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From YouTube: In the News/Update 12/12/12
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Arlington TV's regular roudnup of news stories and events. In this holiday edition, Arlington gets a new Parks director, the first year of the PLACE initiative is highlighted, the Washington Post compliments the Arlington Library's fantastic online local photo archive, and Secret Santa and holiday food drives are underway. Please donate generously.
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A
Hello
I'm
Samantha
went
Langan
lately,
Arlington
has
been
in
the
news:
The
Washington
Post
interviewed
county
board,
chair
Mary
Hines
for
a
very
positive
local
living
story
on
the
place,
civic
engagement
initiative.
The
story
noted
Arlington's
welcome
kit
for
new
residents,
which
is
available
on
our
website.
It
also
cited
our
open
door,
Monday
meetings
with
elected
officials,
online
question-and-answer
tools
and
the
county
efforts
to
seek
out
residents,
opinions
on
issues
large
and
small
The
Washington
Post
is
also
featuring.
An
online
gallery
of
vintage
postcards
from
the
library's
Virginia
room
that
captured
the
evolution
of
Arlington.
A
You
can
see
them
on
the
Post
website
or
view
a
larger
collection
on
our
library
website,
keyword,
Virginia,
room
elsewhere,
NBC's
Nightly,
News
featured
goodies,
pizzeria
and
clarendon
in
a
story
on
the
fiscal
cliff.
The
owners
expressed
concerns
about
how
higher
tax
rates
could
affect
small
businesses.
A
In
addition,
Vice
President
Joe
Biden
hosted
a
lunch
at
Arlington's
Metro
29
diner,
to
discuss
the
country's
financial
situation
after
a
nationwide
search,
arlington
has
named
a
new
director
of
Parks
and
Recreation
Jane
Rudolph
worked
for
the
New
York
City
Parks
and
Rec
Department
for
nearly
a
decade
where
she
oversaw
all
aspects
of
the
largest
urban
park
system
in
the
nation.
Miss
Rudolph
moved
to
arlington
two
years
ago
and
has
become
an
avid
user
of
Arlington's
parks.
Welcome,
Jane
and
congratulations
until
next
time.
Keep
watching
for
Arlington
in
the
news,
hi
I'm.
B
Lisa
van
Wagner
and
here's
what's
going
on
around
arlington
donating
a
gift
card
to
Arlington
Secret
Santa
program
is
a
great
way
to
help
make
the
holiday
special
for
many
audience.
The
Department
of
Human
Services
distributes
the
cards
to
those
in
need.
If
you
donate,
please
limit
the
amount
on
the
gift
card
to
$25
each,
but
you
can
donate
as
many
as
you
like.
Donations
are
generally
tax-deductible.
The
Arlington
County
Fire
Department
in
partnership
with
the
Arlington
professional,
firefighters
and
paramedics
Association,
is
sponsoring
a
food
drive
to
benefit
the
Arlington
food
assistance
center.
B
Please
bring
non-perishable
donations
to
any
fire
station
in
Arlington
or
Falls
Turk
City,
or
to
the
courthouse
Plaza
lobby
at
2100,
Crandon
Boulevard
to
drive,
runs
through
December
21st.
The
Wednesday
yarn
bomb
meetups
at
artisphere
are
taking
a
holiday
break,
but
they'll
resume
on
january.
Second
drop
in
and
help
create
a
temporary
public
art
project
made
from
yarn.
Everyone
is
welcome,
regardless
of
skill
level.
It's
a
great
opportunity
to
learn
to
knit
brush
up
on
your
skills
and
meet
new
people.
It's
time
to
register
for
enjoy
arlington
winter
recreation
classes.
B
B
You
may
qualify
for
a
fee
reduction,
join
the
crowd
for
roller
skating,
every
saturday
night
at
thomas
jefferson,
community
center,
the
evenings
start
with
families
skating
at
six
thirty,
followed
by
teen,
only
skating
at
nine
there's,
a
two
dollar
entry
fee
and
three
dollars
per
skate
rental
or
bring
your
own
skates.
That's
it
for
update
Arlington.
We
hope
you'll
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us
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us
on
Twitter
and,
of
course,
keep
watching
us
here
on
Arlington
TV.