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From YouTube: Around Arlington - September 25 2013

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We love our parks in this county, and there's a new one just opened in Ballston. We'll show you what's special about this park in a moment, but first let's get caught up on other news Around Arlington

It's time to nominate your favorite local business for the annual People's Choice ABBIE Awards. You have until October 4, to nominate any Arlington business in categories like "Best Happy Hour" or "Best Customer Service", you can even vote for the "Best Place to take a Date". To vote visit arlingtonva.us/Abbies.

One business that needs congratulating is Skanska, who have built Arlington's first LEED Platinum building at 1776 Wilson Blvd. This is the highest green building certificate possible, and means the latest green technologies available have been used.

Its official! Arlington Mill Community Center held a ribbon cutting and tour to celebrate its opening. The new facility has a gym, senior center and programs for all ages. It's open every day, so stop by and check it out!

Dogtober Day is almost upon us again. It's back at Lacey Woods Park on October 5 from 1-3. You can enter your dog in categories that include most adorable, cutest costume and more. Or just show up and watch the fun.

So, about that new park... along with benches, paths and flowering shrubs, it's got: not one, but two, bocce courts! Take a look as this ancient game finds fans in a new generation.

You'll have to bring your own bocce set to play, Bocce courts can be reserved ahead of time, or are available on a drop-in basis. Well, that's it for this week. Thanks for watching! And we'll see you Around Arlington

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We love our parks in this county and there's a new one. Just open in ballston will show you what's special about this park in a moment, but first, let's get caught up on other news around arlington high, it's time to nominate your favorite local business for the annual people's choice, Abby Awards, you have until October fourth to nominate NE, arlington business in categories like best happy hour or best customer service. You can even vote for the best place to take a date to vote visit.

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Arlington VA us / abby's, one business that needs congratulating is Scott Scott, who have built Arlington's first LEED Platinum, building at 1776 wilson boulevard. This is the highest green building certificate possible and means the latest green technologies available have been used. Well, it's official arlington mill community center held a ribbon-cutting and tour to celebrate its opening. The new facility has a gym, Senior, Center and programs for all ages. It's open every day so stop by and check it out. Dog Tober day is almost upon us again.

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It's back at lacy woods park on october, fifth, from 1 to 3 p.m. you can enter your dog in categories that include most adorable, judas costume and more or just show up and watch the fun so about that new park, along with benches paths, flowering shrubs. It's got not one, but two bocce courts. Take a look at this ancient game finds fans in a new generation a.

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Highlight of this Parker than you bocce courts and these course will be available for both drop-in players as well as scheduled for area social sports leagues to play those games. So, as is the case with all of our Park projects, we could not have created this awesome park without the help of many / residents here not into who are part of what we call the arlington way. As.

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You can see we have a park opening this evening and it's far leben randolph park looking at Arlington's. Demographics there's certainly a very large amount of people, but in the ages of 25 and 45 here in Arlington, and a lot of them play social sports and bocce.

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The popularity of Bochy has really increased over the last five to ten years, also looking at the land use and how it it's really appropriate for this urban node plot. She was kind of a no-brainer well I looked.

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At this corner, literally for decades, this became a desert. Even the weeds would grow here. It was actually becoming a little bit of a problem because of dust storms in the middle of Arlington. We were having dust, storms I'm, particularly windy days, so I contacted arlington county's parks department and through scott McPartland, we kind of formed up a little partnership on how to stop the dust. So I was really happy that our lington was on the cutting edge of this wonderful relaxing sport. That takes some skill. Some luck, but not a lot of heft.

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If you like bowling you're going to love bocce.

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You'll have to bring your own bocce set to play, but bocce courts can be reserved ahead of time or are available on a drop-in basis. Well, that's it! For this week, thanks for watching and we'll see you around arlington.

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