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BOUNDARIES: North George Mason Drive to the northeast, Carlin Springs Road to the northwest, Four Mile Run to the southwest and Aberdeen Street and Wakefield Street to the southeast. SCHOOLS: Barrett and Barcroft elementary, Kenmore Middle and Washington-Lee and Wakefield high schools. HOME SALES: Since Dec. 1, 2007, 27 properties have sold at prices from $428,000 to $680,000, according to Jim McGarity of Long & Foster. There are six houses listed for sale, with asking prices from $519,000 to $849,900.

People travel to Washington from all over the world to experience the sights that we routinely pass right by. That's even true for Arlington National Cemetery , the Old Post Office and the Washington Monument. "[Washington] is understated and elegant. It's so impressive," says Irene Thompson of Northern Ireland as she walks with her sister-in-law, Anne Thompson, through the cemetery on a DC by Foot tour of about 50 people. Every Saturday at 10 a.m., DC by Foot offers free tours of the cemetery where...

Doris Moore, 93, who taught English at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington from 1961 to 1963 and again from 1965 to 1974, died Sept. 17 at The Jefferson retirement community in Arlington. She had metastatic breast cancer. The death was confirmed by her daughter-in-law Deborah Moore. Mrs. Moore was born Doris Godwin in Spartanburg, S.C., where she was a 1939 graduate of Converse College. She married James H. Moore in 1941 and accompanied him on his Army assignments until settling in the Washington area in the early 1960s.

ALEXANDRIA This case was handled by the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria, which operates the city animal shelter and provides animal control services. The shelter is open from 1 to 8 p.m. weekdays, except Wednesdays, and noon to 5 p.m. weekends. For information or to report emergencies involving animals 24 hours a day, call 703-746-4774. The league's Web site is www.alexandriaanimals.org . Kids to the rescue: Wolfe St., 900 block, May 5. An animal control officer was flagged down by children who found a baby sparrow that had...

Perched on an Arlington side street next to Eads Park, Kohinoor Dhaba feels like a home transformed into a restaurant. The two-story brick structure is unassuming, except for the signs advertising the all-day, all-you-can-eat buffet. The blare of a flat-screen television running Bollywood flicks and the easy tones of friendly conversation drift down as you walk up the well-worn carpeted steps to the second-floor dining room. The small space holds a few tables and a buffet that runs along the back wall.

¿ Proposed budget for fiscal 2009: $924.6 million, up 4.7 percent from last year. ¿ Proposed real estate tax rate: 83.8 cents for each $100 of assessed value, up 2 cents. ¿ Average value of a single-family home: $530,800, down 1.25 percent. ¿ Average tax bill: $4,523, up $126. ¿ Proposed school spending: $348.7 million, up 5.3 percent.

religion notes Friday, Jan. 6 Feast of the Epiphany, featuring the Choral Evensong with organist Grant Hellmers performing works by Mendelssohn, Vaughan, Williams and others. 7:30 p.m., St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 228 S. Pitt St., Alexandria. Free-will offering. 703-549-3312 or www.stpaulsalexandria.com . Wednesday, Jan. 11 St. George's evening service, labyrinth, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Parish Hall; Taize service, 7:30 to 8:15 p.m., the Nave, St. George's Episcopal Church, 915 N. Oakland St., Arlington.

Saturday, Nov. 19 Trinity United Methodist Church is having a flea market to benefit local charities, with collectibles, trinkets, gadgets, books, toys, baked goods and more. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Trinity United Methodist Church, 2911 Cameron Mills Rd., Alexandria. 703-549-5500. The Institute for Christian Formation and Leadership is holding a discussion, "Spiritual Vitality After 70," by Lisa Kimball and Dorothy Linthicum of Virginia Theological Seminary and the Rev. John Daniels.

Arlington Farmers Market North Courthouse Road and North 14th Street (courthouse parking lot) Arlington 22201 703-228-3327 gparish@arlingtonva.us http://www.arlingtonfarmersmarket.com Hours: 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays (April-December); 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays (January-mid-April). Ballston Farmers Market Welburn Square (near Ballston Metro and Ballston Common Mall) Ninth and North Stuart streets Arlington 22203 703-528-3527 ballstonvasquare@gmail.com ...

Thursday, Sept. 1 Seniors walking program 8-9 a.m. Thursdays and Tuesdays, Ballston Common Mall, 4238 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Free. 703-558-6859. Line dancing for age 55 and older. 10 a.m. Thursday and Sept. 8, Langston-Brown Senior Center, 2121 N. Culpeper St., Arlington. Free. 703-228-6300. Volleyball for age 55 and older, all levels. 1:30 p.m. Thursday and Sept. 8, Langston-Brown Senior Center, 2121 N. Culpeper St., Arlington. Free. 703-228-6300. Friday, Sept.

THU 16 "Ghost-Writer" A dead writer's stories continue as long as his secretary keeps typing. Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 5 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 and 7 p.m. Through June 2. MetroStage, 1201 N. Royal St., Alexandria. 800-494-8497. www.metrostage.org . $48-$55. "No Man's Land" A poet and a stranger debate life in this show performed by WSC Avant Bard. Thursday-Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m. Through May 25. Theatre on the Run, 3700 S. Four Mile Run Dr., Arlington.

Thursday, May 16 Seniors mah-jongg, Chinese style, 9:30 a.m., also noon Saturday, Langston-Brown Senior Center, 2121 N. Culpeper St., Arlington. Free with 55+ Pass . Registration required. 703-228-6300. English as a Second Language, drop-in sessions for all levels: 10 a.m.-noon, and 10 a.m.-noon Tuesday; for intermediate levels: 3-5 p.m. Tuesday. Charles E. Beatley Library, 5005 Duke St., Alexandria. Free. 703-746-1702, Ext. 3. "Ode to Hundertwasser," gallery artists...

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon says fragmentary remains of a Marine who perished in a failed helicopter rescue of the crew of the merchant ship Mayaguez in May 1975 will be buried Wednesday at Arlington National Cemetery. The Pentagon said it accounted for Pfc. Daniel A. Benedett of Seattle on January 30 using "circumstantial evidence and DNA process of elimination. " Remains of 12 other U.S. servicemen who also were aboard the helicopter had been accounted for previously, following a...