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...

Major Backups on Washington Boulevard

There are currently major delays on Washington Boulevard due to an incident between Route 50 and Columbia Pike. Numerous police cars and fire/EMS units are on the scene of a pedestrian who is...

Arlington Traffic Employee Dies Following Accident

A county traffic employee injured in an accident on Columbia Pike earlier this month has died. Matthew Pickens was seriously injured after a moving van struck his county work truck at the...

McDonnell Welcomes Northrop to Virginia

It's official: a Fortune 100 company is moving its headquarters to Northern Virginia. At a press conference at Northrop Grumman's Rosslyn government affairs office, Governor Bob McDonnell and...

Planetarium Supporters Prepare for Vote

The endgame for the Arlington County Planetarium is near. Arlington Public Schools superintendent Dr. Pat Murphy and planetarium supporters have exchanged offers, counteroffers, and responses to...

Conflicting Reports About Northrop HQ

Governor Bob McDonnell's office has confirmed that Northrop Grumman will be moving its headquarters from Los Angeles to Northern Virginia. Just where in Northern Virginia is another question. The...

Afternoon Notes: Statement on Calls, DCA Emergency Landing

Arlington Police Investigate "Annoying" Calls -- The Arlington Police Department has received more than 150 reports of "annoying" phone calls from the 307 area code. Police say they believe the calls...

Northrop Grumman HQ Coming to N. Va.

Governor Bob McDonnell is expected to announce tomorrow that Northrop Grumman has selected Northern Virginia for the location of its new headquarters, according to sources cited by the Washington...

The Best Places To Get Married in Arlington

We are in the midst of the "peak" season for weddings. Something about spring -- the warmer temperatures, the flowers and plants blooming, the absence of pro and college football games -- seems to...

Savannah Holds “Farewell Tribute” for Brown

Michael Brown, Arlington's incoming county manager, was honored on Friday by the city of Savannah, where he's spent the past 15 years as city manager. A who's who of Savannah's civic and political...

Board Raises Tax Rate To Preserve Services

The Arlington County Board unanimously approved a $959.9 million FY 2011 budget on Saturday. The budget includes a 8.3 cent property tax rate hike, 24 percent higher than the recommended 6.7 cent...

Twilight Fans, Nation of Islam Mingle at Arlington Sheraton

This weekend hundreds of Twilight fans converged on at the Sheraton National Hotel on Columbia Pike for the Official Twilight Convention. They met a few of their favorite supporting characters,...