Afternoon Notes: Petition Problems, Final Jeopardy

Change-of-Government Petition Issues -- The Sun Gazette reports that the Arlington County registrar's office may have a difficult time processing the thousands of signatures being gathered for the...

As Thousands of Jobs Leave Arlington, Workers Plan to Stay

The Defense Department will be losing hundreds -- if not thousands -- of experienced, talented and security-cleared employees over the course of the next 16 months, if yesterday's BRAC job fair was...

Healthy, Locally-Sourced Food… At a Diner?

When you think of diners, the greasy spoon image is the one that typically comes to mind. But Silver Diner is determined to appeal to a higher, more healthy culinary calling. The local chain,...

Volunteer Opp: Put Your Pet to Work Helping Others

While you go head to the office, run errands, or shuttle the kids around all day, what's Fido doing? Probably laying around, sticking his head out the car window, or pooping on your neighbor's...

Why Don’t More People Watch AVN Online?

Yesterday we linked to a couple of great videos that gave viewers a behind-the-scenes look at two Columbia Pike restaurants. The videos were produced by the Arlington Virginia Network, the county-run...

Bike Events Abound This Week

Local bicyclists are gearing up for two of the biggest bike-related events of the year. Friday is Bike to Work Day and Sunday is the annual Bike DC community ride. Arlington will host three...