H-B Woodlawn Senior Struan Shields Prepares for Music Career

Reporting and photos by Charlotte Gorman. Dressed in a vest and jeans, Arlington native Struan Shields, 18, steps out to join his four-man backup band while an enthusiastic audience jumps up and...

Voting Starts Tomorrow for Our Expanded Arlington’s Cutest Dog Contest

Last week we asked you to submit entries for our inaugural Arlington's Cutest Dog contest. Thanks to a tremendous response, we're happy to announce that we've picked up another great sponsor. And...

Outsource Your Life’s Mundane Tasks

Save yourself some time and help support ARLnow.com by outsourcing your home cleaning, laundry and dry cleaning to the professionals. A new local company called CityCentric is your one-stop shop...

Arlington Man Drowns Near Riverside Restaurant

An Arlington man drowned outside a riverside restaurant in Dumfries, Va. early Saturday morning. Police were called to Tim's Rivershore Restaurant at 1:32 a.m., after the man walked away from a...

Planetarium Fundraising Underway, But Goals Are Daunting

It's been a busy first 25 days for the Friends of Arlington's David M. Brown Planetarium. The group, established to help save the planetarium from a slated closure by the school system, has applied...

Arlington’s Red Light Cameras Go Live

Arlington's new red light cameras went live this morning. The cameras, perched at four busy intersections, will issue warnings for the next 30 days as part of an "awareness period." Then, starting...

Arlington Police to Launch Project Lifesaver Program

Within the next two weeks, the Arlington County Police Department is expected to announce that it is joining the Project Lifesaver program, which helps more than 1,000 public safety agencies locate...

Volunteer Opp: Lawyers and Law Students Needed

The National Alliance on Mental Illness is looking for a few good barristers.  Here's the listing from Volunteer Arlington: NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), the nation's largest...

Morning Notes

Flickr pool photo by mennyj. See more photos from Saturday's Columbia Pike Blues Festival here. Aftermath of Fight Outside Clarendon Grill Caught on Video -- A late night fight outside...