Bluemont Residents to Debate Development Plans

A controversial development plan will be debated at the Bluemont Civic Association meeting tonight. The plan, which we reported on in April, envisions a "Bluemont Village Center," featuring new...

AFAC Requests Produce Donations

The Arlington Food Assistance Center is asking local gardeners and farmers to donate extra produce to bolster AFAC's food pantry. "Each week, over 1,300 client families visit AFAC to pick up...

Mystery Event Revealed, Will Take Place in Ashburn

(Updated at 4:30 p.m.) The formal announcement of a "big" new annual Labor Day event along the W&OD Trail took place in Arlington's Bluemont Park this morning. Few details about the event were...

Sandwich Board Signs, Sidewalk Cafe Umbrellas Making a Comeback?

At the annual State of the County address yesterday, Arlington County Board Chairman Chris Zimmerman said action on parts of his Small Business Initiative is coming soon. Zimmerman said that he...

Bus Accident Shuts Down Street Near Hospital

An accident reportedly involving two buses has shut down a street near Virginia Hospital Center. 16th Street N. has been temporarily shut down between George Mason Drive and N. Edison Street due...

Help A-SPAN Win a New Van

The Arlington Street People's Assistance Network is asking Arlingtonians to help them win a new van. A-SPAN is one of 500 finalists in the Toyota 100 Cars for Good contest, which is awarding a new...

New Comcast On-Screen Guide to Arrive This Week

Comcast Digital TV customers in Arlington will start getting a new on-screen guide this week. The new guide will feature "faster On Demand access, a more user-friendly interface, more detailed...

Morning Poll: Parked Trucks on the Pike

Delivery trucks are making a regular habit of blocking one lane of Columbia Pike in front of the new-ish Siena Park apartment building (2301 Columbia Pike). The design of the building and the...

Morning Notes

State of the County Address -- County Board Chairman Chris Zimmerman delivered the annual State of the County address in Crystal City yesterday. “All indications are that we are well-positioned...