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Arlington Pet of the Week: Hendrix 10/16/2013 03:00pm • Our latest Arlington Pet of the Week is Hendrix, a 5-year-old beagle who loves the beach the Shirlington dog park. Here’s what owner Julia had to say about Hendrix, who lives in Courthouse after being rescued from the woods of rural Virginia. Hendrix is a 5 year old beagle who I rescued Pay someone to mail thank-you cards, but not to D.C. 10/10/2013 03:55pm • UPDATE - Friday - 10/11/2013, 11 a.m. ET WASHINGTON - A just-released update in the Apple Store now includes District of Columbia in the app's Select-A-State wheel. EARLIER - Friday - 10/11/2013, 4 a.m. ET WASHINGTON - For those who have ever thought, "I'd pay someone to write all these thank-y Gobble tov! American Jews ready for Thanksgivukkah 10/07/2013 04:27pm • By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - It's a turkey. It's a menorah. It's Thanksgivukkah! An extremely rare convergence this year of Thanksgiving and the start of Hanukkah has created a frenzy of Talmudic proportions. There's the number crunching: The last time it happened was 18 Redwood Oktoberfest set for Oct. 26 10/03/2013 08:00am • Redwood Restaurant and Bar is shutting down Bethesda Lane again for its third annual Oktoberfest celebration. Redwood Oktoberfest at Bethesda Row is set for 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26 and will benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Beers available will include DC Brau, Flying Dog, Starr Arlington Pet of the Week: Pretzel 10/02/2013 12:40pm • This week’s Arlington Pet of the Week is Pretzel, a two-year-old mixed breed who was rescued this summer. Here’s what owner Rachel — whose fiancee recently “recognized, by name” a previous Pet of the Week honoree — said about Pretzel. Pretzel is a 2 year old Shutdown threatens Washington-area blood supply 10/01/2013 02:56pm • Inova Health System is urgently seeking blood donors to plug a hole in the region's blood supply caused by the federal government shutdown. As it turns out, four major federal agencies were scheduled to host employee blood drives at their work sites this week, but have canceled those events in light Arlington Pet of the Week: Mia 09/25/2013 11:00am • Our latest Arlington Pet of the Week is Mia, a beagle-chihuahua mix who was adopted earlier this year. Mia has two protective big brothers and is a big fan of her doggie daycare center. Here’s what owner Taryn had to say about her: Mia is a 9 1/2 month old Beagle Chihuahua that we adopt New Gift and Decor Store Opens in Clarendon 09/24/2013 10:30am •   Knightsbridge Trading Company, a gift and home decor store, has opened in Clarendon. The store, at 2871 Clarendon Blvd in the former Papery space, opened its doors over the weekend. It offers customers “an engaging shopping experience characterized by a diverse, ever-changing merchandis GiftRocker Seeks to Make Gift Certificates Easier for Local Businesses 09/23/2013 11:30am • Editor’s Note: Sponsored by Monday Properties and written by ARLnow.com, Startup Monday is a weekly column that profiles Arlington-based startups and their founders. The Ground Floor, Monday’s office space for young companies in Rosslyn, is now open. The Metro-accessible space Car Free Weekend kicks off Friday 09/20/2013 03:48am • WASHINGTON - Car Free Weekend kicks off Friday, Sept. 20 to encourage commuters who drive alone to consider alternatives like mass transit, carpool, vanpool, Capital Bikeshare or teleworking. A commuter survey from the Transportation Planning Board this week found nearly 3/4 of all people in the Arlington Pet of the Week: Champ 09/18/2013 10:55am • Our latest Arlington Pet of the Week is Champ, a rescue pooch who values his leisure time and, if the email we received is to be believed, can compose surprisingly coherent sentences for a dog. Here’s the email: My name is Champ and I’m a rescue puggle/pit/lab mix that recently tur Arlington Pet of the Week: Lester 09/12/2013 02:30pm • This week’s Arlington Pet of the Week is Lester, an adopted tabby cat that lives with a group of UVA graduates in Virginia Square Here’s what a friend of the roommates had to say about Lester and his adoptive owners. When roommates — four guys fresh out of college at the Univ Arlington Pet of the Week: Lester 09/12/2013 02:30pm • This week’s Arlington Pet of the Week is Lester, an adopted tabby cat that lives with a group of UVA graduates in Virginia Square Here’s what a friend of the roommates had to say about Lester and his adoptive owners. When roommates — four guys fresh out of college at the Univ Arlington Pet of the Week: Lester 09/12/2013 02:30pm • This week’s Arlington Pet of the Week is Lester, an adopted tabby cat that lives with a group of UVA graduates in Virginia Square Here’s what a friend of the roommates had to say about Lester and his adoptive owners. When roommates — four guys fresh out of college at the Univ Morning Notes 09/10/2013 09:00am • Bus Rapid Transit Means Different Things To Different Places — The rapidness of bus rapid transit systems depend on what kind of system a place builds. Sometimes, cities use the term to avoid having to build more costly and controversial rail transit without dedicating lanes for buses. T