Immigrant Advocates Rally in Arlington

Local supporters of immigrant rights held a press conference in Arlington today to voice their opposition to a slew of anti-immigrant legislation in Richmond. Speaking in front of TV cameras and...

Arlington Hotel Tax Surcharge Passes House Subcommittee

It looks like Arlington has a chance of getting its top legislative priority through Richmond, after all. A House of Delegates Finance subcommittee approved Arlington's hotel tax surcharge bill...

Changes Coming to Local News Site TBD

Changes are coming to TBD.com, a Rosslyn-based local news web site that launched six months ago. The management of TBD will be taken over by its corporate sibling, television station WJLA (ABC 7),...

Comcast Going All-Digital In Arlington, Will Add HD Channels

Starting next month, Comcast will be expanding its HD channel selection in Arlington as it transitions to all-digital cable service. Comcast recently mailed informational material to customers...

Miss Margaret Serves Up Soul Food in Green Valley

It's easy to miss the unpretentious storefront of Margaret's Soul Food and Catering Services, located at 2534 S. Shirlington Road in Arlington's Green Valley (Nauck) neighborhood. But the...

Is a Vegan Restaurant Coming to Shirlington?

The good news is that a new restaurant is apparently coming to Shirlington. The bad news is that we're pretty thin on details. A restaurant called Native Foods Cafe has registered for a license...

APS Appoints Interim Williamsburg Principal, Hires Lawyer

Update at 11:10 a.m. on 2/10/11 -- APS has clarified that the scope of the "legal services" provided by the outside legal counsel has yet to be determined. The brouhaha over the resignation of...

UPDATED: The Smell of Natural Gas in the Morning

(Updated at 4:10 p.m.) Residents in some parts of Arlington woke up to the smell of sewer natural gas. Many called the fire department to report the gas smell, which the county's Department of...

Morning Notes

Water Woes Continue in Ft. Myer Heights -- Some Ft. Myer Heights residents were without water last night as crews worked to repair a persistent water main leak. Workers installed some temporary...