WAMU Interviews Board Members About the Streetcar and Walkability

CPRO Board members John Murphy (Vice President) and David DeCamp (Director) were interviewed by WAMU reporter Martin Di Caro late Tuesday morning. The focus of the piece was the Streetcar and the goal of making Columbia Pike more Walkable.  ”The streetcar gives you the opportunity to leave your car in your garage or your parking space, [...]

Juliet Hiznay, CPRO’s new Board Chair

CPRO is pleased to announce that Mrs. Juliet Hiznay has been elected Chair of the Board of Directors. A 12-year resident of the Columbia Pike neighborhood of Arlington Heights, Juliet Hiznay has served as a community representative on the board of directors for CPRO since 2006. An attorney by trade, during her tenure on the [...]

From Pupusas to Microbrews

From September 10 to October 27, photographs from the Columbia Pike Documentary Project will be exhibited in the Founders Art Gallery on the George Mason University Arlington Campus. On Monday, September 10, 2012 from 4-7:15PM, there will be a reception with the artists behind the project followed by a panel discussion titled “From Pupusas to Microbrews: [...]

The First Annual Backyard BBQ Bash at Twisted Vines

Join Twisted Vines in their backyard for swine and wine (and beer)!  Taste 18 unique wines from around the world and enjoy wine and beer by the glass from their outdoor bar while feasting on southern style BBQ from Arlington locals Backyard Barbeque & Catering Company. There will be cornhole and other outdoor games provided [...]

Eamonn’s Opens its New Location Monday

Thanks be to Cod! Cathal and Mechelle Armstrrong, the owners of Eamonn’s a Dublin Chipper (as well as Restaurant Eve and Majestic) are opening a new location on Columbia Pike. The space is still being worked on, but doors are set to open this Monday (8/13).   Eamonn’s, named for the Armstrong’s son Eamonn, serves [...]

Farmers Market

The Columbia Pike Farmers Market is now year round! Join us every Sunday from 9am until 1pm in Pike Park in front of the Rite Aid store at the corner of Columbia Pike and S. Walter Reed Dr. [map]. The “regular” market season runs from May – November and the new “winter” runs from December – [...]

The Blues are coming back to the Pike!

  June 18, 2011 from 1 pm – 8 pm South Walter Reed Drive @ Columbia Pike Click on the poster for the program Map | Directions and Parking Come one, come all to Arlington’s favorite street festival! Great music, food, arts & crafts vendors! FREE! Community groups, local businesses, kid’s activities – FREE! Enter a raffle [...]

2011 Pike Progress Luncheon

The Pike is changing. And it is changing at a fast pace. New residential buildings and attractive commercial space is replacing what just two years ago was a tired and decaying urban landscape. The Revitalization process has already added 1,200 net new households on the Pike and new projects are in the pipeline. Significant public and [...]