An Interview with Arlington Comedienne Jessica Brodkin

Arlington clearly breeds fame. Sandra Bullock, Katie Couric, Tipper Gore -- all from Arlington. And then there are the more recent famous Arlingtonians: Remy (the Arlington Rapper), and Eric Patrick...

Mago Advances from Group B

Mago, a female whippet-beagle mix, has captured the most votes in Group B of our Arlington’s Cutest Dog contest. She will advance to the final round of the contest, which starts Monday. Mago...

Road Closure on Wilson Blvd as Dominion Fixes Transformer

Dominion has brought in a crane to fix a transformer at Wilson Boulevard and North Randolph Street, across the street from Ballston Common Mall. During the repairs, one lane of westbound Wilson...

Arlington Sees Slight Bump in Unemployment Rate

Arlington County's unemployment rate rose to 4.3 percent in May from 4.1 percent in April, according to the latest numbers from the Virginia Employment Commission. Employment actually increased...

Meet Mikhail Semenko, The Ironic, Fun-Loving (Accused) Spy

Gawker has grabbed a bunch of Facebook photos of Mikhail Semenko, the Arlington travel agent who's accused of being a secret agent for Russia. As it turns out, Semenko is a fan of parties, ironic...

Roosevelt Bridge Blocked For Suspicious Package

The Roosevelt Bridge was blocked in both directions last night as D.C. police and Arlington firefighters investigated a suspicious package on the Virginia side of the span. Authorities shut down...

Morning Notes

Twilight Fans Stay Up Late for Latest Film In Series -- A sizable crowd showed up at the Regal Cinema in Ballston Common Mall last night for a midnight screening of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse....

Midnight Showing of Twilight: Eclipse at Ballston Common Mall

"The Twilight Saga: Eclipse," the latest installment of the massively popular series, will premiere at midnight tonight in theaters around the country. The Regal Ballston Common 12 is the only...

Buster the Chihuahua Tops in Group A

With 431 votes out of 2,222 cast, Buster the Chihuahua has claimed the top spot in Group A of our Arlington's Cutest Dog contest. Buster's owner says he is "very friendly" and is the "best...

Wife of Ag Secretary to Tour Library Garden

The Arlington Central Library in Ballston has a thriving new organic vegetable garden that's providing food to people in need via the Arlington Food Assistance Center. And now, the project's early...

One Hour Left to Vote for Arlington’s Cutest Dog Group A

For 12 adorable contestants, it all comes down to this. Only one can be guaranteed a spot in the final round and a crack at an Apple iPod and other great prizes. With an hour left to go in the...

I-66 Eastbound Blocked Before Roosevelt Bridge

Update at 1:00 p.m. -- And just like that, it's back open. It was a State Police police cruiser that was blocking the road, but we're still not sure why. It's not clear what's going on, but...

State Lawmakers Hold Prison Reform Town Hall

Is the Virginia prison system failing those with mental illnesses? Does the state need to reform its re-entry program? Those were among the topics of discussion Thursday night at a town hall meeting...

Parking Tickets Getting More Expensive Thursday

Get ready to pay more if you're caught parking illegally in Arlington. Parking fines will increase on Thursday. A ticket for parking at an expired meter is going up to $35. It was previously...

Discussion About the Discussion

Let's step back and take a quick breather. The past several days have gotten a little crazy on the comment sections. While I appreciate a vigorous discussion of the day's stories, I think we need to...