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Rosslyn Station Project (November 12, 2010)
Outlet: Alexandria Gazette Packet - Online
Arlington County Board Chairman Jay Fisette and other county officials broke ground recently for the with U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, U.S. Rep. Jim Moran, federal, state and local transportation officials, construction partner The JBG Companies, and Rosslyn ...(read more)
Police pushing for pedestrian safety (November 9, 2010)
Outlet: Washington Post - Online
As part of the annual , police throughout the Washington region are stepping up enforcement in an attempt to reduce pedestrian and cyclist fatalities on roads.
Last year, there were 79 pedestrian and cyclist fatalities in the D.C. metropolitan ar...(read more)
Expansion work begins at Virginia Metrorail station (November 8, 2010)
Outlet: Progressive Railroading
Officials in Arlington County, Va., recently broke ground on a $32.6 million expansion project at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) Rosslyn Station, the state’s busiest Metrorail station.
Scheduled to be complete by spri...(read more)
Richard III / Mary Stuart (November 6, 2010)
Outlet: Edge New York
Mary Stuart (Photo by C. Stanley)
As one contemplates the Washington Shakespeare Company’s move from Clark Street to Rosslyn, it’s easy to imagine a magical creature emerging from its dark cave into the light. Will the glass and steel expanses of ...(read more)
Zpizza headed to Rosslyn (November 1, 2010)
Outlet: Business Review - Online
Washington Business Journal
Pizza chain zpizza is headed to Arlington's Rosslyn neighborhood. The restaurant signed a a lease for 1,180 square feet at 1100 Wilson Blvd., according to developer Monday Properties. With that 10-year deal, the Twin To...(read more)
Rosslyn group plans 20 events for its 20th anniversary (October 29, 2010)
Outlet: TBD
Maurice Fliess, left and Brian Coulter, two past presidents of Rosslyn Renaissance, spoke at the group's 20th annual meeting last night. (Photo courtesy Rosslyn Renaissance.)
Next year will mark 20 years since neighborhood group Rosslyn Renaissan...(read more)
7-Eleven in Rosslyn pushing for November opening (October 28, 2010)
Outlet: TBD
Construction should be done next month on 7-Eleven on Wilson Boulevard. (Photo: TBD Staff)
The conversion of a site on Wilson Boulevard in Rosslyn from a gas station to a 7-Eleven is now moving full speed ahead, and the owner hopes the store will...(read more)
GROUND BREAKING CEREMONIES TODAY, ON A BIG UPGRADE PROJECT AT THE ROSSLYN METRO STATION. (October 27, 2010)
Outlet: TBD
TOPPING HEADLINES A VIRGINIA MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND ACCUSED OF ATTEMPTING TO PLOT MULTIPLE ATTACKS ON THE REGION'S METRO RAIL SYSTEM. 34 YEAR OLD FAROOQUE AHMED WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY EARLIER TODAY. AUTHORITIES SAY HE TRIED TO ASSIST OTHERS WHO A...(read more)
Arlington High-Rise Succeeds In Going Green Diet (October 26, 2010)
Outlet: WUSA-TV - Online
ARLINGTON, Va. (WUSA) -- A Rosslyn high-rise office building and a Maryland department store are among the best when it comes to cutting energy consumption and reducing waste.
But neither compare to a UNC residence hall. The Morrison Residence Hal...(read more)
Twin Towers owners prepare for Northrop departure (October 25, 2010)
Outlet: Washington Post - Online
Monday Properties, the owner of the "Twin Towers," as 1000 and 1110 Wilson Blvd. have become known, has begun a search for office tenants to fill more than 100,000 square feet that it expects Northrop Grumman to vacate once the defense contractor con...(read more)
JBG Companies’ Kathleen Webb Honored with "Top 10 Professional Women" in the Construction Industry Award (October 22, 2010)
Outlet: Citybizlist Baltimore
Kathleen Webb, Executive Development Officer for The JBG Companies, has been recognized by the Professional Women in Construction (PWC) as one of 10 outstanding women in the Washington, D.C. area construction industry.
