Crime Report: Fighting Back Edition

Occasionally, victims fight back and give the bad guys what was coming to 'em. Such was the case early Sunday morning when a man approached two women who were walking home in the Buckingham...

Kid Protesters Hopping Mad Over Uncle Julio’s Menu Item

A group determined to kick frog legs off American menus came to Ballston over the weekend to protest in front of Uncle Julio's Rio Grande Cafe. Fifteen demonstrators, including two George Mason...

Heavy Traffic on Westbound I-66

Traffic is remarkably heavy on westbound I-66 this afternoon. Traffic is currently backed up from before Glebe Road past Westmoreland Street. One emergency responder who was trying to get by the...

School Board Candidates Talk Planetarium, Overcrowding

Miriam Gennari, the Green Party candidate for school board, made her case for why she should replace incumbent Sally Baird last night. To Gennari, the biggest challenges facing Arlington Public...

Jay Fisette to Lead Walkabout in Yorktown

There are plenty of reasons to go on a walk on Sept. 26. It's the first Sunday of the fall. It's the first Sunday after World Car-Free Day. And it's a great way to discover a neighborhood's hidden...

Registration Still Open for Arlington 9/11 Run

Online registration is now closed for this year's Arlington 9/11 Memorial 5K, but runners can still register in person over the next three days. The race, which was started by two Arlington police...

More Dunkin’ Donuts Stores on the Way?

Dunkin' Donuts wants to expand in Arlington and several other D.C.-area counties, and is looking to recruit franchise owners to help with that expansion. Next week Dunkin' Donuts will hold an...

Olympian Carl Lewis Coming to W-L High School Today

Olympic track and field star Carl Lewis will be on hand at Washington-Lee High School this afternoon to help launch the newest chapter of the Best Buddies program. The nine-time gold medalist will...

“Constitution” Outburst Interrupts Candidate Q&A

"Do you believe in the Constitution, and do you follow it?" That's the question one man really, really wanted to ask of the three 8th District congressional candidates at a Civic...

Congressional Candidates Spar in Civic Federation Debate

At a candidate forum sponsored by the Arlington Civic Federation, Republican Patrick Murray kicked off the post-Labor Day campaign season with an aggressive assault on the economic and spending...