Crystal City 5K Friday ‘Flickr Flash’ Photo Contest

Update on 4/8/11 -- Good news for fair-weather photographers who don't want to brave today's rain: the contest has been extended by two weeks. Tomorrow hundreds of runners will kick off the first...

Open House at New Artisphere Restaurant ‘Here’

Here, Artisphere's newly-christened restaurant/cafe/bar, held an open house for local hotel concierges, nearby office workers and local neighbors today. A jazz band performed as guests sampled...

For Lease: Former Quiznos Storefront in Clarendon

It's not the highest foot traffic area, but this retail storefront in the Reserve at Clarendon Center building (3000 North Washington Boulevard) is now for lease. The space used to house a Quiznos...

Two Students To Be Charged in School Bus Fight

Two Yorktown High School students will be charged with disorderly conduct after a fight broke out on a school bus this morning. ACPD officers responded to the intersection of N. Taft Street and...

ART Bus Schedule Changes

Some changes are coming to the ART 41 and 87 bus routes. Starting on Monday, April 4, the ART 41 will start running on a new weekday schedule. Buses will now run every 15 minutes during the...

Crime Report: Moped Mow Down Edition

If the Three Stooges were young and dealing drugs, the following crime report item might be the plot to one of their episodes. ROBBERY/MALICIOUS WOUNDING-ARREST 03/24/11, 5000 block of Columbia...

Morning Notes

More Registered Voters Than Residents? -- Something here doesn't add up. There are 14 voting precincts in Arlington where there are more registered voters than voting-age residents, at least...

Clint Eastwood Film ‘J. Edgar’ Filming in N. Arlington Tonight

Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar Hoover biopic, which has been filming in downtown D.C. and Warrenton, Va., will come to Arlington tonight. A county official we talked to confirmed that filming is...

BREAKING NEWS — Route 50 Shut Down Due to Gas Leak

Update at 4:15 p.m. -- The gas leak has been stopped and all lanes of westbound Route 50 are now open. Earlier: The westbound lanes of Route 50 have been shut down near Fairfax Drive in...

Lubber Run Amphitheatre Supporters Question County Study

Does the shuttered Lubber Run Amphitheater need some no-frills fixes or a complete overhaul before it can reopen? It depends who you ask. Earlier this month Arlington County released a decidedly...

D.C. Cabbies Refusing Va. Fares

Update at 11:35 a.m. -- As this story was being written, NBC4's Tom Sherwood reported on Twitter that the D.C. fuel surcharge will now apply to both in-city and out-of-town trips. New fuel...

Top Chef Spike Mendelsohn Scouting Out Crystal City?

Is former Top Chef contestant Spike Mendelsohn planning on opening a restaurant in Crystal City? An ARLnow spy spotted Mendelsohn and a man identified as his father dining at the Crystal City...

Redistricting Would Push Arlington Senate District into Loudoun

If legislators approve the new state Senate districts drawn up by Senate Democrats, Arlington County voters will soon share a state Senator with Loudoun County. The state House and Senate...

Morning Notes

ACFD Gets New Bomb Squad Truck -- The Arlington County Fire Truck recently took delivery of a new, custom-built bomb squad truck. The bright red truck was one of six delivered to area public...

Ruffino’s Spaghetti House Hopes to Open Soon

Ruffino's Spaghetti House (4763 Lee Highway) may re-open in a week or two. The restaurant closed for renovations in September, and loyal customers have been asking when it's going to re-open...