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An Invitation to all Arlington Eateries to the Feast of the East 2012!

Posted May 17th, 2012

Preparations are underway to make the 14th Anual East Arlington celebration the Feast of the East the best ever. We are calling on all Arlington Restaurants and food establishments to step up and become a part of this community event. read more

Capitol Square Community Ambassador: Margy Rydzynski

Posted April 12th, 2012

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The Capitol Square businesesses welcome our newest Community Ambassador! Margy Rydzynski Margy Rydzynski runs Arlington Entrepreneurs, an online network for small and micro-businesses in Arlington and its surrounding communities. Margy is a strong supporter of local, independent businesses and wants to see them thrive and grow. read more

Easter in East Arlington

Posted April 1st, 2012

This Easter East Arlington has a basket full of goodies for you! From Bunny cakes to Sunday Brunch, shop East Arlington's Capitol Square to enjoy the local festive flavor. read more

Arlington Eco-fest

Posted March 20th, 2012

Join the Capitol Square businesses in supporting Arlington's EcoFest 2012, entitled Locavoracious—About Food! Businesses in the Capitol Square District have pledged to contribute gift certificates that will be raffled on 3/31 at Town Hall with the proceeds going to the Town EcoFest committee. read more

Clay Dreams featured on the Steve Katsos Show.

Posted December 27th, 2011

Checkout this great expose from Steve Katsos about our very own Clay Dreams Pottery Studio. read more

Capitol Square Community Ambassador: Gail Teschmacher McCormick

Posted November 15th, 2011

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Gail shifted from producing art for corporations to focusing on environmental issues with OUR FRAGILE EARTH (exhibited in Town Hall this past March-May, among many other places). In addition to serving as co-chair of Sustainable Arlington, she now paints local street scenes to portray the read more

Feast of The East 2011 a Success!

Posted June 19th, 2011

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Despite a small rain shower, the day turned out to be a wonderful time for the East Arlington Community. Enjoy these photos: read more

Welcome to Kidcasso Art Studio

Posted May 5th, 2011

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The Capitol Square is happy to announce the addition of the KidCasso Art Studio to our community. Located at 2 Lake Street Kidcasso is an art studio designed for students from ages 3-18 to study, explore, and create original works of art. Students will be engaged read more

Painting Pottery at Clay Dreams

Posted July 28th, 2009

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Recently I visited Claydreams with my Mom to paint some Pottery. I had never done it before and I had a great time. I painted a coffee mug and my Mom painted a bowl. The place was filled with great surfaces to paint and lots read more