County Manager Raises Specter of More Budget Cuts, Tax Hikes

Despite an improving real estate market, Arlington could face up to a $35 million budget gap next year, according to a presentation by County Manager Michael Brown this afternoon. Brown told the...

BREAKING NEWS — County Board Votes to Withdraw from Immigration Enforcement Program

The Arlington County board voted Tuesday afternoon to become the first community in Virginia -- and one of the only communities in the country -- to withdraw from the federal Secure Communities...

BREAKING NEWS — Woman Rescued from Flipped SUV on Columbia Pike

A small SUV crashed and rolled onto its side at the intersection of Columbia Pike and Four Mile Run Drive just after 3:00 this afternoon. As a crowd of nearly 100 onlookers watched and captured cell...

Crystal City Development Plan Faces Vote Tonight

The Aurora Highlands Civic Association is asking the Arlington County board to delay a scheduled vote on a sweeping, 40-year development plan for Crystal City, to allow more time for resident...

Man Hurt on Cliff Near Chain Bridge

A man reportedly fell and injured himself on one of the rocky cliffs overlooking the Potomac near Chain Bridge this afternoon. The Park Police Eagle 1 helicopter and an Arlington County technical...

Power Outage in North Arlington

Nearly 3,500 Dominion customers in North Arlington are without power this afternoon. The outage was possibly caused by a branch that hit a power line and caused a transformer to catch fire. Police...

Shameless Plug: Nominate Us for an ABBIE!

ARLnow.com has only been around for 8 months now, so it's a bold, presumptuous move for us to try to get nominated for one of Arlington's Best Business Awards. But heck, we're going to do it...

County Board to Consider Immigration Enforcement Resolution

It's not listed on the official agenda, but this afternoon the county board is expected to take up a resolution that could affect the way immigration laws are enforced in Arlington. According to a...

Morning Poll: Columbia Pike Redevelopment

Columbia Pike is at a crossroads. On one hand, the corridor is still wonderfully diverse and affordable. On the other hand, new development is bringing luxury apartments and new retail options to the...

Arlington Street Food Vendors to Participate in DC Festival

The Rebel Heroes banh mi sandwich truck and the District Taco cart have spent the summer exclusively serving hungry crowds around Arlington. But each has their sights set on licenses to operate in...

Morning Notes

Feds May Get Capital Bikeshare Discount -- The federal government is entering a corporate partnership agreement with the new Capital Bikeshare program. The deal will likely provide federal...