Ribbon-cutting of the 4MR / WO&D Trail Connector

Neighborhood Pool Now Open for 2009 Season

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Warwick Pool, 3315 Landover St.
Open weekends only through June 28
Open daily, beginning June 29 - September 7
Operating hours: 11 am - 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday and noon - 7 p.m. Monday - Friday
Admission fees: Free for children (0-4) $1 for children (ages 5 – 17) and adults (age 60 and older); $2 for adults (ages 18 – 59); and $3 for nonresidents.

The site includes a 25-yard pool with diving well and a separate wading pool for children up to 42 inches in height. A bathhouse is available. Picnic areas are located inside the pool complex as well as next-door, where a modern playground featuring a tot playground is also available. The complex provides natural privacy as beautiful trees and shrubberies surround it. Note: The training pool is temporarily closed pending renovations to achieve compliance with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Safety Act. For information, call Ralph Baird, Aquatics Supervisor, at 703.519.2160, ext. 26.

Season passes for Old Town and Warwick pools can be purchased at the Chinquapin Park Recreation Center, located at 3210 King St.

For outdoor and indoor pool information, group reservations, and season passes, call Ralph Baird, Aquatics Supervisor for the Department Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities, at 703.519.2160, extension 26, e-mail ralph.baird@alexandriava.gov, or visit www.alexandriava.gov/recreation.

Weekend Cycling Events

A reminder from the CommuterPageBlog that some major cycling events are occurring this weekend right nearby in Crystal City:

On Saturday, the non-competitive Crystal Ride and, on Sunday, the Air Force Cycling Classic Men's Pro Race.

See:Weekend Cycling Events

Recycle Denim Jeans at MOM's

The fringe benefit of having a great store like MOM's (aka My Organic Market) in Arlandria is the great set of services that they provide the community. I've found the store an incredibly handy place to take some of my more pesky recycling. Namely, MOM's is the place to go to dispose of used batteries and compact flourescent lightbulbs...materials that would otherwise contaminate the environment if they didn't by-pass the normal waste disposal stream.

More news from MOM's today about another initiative:

Recycle Denim Jeans at MOM's:

Is your closet full of faded, ripped jeans that you never wear? This is your chance to free up some closet space AND do a little good. From now until June 14th, you can recycle tattered, torn or otherwise unwearable denim jeans at MOM's. With the help of National Geographic Kids, the cloth will be donated to COTTON FROM BLUE TO GREEN to be turned into Natural Cotton Fiber Insulation. The environmentally safe, formaldehyde-free insulation is used to build homes in areas that have been ravaged by hurricanes, tornadoes or other natural disasters.

Please recycle only denim that can no longer be worn. Unwanted wearable jeans can be donated to many local shelters and charities. If you do bring wearable jeans to MOM's before June 14th, we will happily donate them to be reused -- Just let us know when you drop them off, so we can sort them out of the main collection area.

Thanks for helping us live up to MOM’s mission:

"To Protect and Restore the Environment."

Biking to Tyson?

It's possible via the WO&D trail (with the new Four Mile Run Trail connector) says the CommuterPageBlog: Biking to Tyson's via W&OD Link.

Check it out.