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Christmas Tree Collection and Recycling

Submitted by Ellen Scott, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012, 4:31pm

From Arlington County:

Christmas Tree Collection will be from January 3-17, 2012 on your regular refuse day. Since trees will be ground into wood mulch, please remove the tree stand, lights, and decorations. Please do not place the tree in a plastic bag.

During the first two full weeks in January, Christmas trees are collected curbside for residents with curbside refuse and recycling service. Residents are reminded to place the tree on the curb no later than 6 am on your regular trash collection day and to remove all decorations, nails, stands, and plastic bags. After the trees are collected, they will be ground into wood mulch for garden use. Special unbundled brush or metal pickups will be suspended during this time.

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Make Your Christmas Tree Last Longer Than Ever

Submitted by Ellen Scott, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011, 4:34pm
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Ty Pennington to Headline All New Washington Home & Garden Show

Submitted by Linda Roth PR on Sunday, December 4th, 8:27 am
Ty Pennington to Headline All New Washington Home & Garden Show

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Host Returns to DC

Washington, DC (December 1, 2011)—The all new Washington Home & Garden Show is extremely pleased to announce that Ty Pennington, the iconic host of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition will headline the March 9-11 Show at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in downtown DC.

“We are incredibly excited to have one of the most recognized personalities in home improvement join us for our new and improved Washington Home & Garden Show,” said Alyson Caplan, Show Manager.  “Ty has supported Marketplace Events for four years and he is finally able to come to DC to offer his home design expertise to residents in the nation’s capital.”

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Kelley Proxmire and Leah Moss share high-low design tips at Apartment Therapy’s Design Evening

Submitted by Sherry Moeller
Thursday, November 17th, 2011, 9:22am
Kelley Proxmire and Leah Moss share high-low design tips at Apartment Therapy’s Design Evening

Shop owners Jill Martin and Judith Carrig also participated in this monthly gathering of design enthusiasts. Bonus: Proxmire and Moss suggest time and money saving holiday design tips below.

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Favorite Fall Foods

Submitted by foodie-isms, Community Food Content Producer
Monday, October 31st, 2011, 8:22am
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Fred's Free Ice Cream, Balloons and Home Repair Info Are a Hit at the Potomac Day Events

Submitted by Sherry Moeller
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011, 9:18am
Fred's Free Ice Cream, Balloons and Home Repair Info Are a Hit at the Potomac Day Events

fred, www.schedulefred.com, employees give away 250 ice cream confections at the Potomac Day business fair and parade on Saturday

A group of employees from fred, a home repair service, participated in the Potomac Day events in Potomac, Maryland on Saturday, October 22, 2011. An ice cream truck wrapped in fred banners that said, "Follow fred - the first name in home repairs - to get your FREE ICE CREAM" followed the fred employees in the parade. The ice cream truck parked close to the fred booth at the business fair and the fred employees gave away 250 free ice cream confections to the people in the community.

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Aidan Design Donates Kitchenette/Art Center During a Day of Service at Martha's Table

Submitted by Sherry Moeller
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011, 3:48pm
Aidan Design Donates Kitchenette/Art Center During a Day of Service at Martha's Table

Celebrating its 10th Anniversary, Aidan Design Gives Back to the Community on Friday, Dances on Saturday

by Sherry Moeller

With the 10th anniversary of Aidan Design this month, its owners Nadia Subaran and John Schmiedigen wanted to do something special for the community that has supported them the last decade. Aidan Design, a custom kitchen firm in Bethesda, Md., decided to donate a Day of Service by designing and installing a kitchenette, handwashing station and art center at Martha's Table, a Northwest DC charitable organization that provides food and education to the area's homeless.

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