Webb has overseen all aspe...(read more)
Artisphere brings edge to Rosslyn community (October 21, 2010)
Outlet: Washington Examiner - Online
By: Anna Giaritelli Special to The Examiner 10/20/10 4:42 PM EDT
Megan Banner Sutherland interns with the Smithsonian. She recently starting working the night shift as the arts ambassador at Arlington’s brand new Artisphere in order to gain a bett...(read more)
EagleBank Signs Lease for Rosslyn, Virginia Branch Location (October 21, 2010)
Outlet: iStockAnalyst
BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 20, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EagleBank today announced that it has executed a lease, subject to regulatory approval, for a new branch in Rosslyn located in the "Waterview" building at 1919 N. Lynn Street, in Arlington, Virginia. T...(read more)
Imperfect Arlington: Low-tech garbage can (October 19, 2010)
Outlet: TBD
Maybe up in Courthouse they need to take a lesson from Rosslyn, where the garbage receptacles are high-tech, solar-powered trash compacting machines. You wouldn't mistake this thing for anything used in a wrestling ring . And you'll never see it over...(read more)
Forward Motion: Arlington's Artisphere (October 15, 2010)
Outlet: Expressnightout.com
The doors to the long-shuttered site of the old Newseum will come flying open this weekend with the opening of Artisphere, a sprawling 62,000-square-foot cultural center in Rosslyn.
After a $6.7 million renovation, Arlington County has created a n...(read more)
Monday Properties breaks ground on 1812 N. Moore St. (October 15, 2010)
Outlet: Washington Business Journal - Online
Monday Properties broke ground Thursday morning on its 581,000-square-foot, 35-story skyscraper at 1812 N. Moore St. in Arlington's Rosslyn neighborhood, marking the start of the company's speculative construction project....(read more)
THE SKYLINE IN ROSSLYN WILL LOOK QUITE DIFFERENT A FEW YEARS FROM NOW. (October 14, 2010)
Outlet: WRC-TV
THE SKYLINE IN ROSSLYN WILL LOOK QUITE DIFFERENT A FEW YEARS FROM NOW. CONSTRUCTION IS SET TO BEGIN ON A NEW OFFICE TOWER AND THE BUILDING IS EXPECTED TO BE THE TALLEST IN OUR REGION. Reporter: IT'S JUST A HOLE IN THE GROUND N BUT SOON A SKY SCRAPE...(read more)
Developers break ground on area's tallest building (October 14, 2010)
Outlet: WTOP-FM - Online
ROSSLYN, Va. - A major change is coming to the D.C. skyline.
Ground has been broken on what's being labeled as an "iconic" tower that will soon be the region's tallest building.
The project has been in the works for more than 10 years. But on...(read more)
Monday Properties breaks ground on 1812 N. Moore St. (October 14, 2010)
Outlet: BizJournals.com
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Music review: La Excelencia dishes out the salsa at Artisphere in Rosslyn (October 14, 2010)
Outlet: Washington Post - Online
On the dance card Tuesday evening at Rosslyn's brand-new Artisphere: salsa lessons. A hot multiethnic band from the Bronx. And a hint of revolution. The music and the politics came from La Excelencia, an 11-piece combo that headlined the first "Salsa...(read more)
RAIN AND SHINE (October 14, 2010)
Outlet: BisNow
Yes, our string of beautiful weather has been broken by rain, but as Monday Properties CEO Anthony Westreich pointed out at today’s groundbreaking for 1812 N. Moore in Rosslyn, his father had stood in the same place 50 years ago to break ground on hi...(read more)
'Scuse Me, While I Kiss the Sky (October 14, 2010)
Outlet: WRC-TV - Online
Workers have broken ground for a new office tower in Rosslyn that'll become the tallest in the region....(read more)
Artisphere’s Opening Weekend: Pleasingly Uncrowded! (October 11, 2010)
Outlet: Washington City Paper
The highlight of my visit yesterday was the “Skateboard Side Effects” exhibit in the Terrace Gallery. The abstract ramp sculpture by Richard Vosseller dominates the space, which also features work by Tim Bearse, Mickael Elliot Broth, and Lia Halloran...(read more)
What to Do With the Old Newseum? Make Into an Arts Center, Natch! (October 10, 2010)
Outlet: USA Today - Online
"When the Newseum decamped from Rosslyn [in northern Virginia] eight years ago [for downtown D.C.], it left behind a modern building with a broadcast studio, a beckoning silver dome and a mind-boggling 54,000 square feet of space. Called Artisphere, ...(read more)
Art in Arlington's Atmosphere (October 9, 2010)
Outlet: WRC-TV - Online
All you art lovers out there, get ready for the grand opening a cultural center that's unlike any you've seen before.
