Fmr. Arlington Resident Lands Big Role in ‘Moneyball’

(Updated at 4:15 p.m.) Reed Thompson, 28, didn't move to Los Angeles with the intention of becoming a Hollywood actor. The one-time Arlingtonian says he moved there on something of a whim after...

Road Closures Planned for Weekend Events

While this weekend's IMF/World Bank meetings tie up traffic in the District, Arlington will be dealing with its own series of significant road closures on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, the...

U.S. Marshals Conduct Operation in Arlington

The U.S. Marshals Service carried out some sort of operation in North Arlington yesterday morning. According to a tipster: " morning one lane of southbound Glebe Road, north of 34th Rd, was closed...

Local Congressmen Sponsor Federal Leave Bill

Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) is among the local congressional sponsors of a new bipartisan bill that allow federal employees to donate unused sick days to "sick leave banks." The banks would then serves as...

BRAC’d Building in Rosslyn to Be Renovated

(Updated at 2:00 p.m.) If you manage a 40-year-old office building in Rosslyn, what do you when your sole office tenant -- the Department of Defense -- packs up and moves most of its offices to Ft....

Spike in Library Card Applications After Kindle Announcement

The announcement that Amazon Kindle users will now be able to "borrow" eBooks for free from the Arlington Public Library web site caused an apparent spike in library card applications. Spokesman...

Morning Poll: Arlington’s Emergency Radio Station

Earlier this week, County Manager Barbara Donnellan admitted to the County Board that Arlington's emergency radio station, 1700 AM, "occasionally went down during critical periods recently" and was...

Morning Notes

First Day of Fall, Flash Flood Watch -- Today is officially the first day of fall, but it's not going to feel like it. A storm system bringing tropical moisture to the area will provide warm...