Maple Avenue will be closed to traffic around 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024 The 78th Annual Vienna Virginia Halloween Parade! Theme: Party like it's 1999! This parade is full of Marching Bands, Fire Engines, Dancers, Floats and kids... and more kids. One friend who recently moved back to London always commented how "you Continue Reading
Living Here in Northern Virginia
This collection of posts is intended to help you get a feeling what it is like to live here. Many clients who relocate to Vienna or nearby aren't sure what to expect ~ hopefully this will be a collection that is interesting. Some are written by me, and some are written by local bloggers. Enjoy!
Want to know about Flight Paths?
I updated this article to include a new 2024 Dulles Disclosure One of the benefits of living in Northern Virginia is that you can get a flight almost anywhere in the world at one of the local airports. Each of these "local airports" qualifies to be in the top tier of U.S. airports for passenger traffic and daily flights. When a real estate Continue Reading
Town of Vienna, Virginia
The Freeman House on Church Street The historic Freeman House is located on Church Street in Vienna. It is really the unofficial center of town and its active lifestyle, as on one side is the Vienna Town Green, a weekend farmers market, the W&OD Bike Trail (you can walk or run too), an organic bakery, Bazin's on Church Restaurant, Clarity, Continue Reading
Become an Inova blood donor
After the Covid-19 crisis, there are far fewer donation programs going on at business offices around Northern Virginia. The problem is that the demand for blood has remained the same as in 2018. The easiest way for you to become part of the Northern Virginia community is to become a regular blood donor. Yes, you can "give back" by spending about Continue Reading
What I told MONEY about Living in Vienna
Updated in August 2023 This is the 10th anniversary of the cover article in Money Magazine that I contributed to which launched the Town of Vienna to the top of the list of places to live in the United States. There used to be a website called "Help a Reporter Out" (HARO) and I vaguely remember responding to a request for help. Ultimately, I Continue Reading
Keep Rain Water Draining Away
I decided to repost this blog post because we have been getting intense downpours this summer, 2023, and it is time to remind people of this important homeowner task. Clean your gutters and drain pipes! Watch the video below that a client in Falls Church sent me one night as he panicked when seeing water stream into his window well. Caller Continue Reading
Fireworks in Vienna | July 2, 2023
Vienna Fireworks Show - 7/2/2023 If you are planning to watch the annual Vienna VA fireworks show on July 2nd, 2023, then you should remember that they will be set off around 9:30 at Yeonas Park. Music: U.S. Navy Concert Band band kicks off the evening at 8:00 Chairs are NOT permitted on the baseball fields Located at: 1319 Ross Dr. SW, Continue Reading
Appealing a Fairfax Real Estate Assessment 2023
Updated for 2023 Deadline for Appeal is April 3, 2023 Especially if the next owner of your home will probably tear it down to build a brand new home, then you should carefully examine your 2023 Fairfax County Real Estate Assessment to see if the "Building" value jumped. Personally, my 2023 Fairfax County tax assessment jumped 6.06%. In Continue Reading
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