Email Subscribers: We’re Experiencing Technical Difficulties

If you subscribe to our Afternoon Update, you may have gotten a blank email from us today in lieu of the usual summary of the day's posts. We've diagnosed the problem and assure you that we'll work...

Warning: Do Not Park Here Tonight

Do you want to get your car towed to a spot 50 feet away and get fined $50 for the privilege? Then by all means park in front of this office building in Courthouse overnight tonight. The reason...

Arlington Restaurant, Retail Spending Booming

As we've reported before, Arlington's unemployment rate has stayed remarkably low during the course of the recession. But in case you needed further proof of the resilience of the county's economy,...

Photos from the Fair

After a sparsely-attended, rainy start to the Arlington County Fair on Wednesday, crowds flocked to the Thomas Jefferson Community Center Thursday evening for the fair's "official" kickoff. A...

Volunteer Opp: The Breakfast Club

Ever wish you could reenact The Breakfast Club, with you as a friendlier version of Principal Vernon and the club as a group of 15-20 adults with specials needs? If so, this is the volunteer...

Woman Dies After Fall From Ballston Parking Garage

A woman fell several stories from the Ballston Public Parking Garage Thursday night, landing in front of a car that was about to exit the garage onto Glebe Road. The woman was alive when she was...

Morning Notes

Arlington Awarded HUD Homelessness Grant -- Arlington County has been awarded a $540,000 competitive grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The money will help homeless...