Toasting Affordable Housing on the Pike

At a fundraiser last night at Clarendon Ballroom, the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing touted its major accomplishments from the past year. Among them: the completion of the Columbia...

Bus Fire Reported on I-395

(Updated at 6:00 p.m.) Arlington firefighters are on the scene of a reported bus fire on Washington Boulevard near I-395. Heavy smoke could be seen in the area through traffic cameras. The...

Crime Report: Rough Neighborhood Edition

A prolific burglar somehow managed to break in to at least nine cars, sneak in to a locked garage, steal a bike and steal tools all on the same night, in the same area, without being caught. LARCENY...

Ticket Contest for Saturday’s Artisphere Opening Bash

Do you like viewing art and drinking PBR? Are you high on creativity but low on cash? Well ARLnow.com and our friends at Brightest Young Things want to hook one lucky reader up with a pair of free...

County, Rosslyn Show Off Soon-to-Open Artisphere

Arlington County and the Rosslyn Business Improvement District held a press conference today to show off Arlington's nearly-completed cultural center, Artisphere. The venue is a centerpiece of the...

The Sign Police Break Down in Rosslyn

Don't look now, but an Arlington County vehicle apparently used for sign enforcement was just loaded onto a flatbed tow truck after breaking down in Rosslyn. Sandwich board signs and...

ACPD Helps Give Segways to Wounded Veterans

At a ceremony on the grounds of the Iwo Jima memorial this morning, some 50 wounded warriors will receive brand new Segway personal transport vehicles, the reward for "graduating" from a...

Saying ‘Thank You’ for Being a Bike Commuter

A mother and daughter are planning to wake up early tomorrow morning to prepare a special treat for local bike commuters. They're calling it "Yay for Bike Riders Day." The plan was hatched by a...

Gay Square Dance Club Offers Lessons in Arlington

Square dancing isn't just for straight people dressed in goofy outfits anymore. It's also for gay people dressed in goofy outfits. Now, DC's top gay and lesbian (and "straight-friendly") square...

Pizza Is the New Brown Flip Flops

Pizza shops are about to be as ubiquitous in Arlington as Starbucks stores and brown flip flops. Clarendon, believe it or not, is getting yet another pizza place. Bronx Pizza and Subs is coming to...

Morning Notes

Will Capital Bikeshare Experience Distribution Problems? -- Due to the one-way flow of commuters, bike share programs tend to experience some degree of distribution problems. At any given time,...