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The July Newsletter is Here!
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Happy 4th of July! The SFDC staff wish you a fun and safe weekend! This newsletter has a ton of important information, therefore we have a content summary for your convenience. Thank you.
1) Embark Richmond Highway: 2nd Community Meeting
2) The July Business Roundtable Speaker Series: Financing YOUR Business
3) Take the SFDC Communications Survey
4) Metro News: SafeTrack Update, substantial impact to the Richmond Highway Corridor in July (video)
5) Good Shepherd Housing Property Tours
6) SFDC Executive Director testifies before the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (video)
7) News you can use: General news stories relevant to Richmond Highway, transportation, and development
8) Community Bulletin: A lot of fun events in July! |
Embark Richmond Highway Community Meeting #2
Monday, July 25th 7:00pm-9:00pm
West Potomac High School |
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Embark Richmond Highway
Community Meeting #2
West Potomac High School
6500 Quander Rd. Alexandria, VA 22307
Monday, July 25th, 7:00pm-9:00pm
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Join Fairfax County staff for the second Embark Richmond Highway community meeting. This meeting will feature a 1) summary of comments and ideas from the May 9th community meeting, 2) an overview of community design and street network principles, 3) a presentation of draft Richmond Highway cross-sections, and 4) an open house to view draft community design concepts and cross-sections.
"Embark Richmond Highway is a multi-year effort involving land use and transportation planning, design and construction activities that will result in a bus rapid transit (BRT) system. The BRT will operate primarily on dedicated lanes along the Richmond Highway initially from the Huntington Metrorail Station to Fort Belvoir. The project will also include a future extension of the Metrorail Yellow Line to Hybla Valley." ~Fairfax County Department of Transportation
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The Business Roundtable Speaker Series Returns in July for "Financing YOUR Business"
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Join SFDC for our July Business Roundtable Speaker Series, "Financing YOUR Business," where we will discuss commercial loans and start-up funding from traditional banks and alternative lenders alike.
Whether you are just beginning your journey in business or you are an experienced small business owner looking to expand your financing options, this session has the information you need!
As usual, our event begins with the One Degree Icebreaker, sponsored by
One Degree Capital!
THURSDAY, July 7th,
8:30-10:00 AM
Holiday Inn Express
6055 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, VA 22303
Our Speakers:
Karlene Sinclair-Robinson, Assistant Director of the Business Finance Center at
Ed Velarde, Vice President & Branch Manager of
This event is FREE, open to all, and includes a light breakfast with time to network.
Rod Loges is the Founder and CEO of One Degree Capital. One Degree Capital is an alternative banking business that prides itself in recognizing the significance and value of all business owners no matter how small. Their focus on collaboration and accountability has made One Degree Capital a success in alternative funding.
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Rod Loges, One Degree Capital
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Karlene Sinclair-Robinson is the Assistant Director of the Business Finance Center at Community Business Partnership. Her expertise in alternative funding focuses on financial reviews, financing needs, loan packaging, and counseling services. She is also a bestselling author and a speaker and instructor on the topic of alternative business financing.
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Karlene Sinclair-Robinson,
Community Business Partnership
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Ed Velarde is the Vice President and Branch Manager here in Alexandria. Eagle Bank has embedded itself in the community in order to foster stronger bank to business relationships. Whether you are banking or borrowing, Eagle Bank has a variety of options and services to facilitate the widespread demands of individuals and businesses.
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Ed Velarde, Eagle Bank
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Take the SFDC Communications Survey
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Help us improve our communications, please take the brief SFDC communications survey (less than 2 minutes)! We have received a lot of GREAT feedback so far, thank you to all who have responded!
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Metro SafeTrack Surge 3 will primarily affect travel times in Virginia, especially on the Richmond Highway Corridor, due to extensive track maintenance on the Yellow and Blue Lines. Map and video below.
Fairfax County has provided alternative transportation options during SafeTrack. Click here to read more.
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| Take a Tour with Good Shepherd Housing and Family Services! |
Good Shepherd Staff
Good Shepherd Housing and Family services is offering tours of their properties along Richmond Highway. This is an outstanding opportunity to view Good Shepherd's work first hand and how critical they are to quality of life along the Richmond Highway Corridor. Details and sign-up information below.
