Changes Coming to ARLnow.com
Update at 10:25 p.m. on 4/24/11 -- Most features of the new site are working, but it may take up to a week to get to the point where we can turn the forums on. Please excuse any snafus with the...
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Arlington Reporter Leaves TBD
This is the last day on the job for Rebecca A. Cooper, the Arlington community reporter for Rosslyn-based TBD.com. Cooper joined TBD last July, a month before the site launched. She was formerly a...
Reports: Major Layoffs at TBD.com
(Updated at 1:20 p.m.) Once upon a time, there was a dream of local news organization that would act less as a walled castle and more as a town square. Instead of competing, it would partner. Instead...
Morning Poll: Rate Your Experience With Comcast
Last night I had my most horrid Comcast customer service experience to date, and that's really saying something. I'll spare the details, but suffice to say that it was an hour and a half of my...
Election Night Notes
A quick programming note: ARLnow.com will be up until the wee hours tonight bringing you live, on-location election coverage. We'll be reporting from Democratic and Republican victory parties,...
Advanced Towing: Rip-off Artists? Or Fair Parking Enforcers?
Advanced Towing is either a hated predatory towing company or a very effective solution for ridding parking lots of illegally-parked vehicles, depending on your perspective. The company's drivers...
Help Us Thank Our Awesome Advertisers
Earlier this week, I thanked our readers for sticking with us while our old server wheezed its way through last week's heavy web traffic. Now I'd like to take the time to thank our local advertisers,...
Technical Difficulties
First of all, I want to thank all of you for sticking with us last week when we were experiencing some major server problems. The site struggled with capacity problems all week and went down multiple...
Let’s Crash Scott McCaffrey’s Party
Sun Gazette editor Scott McCaffrey has been waiting for tonight for months. According to his blog, McCaffrey has been waiting six months to cover something that's "likely to happen tonight." But...
Local Real World Star Sells Out Drafthouse, Looks to the Future
To be honest, I thought Eric Patrick (@ericisfunny on Twitter) was not going to be very funny. With the past music, photography and acting aspirations of Real World cast members in mind, I was...
Warning: Do Not Park Here Tonight
Do you want to get your car towed to a spot 50 feet away and get fined $50 for the privilege? Then by all means park in front of this office building in Courthouse overnight tonight. The reason...
Who Said Print Was Dead? WaPo Groupon Selling Like Hotcakes
In the hyperactive era of RSS feeds, smartphones, and yes, blogs, it's kind of heartwarming to see that there's still a market for the good ol' fashioned Sunday newspaper, if only thanks to...
Dates, Details Set for Fall Beer and Wine Festivals
Together with the start of football season, Crystal City's Vintage Crystal wine festival and Shirlington's Oktoberfest are two of the only reasons I can think about the end of summer without getting...
Northside Social Gets An Unlikely Endorsement
If you've spent any time on the comments section of this site, you undoubtedly know of Mike, who, bless his heart, is never in want of something to blame on the Arlington County Democratic...
Discussion About the Discussion
Let's step back and take a quick breather. The past several days have gotten a little crazy on the comment sections. While I appreciate a vigorous discussion of the day's stories, I think we need to...
