Shirley Ruhe

Arlington

Freelance Photographer and Columnist at Alexandria Gazette Packet

Freelance Photographer and Columnist at Arlington Connection

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Articles

Goal: Break 2024 Record

2 weeks ago | connectionnewspapers.com | Shirley Ruhe

Spring gardening season is here, and donations of fresh vegetables crowd the table at Rock Spring United Church of Christ on Monday, May 12 as the produce bagging session gets underway. Radishes as large as golf balls, fresh lettuces, kale and a number of herbs as well as a package of broccolini and cherry tomato plants have been donated by Arlington gardeners as part of the Friends of Urban Agriculture (FOUA) program to provide fresh produce to local food pantries.
Goal: Break 2024 Record

2 weeks ago | arlingtonconnection.com | Shirley Ruhe

Spring gardening season is here, and donations of fresh vegetables crowd the table at Rock Spring United Church of Christ on Monday, May 12 as the produce bagging session gets underway. Radishes as large as golf balls, fresh lettuces, kale and a number of herbs as well as a package of broccolini and cherry tomato plants have been donated by Arlington gardeners as part of the Friends of Urban Agriculture (FOUA) program to provide fresh produce to local food pantries.
A World Away Just Down the Street

2 weeks ago | connectionnewspapers.com | Shirley Ruhe

Step into Ten Thousand Villages on King Street, and you have stepped into another world. The store is filled with jewelry from India and Guatemala, baskets from Uganda and Rwanda, evil eye earrings and bracelets from India to ward off negativity and Happy Elephant eyeglass holders from Peru, kitchen essentials from Egypt, turtle earrings from Colombia.
Closing or Pause in Neighborhood Institution?

2 weeks ago | connectionnewspapers.com | Shirley Ruhe

In early May Walker Chapel UCC preschool announced a “pause” in their preschool to take effect this spring at the end of the school year due to declining enrollment. The preschool has been in operation for 50 years. Suzanne Romness, the current director of the preschool says, “They call it a ‘pause’ but it’s really a closure. Even if they were to reopen the preschool again, it wouldn’t be the same. They haven’t asked any of the teachers to stay.
Black Heritage Kept Alive with New Fire Station #8

4 weeks ago | connectionnewspapers.com | Shirley Ruhe

The apparatus bay of Fire Station Number 8 was packed with descendants of the original Black volunteer firefighter department that started in 1918, members of the local neighborhood, friends and local officials. As Arlington County Fire Chief David Povlitz observed, “The amount of smiles and hugs here today is off the charts, amazing.
Play It Forward Reaches Out to Change Lives

4 weeks ago | connectionnewspapers.com | Shirley Ruhe

When Nicole Kovar gave up her weekly piano lessons and dreaded practices after five years, she never would have guessed where she would be today as the owner of her own business, Piano and More. “I started taking lessons when I was eight years old in Houston, Texas and had a piano teacher in her late 80s.
Play It Forward Reaches Out to Change Lives

1 month ago | arlingtonconnection.com | Shirley Ruhe

When Nicole Kovar gave up her weekly piano lessons and dreaded practices after five years, she never would have guessed where she would be today as the owner of her own business, Piano and More. “I started taking lessons when I was eight years old in Houston, Texas and had a piano teacher in her late 80s.
Meet the Chef Anthony Chittum

1 month ago | connectionnewspapers.com | Shirley Ruhe

Executive Chef Anthony Chittum has set out a tray in the kitchen at Vermilion on King Street with ham, goat cheese, local honey, homemade red onion marmalade and coddled eggs. He is making the Mother’s Day special, which was a favorite of the French mother of his sous chef Franklin Sivac. Chittum says the upcoming Mother’s Day menu is focused on the Mother’s Day favorites of the staff at Vermilion.
Meet the Chef Anthony Chittum

1 month ago | reston-connection.com | Shirley Ruhe

Executive Chef Anthony Chittum has set out a tray in the kitchen at Vermilion on King Street with ham, goat cheese, local honey, homemade red onion marmalade and coddled eggs. He is making the Mother’s Day special, which was a favorite of the French mother of his sous chef Franklin Sivac. Chittum says the upcoming Mother’s Day menu is focused on the Mother’s Day favorites of the staff at Vermilion.
Black Heritage Kept Alive with New Fire Station #8

1 month ago | arlingtonconnection.com | Shirley Ruhe

The apparatus bay of Fire Station Number 8 was packed with descendants of the original Black volunteer firefighter department that started in 1918, members of the local neighborhood, friends and local officials. As Arlington County Fire Chief David Povlitz observed, “The amount of smiles and hugs here today is off the charts, amazing.