Arlington’s Hotel Tax Bill Fails in House of Delegates

Arlington will have to find another way to fund its tourism promotion efforts. A bill that would have renewed Arlington's 0.25 percent hotel tax surcharge failed in the Virginia House of Delegates...

County to Hold Food Cart Boot Camp

Arlington's economic development agency will be holding a boot camp of sorts for aspiring food cart operators. The event, "Food Carts: Regulations and Best Practices 2011," will be held between...

Reports: Major Layoffs at TBD.com

(Updated at 1:20 p.m.) Once upon a time, there was a dream of local news organization that would act less as a walled castle and more as a town square. Instead of competing, it would partner. Instead...

Marine Corps Marathon Registration Starts Today

The sign-up process for the Marine Corps Marathon is starting early this year. Registration for the Oct. 30 race starts at noon today. As in years past, a total of 30,000 slots are available....

Capital One Commercial Films On the Pike

Dozens of gaffers, grips, extras and producers were hard at work filming a Capital One Bank commercial at the corner of Columbia Pike and Monroe Street this morning. The giant "pin" of...

Garvey Announces Run for State Senate

Arlington School Board Chair Libby Garvey made her long-expected run for the state Senate official last night. Garvey is running for the seat of Sen. Patsy Ticer, who announced her retirement last...

“Corkage” Bill Will Let Restaurant Patrons Bring Their Own Wine

Yesterday, by a vote of 78-18, the Virginia House of Delegates approved SB 1292, a bill that will allow restaurant patrons to bring their own bottles of wines to restaurants. If the bill is signed...

Morning Notes

Early Buds -- Maybe Punxsutawney Phil was right. The photo above was taken by Flickr pooler Clio1789 near Rosslyn on Friday. Dr. Dremo's Site Set for Development -- Construction could begin by...