Hog Heaven Outside the Hilton
Thousands of motorcyclists have flocked to the area for the annual Rolling Thunder "Ride For Freedom." In addition to raising awareness to POW/MIA concerns, the bikers are also here to have some...
Archives for May, 2010
Beware the Courthouse Creeper
He is apparently known to Metro employees as "the guy who stands at the bottom of the escalators every morning looking up girls' skirts." And Erica Walters, the local blogger behind Books Are My...
No Outdoor Movie in Rosslyn Tonight
You'll have to wait another seven days to get your outdoor '90s movie fix. Tonight's outdoor showing of "Happy Gilmore" in Rosslyn has been canceled due to an approaching line of storms. On tap...
Organic Soft Serve Ice Cream Debuts at Northside Social
Northside Social (3211 Wilson Blvd) is rolling out a Memorial Day-to-Labor Day summer special tonight: organic soft serve ice cream. A creation of pastry chef Rob Valencia, the ice cream is made with...
Reminder: Orange Line to Be Split in Two This Weekend
There will be no rail service between the East and West Falls Church stations on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Metro is splitting the Orange Line into two sections this weekend to facilitate work on...
More Thunderstorms, Please
I'll just say it: Arlington doesn't get enough good thunderstorms. And when storms do approach, too many times it seems we get a "close call" -- like last night, when we caught the edge of a...
Northrop HQ Decision Nears
Northrop Grumman is days away from announcing the location of its new corporate headquarters, the Washington Post reports this morning. At a press conference with Northrop CEO Wes Bush and...
Morning Notes
Flags In at Arlington National Cemetery -- Service members from each branch of the armed forces placed decorative flags in front of Arlington National Cemetery's quarter million graves...
Gearing up for Memorial Day Weekend
Yes, May has been an insane month. From stolen wigs to stolen cell phones, and from DoD job losses to creating new jobs for exotic dancers (or, at the very least, local arguments for it),...
Clarendon’s TangySweet Will Be the First of Its Kind
Aaron Gordon is throwing the kitchen sink at his first Arlington project. Gordon is not only opening a Red Velvet Cupcakery and a TangySweet frozen yogurt store side-by-side on Clarendon...
Police Identify Victim of Deadly Fall
Police have identified the victim of a deadly fall in Courthouse yesterday as 29-year-old Arlington resident John Christopher Hamilton. Read the full police statement...
Flags In at Arlington National Cemetery This Afternoon
The annual Memorial Day weekend tradition of "Flags In" will take place from 4:00 to 7:00 tonight at Arlington National Cemetery. A group of service members from each branch of the armed forces...
Crime Report: Cell Phone Thefts on the Rise?
It may not be a sustained trend, but there were at least three instances of people having their cell phones forcibly taken from them this week. That follows an incident last week in which a woman who...
Utility Relocation Work on the Pike to Begin Next Month
As the D.C. City Council wrestles with funding for its planned streetcar system, one of the first visible signs of progress on Arlington's planned Columbia Pike streetcar project will be appearing...
Republican Candidate Steps Up to Challenge Zimmerman
Chris Zimmerman will face a general election challenge from the GOP, after all. South Arlington resident Mark Kelly has accepted the Arlington County Republican Committee's nomination to run...
