org or
• Send check to WBS, 4910 Gadsen Drive, Fairfax, VA 22032

Information: Call 703.549.2010 or www.balalaika.org

Contact: Cassandra Matthews, Operations Manager Phone: 319.541.2056 Email: casssandra.matthews@gmail.com

Roza’s Carpets and Kilims
Oriental Rug Show & Sale

Come and see our new selection of handmade turkish & persian tebriz, bidjar, nain,turkmen, shirvan, oushak carpets, old & new unusual kilims, camelbags, horseblankets, donkey bags and kilim baby cradles. Newest styles of pashminas with new colors & designs, fine handcrafted turkish sterling silver wedding mirrors, copper pieces & tapestry bags, wide variety of flemish tapestry wall hangings and pillow cases.

Lyon Village Community House, 1920 N. Highland Street

Friday, May 02
10:00am to 7:00pm
Saturday, May 03
10:00am to 5:00pm

Friday, May 09
10:00am to 7:00pm
Saturday, May 10
10:00am to 5:00pm

Phone:(703)528-9403 sales days only

The non-profit Keshet Child Development Center school will be holding our largest fundraiser of the year on March 29, 2008.  We have partnered with Washington Wine Academy to host a Silent Auction and Wine Tasting that will be held at the Penthouse Level of the Lenox Club Apartments in Crystal City.  Many of the restaurants and businesses in Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax and Washington, DC have donated items for the auction.  We will have food, wine tastings, music, raffles and bargains for everyone.
 
All donations and a portiion of ticket sales are tax deductible and the 100% of all monies raised go directly to the school.  If you have any questions, please call me at any time.  Thank you so much for anything you can do to help us.
 
Ilisa St. Pierre
Director
 
Keshet Child Development Center

758 S. 23rd Street

Arlington, VA  22202

703-535-5525

keshetcdc@yahoo.com

The Police Unity Tour - Virginia Chapter will be bicycling from the Tidewater area to Washington, D.C. to the National Law Enforcement Officers' Memorial to remember and honor fallen officers who have died in the line of duty.

As members of the Tour, we are required to raise a minimum of $1,250.00 each and bicycle 250-plus miles.

his challenge is a small sacrifice in comparison to the families whose lives have been forever changed by the loss of a uniformed loved one.
The Police Unity Tour motto simply states, "We ride for those who died." This ride ensures the life and sacrifice of every American Officer slain in the line of duty is never forgotten.

There are several great causes to support, but we would appreciate any monetary support you can offer to our efforts (submit by April 11, 2008 - deadline).

**Tax deductible donations (see attached form) made to the Police Unity Tour (Tax ID #20-4003246), can be mailed to Cpl. B. LeFrancois #1203 at Arlington County Police Department: 1425 N. Courthouse Rd., Arlington, VA 22201.

**Secure online donations may be made at: WWW.FIRSTGIVING.COM/ACPD.

Please contact Det. Donaggio if you have any questions, suggestions, or comments: jdonag@arlingtonva.us or 703.228.4167

Proudly serving you:
Team ACPD: Cpl. B. LeFrancois, Det. J. Donaggio & Det.T. Jessup

THANK YOU for your time and consideration to this cause.

As most Lyon Villagers will have noticed, the landscaping the County-owned land in front of the retaining wall for I-66 along Kirkwood Road from Lee Highway to just before N. 17th street is in serious need of some help. While this area was given some perfunctory landscaping over 25 years ago when the highway was constructed and it has had essentially no maintenance since then. The area has become overrun by invasive vines, such as English ivy and multiflora rose. Several of the mature trees have fallen and the few that remain are endangered. With a little TLC, this area could be a real credit to our community.

I would be willing to take the lead but I need help in two areas:

• Volunteers to help removal of invasive vines and general cleanup;
• Once the area has been brought into reasonable shape, we should consider the type of landscape.
• Support from the LVCA to ensure continued participation by the County.

Carlos Stern
carlosstern@comcast.net

Major Construction Slated for Kirkwood Road
Dominion Power Installing Substation Cabling

Our general meeting will be held on Monday, March 10, at 8:00 pm in the Lyon Village Community House. All are welcome to attend.

We will have a presentation from Dominion Virginia Power on the soon-to-begin construction of three underground electric transmission lines. The construction will run from North Monroe Street, down Fairfax Drive, then along the full length of Kirkwood Rd, turning toward Roslyn at Lee Hwy ending at 19th Street in Roslyn. The work on the lines will begin this Spring and be completed in approximately nine months.

We will also have a presentation from the local police on crime activity and safety concerns in our area. The monthly seminars at the General Meeting take place to keep Lyon Village informed. We hope to see you there!

Recent Developments in Commercial and Multi-Family Real Estate in Clarendon & the Rosslyn-Ballston Corridor

Ken Matzkin, a commercial broker with Buck Realty, and a member of the Countyís Economic Development office staff have been invited to speak at our February 11 meeting.† We have asked them to update us on what is happening at both the commercial and residential level in Clarendon and the R-B Corridor.