Top 10 Most-Read Stories in 2010

Now that New Year's Eve is upon us, it's time to whip out a 2010 retrospective. Of course, this site didn't even exist on Jan. 1, 2010 (we launched on Jan. 29) so the following...

Athletic Field Upgrade Plan Sparks Neighborhood Spat

What happens when a parochial high school, which has owned its 20-acre tract of land in North Arlington since 1949, plans to upgrade its athletic facilities with the help of a local university? A...

Young Woman Hit By Car, Seriously Injured Near Ballston Metro

A 22-year-old woman was hit by a car and seriously injured while trying to cross Fairfax Drive near the Ballston Metro station early this morning. Police say a dark-colored sedan hit the woman in...

Free Commercial Parking Bonanza Isn’t Just for Trucks

Earlier this week we reported that some residents were upset with loophole in Arlington's parking code that allows commercial trucks to park for extended periods of time in front of schools,...

Friends Remember Carl Diener As Police Seek Tips

To those who knew him best, Carl Diener was a gentle giant. He was a tall, athletic, 57-year-old man who didn't have an angry or selfish bone in his body. What Diener was not was a likely crime...

Treasurer O’Leary To Hold Re-Election Kick-Off

Arlington Treasurer Frank O'Leary will officially kick off his re-election campaign on Thursday, Jan. 6. O'Leary, who first took office in 1984, touts his efforts to bring down the tax delinquency...

Morning Notes

Artisphere Gets Latin Flavor -- Arlington's Guajillo restaurant and the District's Casa Oaxaca restaurant have been chosen to jointly run a full-service restaurant and bar in Artisphere, the...

Crime Report: Holiday Edition

Crime didn't completely take a holiday over the weekend, but it certainly was at lower-than-usual levels. Here are the two Grinchiest moments in Arlington, with both occurring on Christmas...

What Left These Prints in the Snow?

What kind of an animal left these unlikely prints in the snow overnight Sunday? That's what one Arlington homeowner is asking. I found these in the driveway early morning.  I've Googled...

Tonight: “Night at the Planetarium 3″

Arlington's David M. Brown Planetarium will be hosting its third "Night at the Planetarium" fundraising event tonight. The suggested $10 and $20 donations from attendees to will go toward...

Morning Poll: License Plate Readers

Those cameras mounted on the back of some Arlington police cruisers are actually quite effective at catching criminals, it turns out. Arlington Police make at least one arrest per day thanks to...

Morning Notes

Arlington Place and Street Names Explained -- Ever wonder how Rosslyn, Clarendon, Aurora Hills, Lorcom Lane and other county neighborhoods and thoroughfares got their names? The Falls Church...

Gym Coming to the Pike, At Last

The rapidly developing Columbia Pike corridor is finally getting a commercial gym. An outpost of the World Gym franchise will be opening next month at 1058 South Walter Reed Drive, on the...

Support a Great Local Charity, (Possibly) Win Cool Stuff

ARLnow.com has teamed up with our friends at What's the Deal to support Doorways for Women and Families, which is trying to reach an important $100,000 fundraising goal by the end of the...

Crumbs Bakeshop to Open on Thursday

Crumbs Bakeshop, the New York City-based cupcake chain, will open its new Clarendon store on Thursday, the company Tweeted this morning. The Clarendon Crumbs is located at 2839 Clarendon...