Helen L. Partridge

2 weeks ago | arlingtonmagazine.com | Helen L. Partridge

Hop to it! It’s time for egg hunts and Easter Bunny pics. Here are some egg-cellent egg hunts and Easter festivals near you that are all they’re cracked up to be. Take a hayride down the decorated Day Trail, hunt for (unfilled) eggs, slide the slides and jump that energy out at Butler’s Orchard’s annual Bunnyland festival, open 9 a.m.-6 p.m., April 12-13, 17-19, 21, 26-27.

2 weeks ago | arlingtonmagazine.com | Helen L. Partridge

Looking for fun and games, and maybe a good dose of nostalgia? Gather some friends or pack up the kids and visit these area restaurants, bars and game parlors for old-school pinball, vintage video games, ping pong, billiards, Skee-Ball and more. This pinball emporium on Columbia Pike is currently moving from its home inside Acme Pie Co. to a new space just down the street, and pie shop owner Sol Schott says they’re working on plans for a second arcade in the Upside on Moore food hall in Rosslyn.

2 weeks ago | arlingtonmagazine.com | Helen L. Partridge

Want to treat the family to an egg-stra special Easter brunch? These local restaurants are serving up lamb and Benedicts, French toast, carving stations and mimosa towers. Some will have visits from the Easter Bunny, fairytale and princess meals and candy eggs to make sure everyone leaves hoppy.

3 weeks ago | arlingtonmagazine.com | Helen L. Partridge

So, your kid came home with a head full of creepy-crawlies. Put down the matches and back away from that kerosene can. There’s no need to burn the house down. We know a lot more about head lice these days, and it doesn’t require tearing up and cleaning every last piece of bedding and furniture anymore. The latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control suggests lice cannot infest your house or your pets. They don’t survive for very long off a human head.

1 month ago | arlingtonmagazine.com | Helen L. Partridge

Much attention has been paid to the high price of housing in Arlington, where the median sales price for a new home currently sits at about $1.4 million. Rents have increased as well. As of February, rental rates were up more than 12% over the previous year, averaging $2,591 per month, new data shows. In fact, Arlington saw the most significant rent spike in the DMV, according to Redfin.