Scouting for Food – Saturday Nov 11

Greetings! On Saturday, November 4, Cub Scout Pack 126, sponsored by the Arlington Church of the Brethren will be leaving a bag at each front door in the Boulevard Manor and Madison Manor Civic Associations. On the following Saturday (Veteran’s Day) Nov 11, Pack 126 will be collecting in your neighborhood. The food collected goes […]

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Veteran’s Day Dinner – Nov 10

On Friday, November 10, BMCA and Arlington Community Church will co‐host the 2017 Veterans Day dinner, with food service beginning at 6:00 pm. All neighbors are invited; there is nothing you need to bring. BMCA will provide beef and pulled chicken from Rocklands, as well as sides and beverages. We will also collect donations for […]

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Boy Scout Food Drive – November 11

Saturday, November 11 is the National Capital Area Boy Scout Food Drive. Many single-family homes in Arlington will receive a bag on Saturday, November 4. If you receive a bag, please consider donating non-perishable food items (canned fruit, canned vegetables, canned tuna, canned tomato products or peanut butter) by 9:00 am on Sat. November 11. […]

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The Silent Killer in Your Yard

*What’s scarier than bumping into a spider web, a witch, a black cat or a bat in the dark of All Hallows Eve? It’s a zombie plant *that harbors rodents and mosquitoes on the ground but morphs into a killer of earth’s largest living ancient species when it climbs and matures. Still stumped? *It’s English […]

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Rt 50 Shoulder Beautification and Restoration Update and Next Steps – Improve all of Rt 50? (in Arlington)

The trees we planted on the Rt. 50 Shoulder are growing in nicely.  It is a good mix of the smallest ones we purchased from Earth Sangha, slightly larger ones we received free through the Arlington County tree give away in conjunction with Tree Stewards, and the one largest ones we purchased from Great Outdoors […]

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South Side of 1st Street N and Bluemont Park Trash Pickup August-Sept

Phil has been going to town rounding up volunteers in the good weather in the last month to dig in and clear out the trash in the area around 1st Street where it intersects the entrance to Bluemont Park.   We were first there on Pearl Harbor Day December 2014 to tackle the ivy and see […]

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APS Open House

APS will be holding an open house on Sept 23 to “Learn more about topics that will be discussed for School Board action this year, and find out how to stay informed and be involved”. https://www.apsva.us/post/youre-invited-aps-open-house/  

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BMCA Summer Meeting on Monday, June 12 at 7:00pm

The Boulevard Manor Civic Association (BMCA) will hold its Summer General Meeting at the Church of the Brethren, 300 N Montague Street, on Monday, June 12, beginning promptly at 7:00 pm. Learn about the latest for the Reeves farm house, what your neighbors are doing to use solar power and other energy sources, the latest plans  for Upton Hill Regional […]

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