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5 Things to Know Today in Fort Hunt- July 18

NWS issues air quality alert for D.C. region

Lisa Picardi, Neighbor

Posted Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 9:52 pm ET|Updated Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 6:12 pm ET

1. A new botanically-themed exhibition runs now through September 30th at the River Farm. The free show features paintings by Juleen Stacy and photography by three artists.
2. The National Weather Service has issued an air quality alert for the D.C. area today. Officials have set a code orange air quality alert, which means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups including children, residents with asthma or lung disease and the elderly.
3. The monthly  is tomorrow at 1pm at the Hollin Hall Senior Center. Christine Rose will give a presentation entitled “Leaping to Erroneous Conclusions.”
4. Need to catch up on Fort Hunt news? You can read our weekly recap
5. 'World Cup final' has been a popular search term according to Google Trends because Japan beat the USA to win the Women's World Cup title yesterday in Germany.

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