Development Update: Garfield Park Apartments

  Just six months ago, the Garfield Park apartment building in Clarendon was only beginning to take shape at the corner of Washington Boulevard and 10th Street N. Today, insulation wrap is...

Ad In Clarendon Metro Station: ‘Go To Hell Barack’

A Democratic lawmaker is speaking out against an inflammatory ad in the Clarendon Metro station that tells President Obama to "go to hell." The lighted ad, located near the end of one of...

Crime Report: Police Impersonation Edition

A man impersonating a police officer stole cash from a man's wallet last week after asking to see his identification and vehicle registration. From the latest Arlington County crime...

Route 1 Blocked in Alexandria Due to Flooding

Update at 4:35 p.m. -- The flooding has cleared up and all lanes have reopened, according to Dr. Gridlock. Route 1 is closed just south of Potomac Yard in Alexandria due to flooding in the...

Abortion Ultrasound Bill Passes Va. Senate

Yesterday the Virginia Senate narrowly passed a controversial bill that requires pregnant women to undergo an ultrasound before obtaining an abortion. The bill passed by the state Senate had been...

Another Rainy Accident on SB I-395

  Update at 11:20 a.m. -- Another accident, involving at least two vehicles, is currently blocking two lefthand lanes of SB I-395 in the vicinity of the first accident. The bend in I-395 near...

Fire at Dominion Hills Home

Arlington County firefighters battled a blaze at a Dominion Hills home yesterday evening. The fire broke out just before 5:00 p.m., in the basement of a house on the 900 block of N. Patrick Henry...

Morning Notes

Wienermobile Spotted in Arlington -- The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile was spotted yesterday afternoon at the entrance to Bluemont Park (above). No word yet on what it was doing there. Vornado Hurt...

Social Clubs Plan Leap Day Parties

Several local social clubs will be toasting the arrival of "Leap Day" in Arlington tomorrow. Tomorrow is Feb. 29, a date that comes around only every four years or so during a leap year. Leap...

Del. Brink: Controversial Bills Hurting Business

Could the recent controversy in Richmond over social issues be hurting Virginia businesses? Yes, says Arlington's Del. Bob Brink (D) and a group of local business leaders. This year's state...

Route 50 Exit Closing for Construction

An Route 50 exit used by Clarendon area drivers is set to close for the rest of the week. The Fairfax Drive exit from Route 50/Arlington Boulevard will be closed from Wednesday to Friday so that...

Arlington Seeking ‘Streetcar System Manager’

Arlington County is looking to hire a "Streetcar System Manager," to help with the county's $250 million Columbia Pike streetcar project. The full-time position is advertised as paying between...

EXCLUSIVE: Police Impersonation Home Invasion Has Bank Robbery Tie

A home invasion armed robbery in South Arlington last week has a connection to a series of bank robberies late last year, ARLnow.com has learned exclusively. Two men impersonating police officers...

Absentee Application Deadline Today

Are you planning on voting absentee in next week's Super Tuesday GOP presidential primary? If so, today's the last day you can apply for an absentee ballot. The absentee application can be mailed...

Morning Notes

Senate Dems Defeat HPV Immunization Repeal -- State Senate Democrats are taking credit for killing a bill that would have repealed the 2007 law that requires sixth grade girls be immunized from...