Afternoon Notes: Capital Improvement Plan, New High School

Donnellan Proposes Capital Improvement Plan -- Outgoing Acting County Manager Barbara Donnellan has proposed a six-year, nearly $1 billion Capital Improvement Projects plan. The plan would fund...

As Temperatures Drop, Winter Shelter Remains Closed

Arlington's Emergency Winter Shelter will remain closed tonight despite gusty winds and temperatures dropping into the upper 30s. Kathy Sibert, executive director of the Arlington Street People's...

Virginia’s First Lady Cuts Ribbon For Glebe Reading Garden

Virginia First Lady Maureen McDonnell was at Glebe Elementary today as school, county and state officials helped to mark the opening of a new "reading garden." McDonnell used garden shears to...

Missing Yorktown High Grad Found in Fairfax County

A missing Yorktown High School grad and athletic standout has been found safely in Fairfax County. Mikey Pinkerton is back home in North Arlington after going missing on April 15, his father...

ART Buses Now Can Be Tracked Online in Real Time

Arlington has rolled out a suite of real time tracking solutions for ART buses. The tools let riders check up-to-the-minute arrival times based on the actual location of buses. Among the tracking...

Chain Bridge Closed This Weekend

Chain Bridge will be completely closed to traffic and pedestrians this weekend due to the ongoing bridge reconstruction project. The bridge will be closed from 9:00 Friday night to 5:00 Monday...

Irish Pub Coming to Shirlington?

From Shirlington Village Blog: An ABC notice posted in the window of a retail space at the Randolph Square development (2800 South Randolph Street) lists the occupant as "Samuel Beckett's Irish...

Arlington-Based Elevation Burger, A Higher Plane of Fast Food

In a small, quiet office, in an old, nondescript building on Wilson Boulevard, you'll find the people behind one of the hottest start-up restaurant chains in the country. Locals may know Elevation...