Sprayground Parks Open for Summer

The county's three "sprayground" parks opened for business over the weekend, just in time for our first heat wave of the year. The kid-friendly water parks will be open through Labor Day. Due to...

National Science Foundation Mulls Move to New HQ

A major Arlington employer is thinking about packing up and moving to a new building. The National Science Foundation currently employs about 2,100 people at its Ballston headquarters, according...

County Asks: What Should We Get From Comcast?

Every 10-15 years, the 'franchise agreement' that gives one company a virtual monopoly over cable TV service in Arlington is put up for review. The current agreement with Comcast is expiring in 2013,...

Online Fundraiser Seeks New Router for Pike Coffee Shop

Jason Gooljar, the technology director for a D.C.-based environmental non-profit, is on a mission. Gooljar wants to raise $200 to get local, independent coffee shop Rappahannock Coffee &...

Missed Connections in Unlikely Places

If you're unfamiliar with Craigslist's "Missed Connections" section, it's ostensibly a place for people to go to try to find love interests who they saw or talked to in a fleeting moment, who they...

Bob Edwards to Speak at Central Library

Former NPR "Morning Edition" host and longtime Arlington resident Bob Edwards will speak at Arlington Central Library in two weeks. The radio great will reflect on his work at NPR and, most...

Morning Notes

Heat Advisory Today -- The heat and high humidity is not relenting after a scorching Memorial Day. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for the D.C region from noon to 8:00...