On 10/10/10, Artisphere opens in the space that the Newseum once occupied. You know, that big dome in the middle of Rosslyn. Now,...(read more)
Rosslyn Metro work to affect traffic (October 8, 2010)
Outlet: BizJournals.com
North Moore Street in Rosslyn will become a one-way street heading south toward Wilson Boulevard this weekend and will be limited to local transit and construction traffic, as a two-year-long construction project to improve the Rosslyn Metro stop get...(read more)
IT IS AT THOUGH OLD MUSEUM SPACE IN ROSSLYN. (October 7, 2010)
Outlet: WUSA-TV
WE ARE BACK AT 6:28 WITH THE REGION'S NEWEST ART HOT SPOT. IT IS THE ARTEST SPHERE IN ARLINGTON. IT WILL HOLD A SERIES OF GALA OPENINGS THIS WEEKEND AND OPENS TO THE PUBLIC ON SUNDAY. IT IS AT THOUGH OLD MUSEUM SPACE IN ROSSLYN. THERE ARE GALLERI...(read more)
Artisphere opening in Rosslyn (October 7, 2010)
Outlet: Washington Post - Online
When the Newseum decamped from Rosslyn eight years ago, it left behind a modern building with a broadcast studio, a beckoning silver dome and a mind-boggling 54,000 square feet of space.
To describe it in real-estate terms, it had character. It w...(read more)
Artisphere Opens Its Doors (October 7, 2010)
Outlet: Washingtonian - Online
A new cultural center opens in Rosslyn with ambitious goals for its role in the region
The Rosslyn skyline is notable mostly for its hulking office buildings. But nestled among them now is a glass-and-metal structure topped with a whimsical dome. ...(read more)
Artisphere Opens Its Doors (October 7, 2010)
Outlet: Washingtonian - Online
For a closer look at Artisphere, click here.
The Rosslyn skyline is notable mostly for its hulking office buildings. But nestled among them now is a glass-and-metal structure topped with a whimsical dome. Its Artisphere (1101 Wilson Blvd.), a 6,2...(read more)
Artisphere to open Oct. 10 (October 7, 2010)
Outlet: Washington Business Journal - Online
Rosslyn's highly-anticipated arts complex, Artisphere, makes its debut on Oct. 10 in the Arlington neighborhood. The 62,000-square-foot venue offers multiple galleries, stages, a dance ballroom and a movie theater....(read more)
A look inside Artisphere (October 6, 2010)
Outlet: Washington Business Journal - Online
Arena Stage isn't the only theater opening its doors in October: Rosslyn's highly-anticipated arts complex, Artisphere, makes its debut on 10/10/10 (in other words, Sunday)....(read more)
A look inside Artisphere (October 6, 2010)
Outlet: Washington Business Journal - Online
Arena Stage isn't the only theater opening its doors in October: Rosslyn's highly-anticipated arts complex, Artisphere, makes its debut on 10/10/10 (in other words, Sunday).
I got a chance to take a peek at the 62,000 square foot space during a pr...(read more)
Forward Motion: Arlington's Artisphere (October 6, 2010)
Outlet: Expressnightout.com
The doors to the long-shuttered site of the old Newseum will come flying open this weekend with the opening of Artisphere, a sprawling 62,000-square-foot cultural center in Rosslyn.
After a $6.7 million renovation, Arlington County has created a n...(read more)
The Night Note: 10/6/10 (October 6, 2010)
Outlet: WRC-TV - Online
News you need to know.
