Board to Vote on Rate Hike at Ballston Parking Garage

(Updated at 4:40 p.m.) Parking rates at the Ballston Public Parking Garage could be going up soon. The Arlington County Board is scheduled to vote over the weekend on a proposal to increase...

Arlington Sounds Alarm on Transportation Bill

Arlington County Board Chair Mary Hynes is warning that a transportation bill approved by the House Ways and Means committee on Friday could have significant reprocussions for the Metro transit...

UPDATED: Carbon Monoxide Incident in Courthouse

(Updated at 1:55 p.m.) The Arlington County Fire Department on the scene of a carbon monoxide incident in the Courthouse area. Firefighters initially responded to the U.S. Print and Copy store at...

Tuckahoe Parents Upset With Relocatable Classroom Plan

(Updated 12:45 p.m.) Tuckahoe Elementary parents are upset with a plan to place four new relocatable classrooms on the school's playground blacktop. Tuckahoe is one of the most overcrowded...

LED Streetlights Coming to Columbia Pike

(Updated at 12:50 p.m.) Columbia Pike is set to get some new LED streetlights. The Arlington County Board on Saturday is expected to grant approval to a $1.1 million contract for new streetlights...

Ebbin Fighting Against Same-Sex Adoption Discrimination

(Updated at 11:05 a.m.) State Sen. Adam Ebbin (D) is decrying legislation that he says will codify discrimination against same-sex couples seeking to adopt a child. A bill that was introduced by...

Second Episode of ‘Car-Free Diet Show’ Released

A second episode of Arlington's "Car-Free Diet Show" has been released. The show, hosted by a former "Car-Free Diet Skeptic," presents amusing tidbits designed to encourage commuters to...

Morning Notes

Soccer Field to Close for Summer -- The synthetic turf field at Virginia Highlands Park, used extensively for soccer games, is expected to be closed for much of the spring and summer so that the...