A Sampling of Community Sites

Evaluating your community's Web site? Here are some places to look for ideas:

Blooms Crossing Homeowners Association (Manassas), http://www.bloomscrossing.org: Clean, straightforward and almost up to date.

Great Oaks (City of Fairfax), http://www.goha.us: Good "for residents" link.

Chantilly Highlands (Herndon), http://www.chha.org: Cheerful, small graphics and a touch of humor.

Cleveland Park (Washington), http://www.clevelandparkdc.org: Clean, with a clever drop-down menu.

Dupont Circle (Washington), http://www.dupont-circle.com: Well-designed, easy to navigate and almost up-to-date, even though newsletter page is a year old.

Hallcrest Heights (McLean), http://www.hallcrestheights.org: Geared to real estate agents rather than residents.

Hillcrest (Washington), http://www.hillcrestdc.com: Plenty of information for newcomers who want to learn about location, houses and history.

Middleridge Civic Association (Fairfax), http://www.pawpo.com/middleridge: Menu on left keeps readers from having to scroll through info that is not of interest; teaser at top for Neighborhood Watch.

Montgomery Village (Montgomery County), http://www.montgomeryvillage.com: Mega-community with lots of information. Uncluttered page easy to navigate.

Norbeck Grove (Olney), http://www.norbeckgrove.com: Nice drop-down menu, search button and links to local traffic cameras.

Rosecroft Village Homeowners Association (Oxon Hill), http://www.rosecroftvillage.com: Basic but nice.

Virginia Hills (south of Alexandria), http://www.virginiahills.org: Offers Spanish translation; basic but useful site map at http://www.virginiahills.org/sitemap.html.

Waterford (Loudoun County), http://www.waterfordva-wca.org: One of the most comprehensive sites, with information for tourists and residents.

-- Ann Cameron Siegal