ARLINGTON GETS MORE ART (NOT THE BUS)
Arlington County and the Rosslyn Business Improvement District held a press conference today to show off Arlington’s nearly-completed cultural center, Artisphere. The venue is a cente...(read more)
Nightlife Agenda (October 5, 2010)
Outlet: Washington Post - Online
There's a little something for everyone this week: An artsy opening party for Rosslyn's Artisphere features a variety show, DJs, performance art and $10,000 worth of balloons, rising reggae star Gyptian visits the Crossroads, Wale shows off D.C. hip-...(read more)
Monday Properties seeks financing for Rosslyn building (October 4, 2010)
Outlet: Washington Business Journal - Online
Monday Properties is heading to market in search of construction financing for its 1812 N. Moore St. office project in Arlington's Rosslyn neighborhood. The developer will break ground on a speculative basis this month with $30 million of its own mon...(read more)
New Tower in D.C. Area Set to Rise Soon (October 4, 2010)
Outlet: Architectural Record
The Washington Post
New York-based Monday Properties plans to begin work soon on what it says will be the Washington area's tallest office building, a 30-story Rosslyn tower twice the height of the tallest office buildings in the District.
The ...(read more)
JBG Moving Forward With Rosslyn Commons (October 3, 2010)
Outlet: USA Today - Online
New condos near Metro, in-unit washer/dryer, hardwoods throughout, special financing available. Open Sundays, 1-4pm DC's most prestigious building, corner unit with wraparound terrace Perfectly renovated downtown condo with deck Downtown Penthouse:...(read more)
Developer still lack tenants as it build region's tallest building (October 2, 2010)
Outlet: Washington Post - Online
Monday Properties is set to build what might be the tallest office building in the Washington area, but the most striking aspect of the plan has little to do with size.
Monday has no tenants signed for the 580,000-square-foot building it plans to ...(read more)
Artisphere Has Grand Opening (October 1, 2010)
Outlet: Arlington Connection - Online
On 10.10.10, the first of a new breed of American cultural centers opens its doors in Arlington: ARTISPHERE. Combining the newly-renovated former Newseum space with the existing Spectrum Theatre at 1101 Wilson Blvd., Artisphere's multi-disciplinary c...(read more)
Say That In Klingon (October 1, 2010)
Outlet: Arlington Connection - Online
Inventor of the Klingon language, Marc Okrand is in rehearsal with the cast of “By Any Other Name: An Evening of Shakespeare in Klingon” inside the Rosslyn Spectrum Theater on Saturday, Sept.25.
George Takei (Sulu in the Star Trek series) performs...(read more)
Increasing capacity at Rosslyn Metro (September 30, 2010)
Outlet: UPI.com
Metro Center has four main entrances. Gallery Place and L'Enfant Plaza each have three. Union Station, Silver Spring, Dupont Circle, and countless others have two. Rosslyn, the highest-ridership station in Virginia, has but one. One entrance with one...(read more)
Work expected on 30-story tower in Rosslyn (September 30, 2010)
Outlet: Washington Post - Online
New York-based Monday Properties plans to begin work soon on what it says will be the Washington area's tallest office building, a 30-story Rosslyn tower twice the height of the tallest office buildings in the District. This Story The building, plann...(read more)
High Hopes as Builders Bet on Skyscrapers (September 29, 2010)
Outlet: Wall Street Journal
The office-vacancy rate in Rosslyn, Va., is one of the lowest in the Washington region, which may well be the healthiest office market in the country.
