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Have you thanked a Veteran today?
Be certain to make time today to thank Veteran’s for their service! This is the least we can do for the sacrifices these men, women, and their families make to serve our country.
November 7th also began MIlitary Family Appreciation Month. President Bush signed this into law in 2006. This year’s theme is “Celebrating the Diversity of the Military [...]
Missing Mount Vernon Police Officer Recovered
The Mount Vernon Police Department issued the following this evening. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Stecco family:
“Divers located Second Lieutenant Frank Stecco at 12:25 p.m. on Saturday, October 25. He was found in Pohick Bay approximately 100 feet from the point at which he was reportedly last seen. Boats, dogs and divers [...]
Fort Belvoir’s Oktoberfest is Open!
This event is fun for all ages - don’t miss it. The opening ceremony last night had lots of music, German “beverages”, and great food. Join the fun….be sure to stop by our booth and say “hi”. We’re having drawings on the hour for Starbucks cards and a grand prize drawing on [...]
Are Your Real Estate Taxes Paid?
We were talking with one of our wonderful contractors recently and, of course, the topic of Alexandria foreclosures came up. I hear yeah, “so what else is new”….well, have you checked to see if your real estate taxes have been paid by your lender?
Here is the story - our contractor, let’s call [...]
Fort Belvoir Hospital from the Air
As you drive past Fort Belvoir on Route 1, have you ever wondered what the construction is all about? If you haven’t already heard, a new hospital is being built. The new facility will be a Green hospital…the first of it’s kind in the country. Here is a fairly recent aerial photo of the construction site and [...]
It’s Oktoberfest time again!
Well it’s that time of year again … and we are proud to be one of the sponsors for Fort Belvoir’s 13th Annual Oktoberfest! Be certain to mark your calendars for October 2 - 5, next weekend. The kids will certainly remind once you drive down Rte 1 past Fort Belvoir and see the tents and Carnival!
We’ll be there, [...]
Pentagon Memorial Dedication
The Pentagon Memorial was dedicated today to honor the 184 lives that were lost on September 11, 2001. If you weren’t one of the thousands that attended the ceramony, or didn’t watch it live on TV, here are several links:
Pentagon Memorial - http://memorial.pentagon.mil/
NBC4 - http://www.nbc4.com/news/17445149/detail.html
MyFoxDC - http://www.myfoxdc.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7409633&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=3.2.1
1st in the State - EXIT All Star/EXIT Metro Realty
It was so exciting to find out that our office was the top producing EXIT office in the state of VA for the month of July! This is certainly a different kind of market, but it is absolutely the BEST time to be a buyer!
Lots of Stuff Going On!
Well, it’s been a while since we’ve posted but things have been busy in Alexandria! In case you have noticed, our brokerage has had a name change…..EXIT All Star Realty is now EXIT Metro Realty! This name change was made to reflect the brokerage’s vision of the future. Same great place and the same great faces . [...]
Fireworks in and around Alexandria
Get ready to celebrate July 4th! Here are just some of the events taking place this weekend:
Ft. Belvoir’s Freedom Fest - Display beginning 9:30P
Friday July 4th - 5:00PM until 11:00PM
Food, vendors, live music, open to the public
More information
An American Celebration at Mount Vernon
Friday July 4 - 8:00AM until 5:00PM (no fireworks)
Mount Vernon invites visitors to [...]