Tuesday, July 12, 2016, 7:00-8:30 pm, GSH Office, 8305 Richmond Hwy, Suite 17B, Alexandria, VA 22309. Click here to sign-up.
Saturday, July 23, 2016, 11:00 am-12:30 pm, GSH Office, 8305 Richmond Hwy, Suite 17B, Alexandria, VA 22309.
Click here to sign-up
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Thursday, July 28, 2016, 10:00-11:30 am, GSH Office, 8305 Richmond Hwy, Suite 17B, Alexandria, VA 22309.
Click here to sign-up
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SFDC Executive Director, Edythe Kelleher, testified before the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority in regard to funding for the widening of Richmond Highway between Napper Road (Costco) and Mount Vernon Memorial Highway (Roy Rogers). Watch the video below (Note: You may have to turn up the volume on your device)
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Mount Vernon: Advisory Group Shaping Transportation Plan for Route 1. The Mount Vernon Gazette covers the Embark Richmond Highway process. Click here to read.
Defending transit-oriented development. Fairfax County Chairman, Sharon Bulova, defends the Silver Line in Greater Greater Washington. Click here to read.
The Grove at Huntley Meadows: An Alexandria Neighborhood gets better with Age. The Washington Post covers this townhome community along the Richmond Highway Corridor. Click here to read.
Bonchon Chicken comes to the Richmond Highway Corridor. Covering the Corridor has the latest scoop, Korean fast-casual fried chicken chain is setting up inside the Beacon at Groveton. Click here to read. |
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Alexandria's 267th Birthday and Independence Day Celebration
July 9, 5:00pm-10:00pm at Oronoco Bay Park
Our neighbor to the north is celebrating its 267th Birthday along with Independence Day, The RedBrickTown Blog has the details: "The City of Alexandria will celebrate its 267th and the USA's 240th birthday on Saturday, July 9, from 5:00pm to 10:00pm, at Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison St., (located at the Potomac River between Fairfax, Pendleton, and Madison Streets). In the event of inclement weather, fireworks only will be rescheduled for Sunday, July 10, at 9:30pm. Admission is free."
Click here for more info |
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Sounds of Dyke Marsh
July 16, choose either 5:15am or 7:45pm
Join Friends of Dyke Marsh for a "sound walk," a walking and listening event, at dawn and/or or dusk in Dyke Marsh on July 16 in celebration of
World Listening Day, global annual celebrations encouraging awareness of our acoustic environments.
These are the times of day with the greatest sound transitions.
The theme of World Listening Day 2016 is "Sounds Lost and Found." We will listen as we walk in Dyke Marsh, recognizing changes in sounds of the past, present and future. Meet at the bulletin board at the Haul Road entrance at 5:15am and/or 7:45pm for one or both of these 1.5 hour deep listening events.
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Good Shepherd Housing Fundraiser at Port City Brewing Company
July 31, 2016, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Port City Brewing Company
3950 Wheeler Ave, Alexandria, VA 22304
Port City Brewing Co. and Good Shepherd Housing and Family Services present a Community Give Back event. Join us on Sunday, July 31, 2016 from 2-5 pm to help raise money to transform the lives of a family on the brink of homelessness with access to affordable housing, provide emergency relief to a struggling neighbor, or send a child in our programs to summer camp.
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event will include a raffle. Prizes include passes to Blues Alley and GMU Basketball tickets for the 2016-2017 season. Raffle drawing will be at 4 pm. Proceeds from the event and a portion of sales from the event will benefit Good Shepherd Housing and Family Services.
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Zika Virus Briefing with Fairfax County Department of Public Health
hosted by the Lee District Association of Civic Organizations
July 23rd, 10:00am-12:00pm
LDACO will host the Fairfax County Department of Public Health to discuss the Zika virus and associated preventative measures. The date is tentatively set for July 23rd, 10:00am-12:00pm at the Franconia Government Center.
6121 Franconia Rd, Franconia, VA 22310
Please email fedrep@ldacova.org for details
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Mount Vernon Council of Citizens' Association
MVCCA general council meeting (Open to the public)
Wednesday, July 27, 8:00pm
Mount Vernon District Offices Community Room
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