Even so, developer Anthony Westreich hasn't been able to secure a construction loan for a 35-sto...(read more)
Jason Moran Receives MacArthur Genius Grant (September 28, 2010)
Outlet: Washington City Paper
How about that Jason Moran , who keeps finding new and exciting ways to grace these pages? The ludicrously acclaimed (and entirely deserved) pianist and composer had his name on two fantastic albums this summer; played a stellar set at this month’s R...(read more)
Monday Properties to go spec at 1812 N. Moore (September 28, 2010)
Outlet: Washington Business Journal - Online
Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 5:56pm EDT | Modified: Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 6:19pm
Monday Properties is going spec at its 1812 N. Moore St. project in Rosslyn, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Unable to land construction financing, the de...(read more)
AND THE ROSSLYN METRO STATION IS GETTING A MAKEOVER. (September 25, 2010)
Outlet: TBD
AND THE ROSSLYN METRO STATION IS GETTING A MAKEOVER. THESE ARE PROJECT RENDERINGS OF THE ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS. THEY INCLUDE A NEW MEZZANINE AREA AT THE BOTTOM OF NEW ELEVATORS, ALONG WITH UPDATED FARE EQUIPMENT AND KIOSKS. CONSTRUCTION BEGINS NEXT ...(read more)
Shakespeare in Klingon featuring George Takei (September 24, 2010)
Outlet: Metro Weekly
George Takei joins the Washington Shakespeare Company in celebrating 20 years of cutting-edge classical theater by turning Shakespeare on its ear, literally. By Any Other Name: An Evening of Shakespeare in Klingon is a one-night-only production featu...(read more)
CVS Rosslyn to renovate (September 22, 2010)
Outlet: Washington Business Journal - Online
CVS will completely remodel its store at 1100 Wilson Blvd. in Arlington. The remodeling comes as part of a 15-year lease renewal at the location, which is owned by Monday Properties. The building is being redeveloped to include new food service ameni...(read more)
ROSSLYN RISING (September 21, 2010)
Outlet: BisNow
It's a week of celebration at Bisnow. First, from 6-8 PM tomorrow our big DC Schmoozarama at Cuba Libre with open bar and gourmet treats. The whole Bisnow team-including Elliott- will be there; you can still sign up. He will also celebrate turning th...(read more)
Fall Arts Preview 2010: Stage (September 16, 2010)
Outlet: Expressnightout.com
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If you know that there are people who speak Klingon, you probably know that they've translated "Hamlet" into the alien tongue. But you probably never thought you'd get to see it. George Takei, a.k.a. U.S.S. Enterprise helmsman Mr. Sulu,...(read more)
Rosslyn Jazz Festival (September 16, 2010)
Outlet: Alexandria Gazette Packet - Online
Band members of the Bad Plus, Reid Anderson and David King, play a set during festival.
The audience listens to the Bad Plus ....(read more)
20th Annual Rosslyn Jazz Festival (September 12, 2010)
Outlet: JazzTimes
Photos from performances by Jason Moran, The Bad Plus, Tierney Sutton and the Afro Bop Alliance
Photos of performances from the , in Arlington, Va. on September 11, 2010.
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Tom Williams and Afro Bop Alliance at the 2010 Rosslyn Jazz Festi...(read more)
Jason Moran (September 10, 2010)
Outlet: Washington Post - Online
JASON MORAN 'Ten' Kindred spirits: Vijay Iyer, Don Pullen, Herbie Hancock, Lafayette Gilchrist
Show: Saturday at the Rosslyn Jazz Festival at Gateway Park. Show starts at 2:30 p.m. 703-228-1850. http://www.arlingtonarts.org. Free. calls his new a...(read more)
New manager enjoying Arlington and its people (September 10, 2010)
Outlet: Washington Post - Online
Have you found a favorite restaurant in Arlington?
So far, our favorite restaurant is the one that we are walking to on any given evening right here in our neighborhood: Courthouse, Clarendon and Rosslyn. The variety and quality of food and bevera...(read more)
Pop Rock Folk Jazz Etc. (September 10, 2010)
Outlet: Washington Post - Online
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars play Friday at Zanzibar on the Waterfront. Tickets are $30 at the door, $25 in advance. (Jane Richey)
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Washington DC Events - Weekend Picks (September 10, 2010)
Outlet: About.com - DC
Rosslyn Jazz Festival - Sept. 11, 2010, 1-7 p.m. Enjoy a day of jazz concerts in Rosslyn, VA.
Penn Quarter - Arts on Foot Festival - Sept. 11, 2010, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Enjoy a performing arts festival featuring Washington, DC artists at a variety of v...(read more)
A Cultural Treasure (September 9, 2010)
Outlet: Connection Newspapers, The
Sara Melendez already has her ticket: the self-proclaimed "culture vulture" is eagerly anticipating Teatro de La Luna’s Latin American harp festival at the Spectrum Theater in Rosslyn. The native of Puerto Rico and long-time Arlington resident makes ...(read more)
Taking trains to trails, Part 3: Amtrak Virginia (September 9, 2010)
Outlet: Examiner.com
The East Falls Church Metro station is close to the start of the Four Mile Run Trail, whose end point is within similarly easy distance of the National Airport station. The East Falls Church station is also very close to the western end of the Custis...(read more)