Get Ready For the Deluge

From Arlington Alert: FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR DC AREA FROM MIDNIGHT WED TO THUR UP TO 11PM. MONITOR FORECASTS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. POSSIBLE 1-2 INCHES OF...

Advanced Towing: Rip-off Artists? Or Fair Parking Enforcers?

Advanced Towing is either a hated predatory towing company or a very effective solution for ridding parking lots of illegally-parked vehicles, depending on your perspective. The company's drivers...

EXCLUSIVE: College Pro Painters Fined Following Electrical Accident

(Updated on 9/30) Citing "serious" violations of occupational safety laws, Virginia's Department of Labor and Industry has slapped Massachusetts-based College Pro Painters with a $14,875 fine for a...

Arlington’s Unemployment Rate Remains Low

Arlington's unemployment rate dipped 0.1 percent to 4.1 percent in August, easily maintaining the county's distinction of having the lowest unemployment rate in Virginia. By contrast, the...

Other County Board Actions Last Night

It was a long night for the county board, which didn't adjourn its recessed meeting until a few minutes after midnight. In addition to a controversial resolution regarding the Secure Communities...

Board Passes Sweeping Plan to Redevelop Crystal City

Just before the unanimous vote that would approve a sweeping plan to redevelop Crystal City, county board chairman Jay Fisette paused for reflection. Looking back at the four and a half year process...

Morning Notes

More on Southwest at Reagan National -- Southwest Airlines' deal to acquire AirTran Airways will likely result in Southwest taking over AirTran's slots at Reagan National Airport. But Greater...