Community Garden Plots: A Tragedy of the Commons?

There are eight community gardens around Arlington, and each has a wait list. At the South Four Mile Run garden, however, one gardener is wondering why the county is allowing the high-demand plots...

Plane Departing DCA Hits Birds, Lands at Dulles

A Continental flight departing Reagan National Airport made an emergency landing at Dulles after the pilot reported hitting birds on takeoff this morning. According to a recording of air traffic...

Neighborhood Wants County to Delay Parking Restrictions

The Lyon Park Citizens Association is asking the county board to defer plans to restrict parking on part of Edgewood Street "pending a review of current County parking policy." County staff...

Shamrock Shake Returns to McDonald’s

Seventy degree temperatures and a tornado watch -- sounds like spring, eh? Add this to the evidence: the Shamrock Shake has returned to McDonald's. The minty dessert has gotten a facelift since...

Tornado Watch Issued for Area

Update at 12:50 p.m. -- The tornado watch has been canceled. Warm temperatures are going to give way to strong storms as a cold front moves through the region later today. The National Weather...

Officer Struck While Investigating Deadly Accident on Key Bridge

A D.C. police officer was struck by a car while investigating a deadly accident on the Key Bridge last night. According to NBC 4, a person who was walking a moped across the Key Bridge was struck...

Morning Notes

More Names Mentioned for Senate Seat -- Is there a Democrat in Arlington County who's active in local politics and who's not thinking about running for the state Senate seat being vacated by the...

High Winds Cause Havoc Across Arlington

Numerous reports of downed power lines, toppled trees, dislodged traffic signs and blowing debris are coming in. Among the reports we're following right now: Downed power line on Four...

BREAKING NEWS — Section of Roof Blows Off DMV

High winds have blown off part of the roof of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles building at 4150 South Four Mile Run Drive. Firefighters report that a large section of the building's...

Photos: The Calm Before the Wind Storm

We took a few photos around Arlington this afternoon, before the really strong winds started blowing. The contrast between the blue skies and the quick-moving rain storms that passed through the area...

State Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple Announces Her Retirement

(Possible candidate list updated at 8:10 p.m.) Mary Margaret Whipple, who represents Arlington in the Virginia Senate, announced her retirement today. Whipple has represented Virginia's 31st...

Trees to Be Added to Narrower Pentagon City Street

Newly-narrowed South Joyce Street in Pentagon City is losing a few parking spaces to make way for trees. Over the winter, crews narrowed the portion of Joyce Street from 15th Street to 16th...

Arlington Well-Represented in New State Progressive Caucus

The newly-minted Progressive Caucus of the Virginia General Assembly includes the entire Arlington delegation to the House of Delegates. Dels. Bob Brink, Adam Ebbin, David Englin and Patrick Hope...

Morning Notes

ECC Employees Overworked, Underpaid -- Arlington's emergency communications center is suffering from chronic understaffing and staff high turnover rates. The ECC, which handles 911 calls and...

Proposed School Budget Includes Pay Raise for Teachers

(Updated at 9:20 a.m.) Arlington Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Patrick Murphy proposed a budget Thursday morning that increases high school class sizes but grants teachers at least part of a...