Civic Associations Support Beer Garden Plan

Update at 2:10 p.m. on 5/14/11 -- The County Board has put off final action on the Westover Beer Garden until Tuesday. It appears that the board is leaning toward approving some sort of live...

Sewage Plant Contractor Sues Former Employee

A top manager in charge of the project to upgrade Arlington's Water Pollution Control Plant embezzled nearly $5 million from the project's contractor, according to a lawsuit filed in St. Louis two...

Moran, McDonnell Ask for Delay in Mark Center Move

Congressman Jim Moran is asking Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to delay the planned move of Defense Department workers from Crystal City and elsewhere to the Mark Center in Alexandria. The Base...

Opening Date Set for New Columbia Pike Giant

An opening date has been set for the new Giant supermarket in the Penrose Square development. The 60,000 square foot store, located at the corner of Columbia Pike and S. Adams Street, is...

Morning Poll: Chickens in Arlington?

Pike Wire reports that would-be chicken owners are organizing to try to convince the county to allow "small-scale backyard chicken-keeping in Arlington." Proponents say urban chicken ownership...

Morning Notes

Smoke at Crystal City Metro Station -- Firefighters from Arlington, Alexandria and Fort Myer responded to a report of smoke on the mezzanine level of the Crystal City Metro station around 3:30...

Power Outage Along Lee Highway

A power outage affected about 1,350 Dominion customers along Lee Highway this morning. The outage created some dangerous conditions where traffic lights were dark or malfunctioning along Lee...