Crime Report: Pentagon City Mall Edition

Just about every day police get called to at least one reported shoplifting at the Pentagon City mall. Often, police make several trips to the mall in any given day. Security personnel, it seems, are...

JetBlue Coming to Reagan National Airport

Low-cost carrier JetBlue is already flying out of Dulles and BWI. Starting in November, the airline will start operating eight daily departures out of Reagan National. No word on which airports...

Free Gardening Classes at Arlington Home Show

Is your garden or yard losing its luster?  No need to worry, help is on the way.  Coming up on Saturday, April 10, at the Arlington Home Show and Expo, two garden-specific classes will be...

Pedestrians Struck in Pentagon City, Falls Church

An Air Force officer was hit by a car around 5:35 p.m. today in Pentagon City. It happened underneath the I-395 overpass on 12th Street South, near South Clark Street. The victim, a man...

Metro Hearing in Arlington Tonight

Metro is conducting the fourth installment of its "we're raising prices and cutting service" roadshow in Arlington tonight. Metro, which is facing a staggering $189 million budget gap for the...

Washington Capitals and Inova Beat Blood Drive Record

The Washington Capitals and Inova partnered for a very successful blood drive, with 609 units of blood donated by 642 fans.  The event, held at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Ballston on Saturday,...

Forget the Tidal Basin, Arlington Has Cherry Trees Aplenty

The Tidal Basin may get all the attention during the National Cherry Blossom Festival, but why wade through a sea of tourists to see a bunch of cherry trees when there are literally thousands right...

Help Wanted

ARLnow.com is seeking talented, enthusiastic writers to cover specific subjects of interest to the Arlington community. Contributors would be expected to write at least one -- preferably two or three...

Fake FBI “Director” Arrested in Arlington

An Arlington woman is facing federal charges for allegedly impersonating an FBI agent. Authorities say Brenna Reilly, 29, told neighbors in her Arlington apartment building that she was the...

Northside Social Opening Soon

It's almost here. The long-awaited Northside Social coffee and wine bar, located in the former Murky Coffee building in Clarendon, will open its doors for the first time, hopefully, either Thursday...

A Sweet Treat That’s a “Sexual Experience”

Cross-posted from the blog Every Food Fits. People can’t get enough of the pineapple/basil sorbet? I thought that Cristian Velasco, co-owner of Boccato Gelato in Clarendon, was pulling my...

Arlington Woman Joins Jeopardy Tournament of Champions

If you see Liz Murphy at a local trivia night, you might as well head for the exits. The Arlington resident has made five television appearances as a contestant on Jeopardy, and has $121,302 in...

Students Honor Late Classmates With Community Service

Marymount University students cleaned up Rock Spring Park on Sunday in remembrance of classmates who have died in recent years. Twenty students, Rock Spring Garden Club members and other volunteers...

Arlington Diocese Expects Hundreds of Easter Conversions

The Diocese of Arlington expects to add 1,100 new Catholics to its ranks this Easter season. That number includes 400 people seeking baptism and 700 candidates for full communion in the...

DC EMS Using Arlington Radio Frequencies

The District's emergency communications system went down Monday night, prompting Arlington to allow D.C. radio traffic on some of the county's channels. ARLnow.com heard D.C. paramedics being...