A-SPAN Receives HUD Grant
The Arlington Street People's Assistance Network has been awarded a $93,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The grant -- one of the $2.1 million in grants awarded...
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Nonprofits Ask for Funds at Budget Hearing -- A public hearing on the county’s proposed tax rate changes is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. tonight. Meanwhile, Tuesday's budget hearing was largely...
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Ovechkin Buys New House -- Capitals star Alex Ovechkin may be ditching his $1.6 million home in Arlington's Waycroft-Woodlawn neighborhood for some tonier digs. Ovechkin recently bought a $4.2...
Board Approves Courthouse Building Purchase, Amid Homeless Shelter Controversy
The Arlington County Board authorized the county manager to purchase a Courthouse office building last night, the first step to the creation of a new, year-round homeless shelter. Arlington first...
Condo Owners, Homeless Advocates Face Off Over Shelter Plan
(Updated at 3:35 p.m.) Arlington County's plan to buy a Courthouse office building and place a year-round homeless shelter on two of the floors is drawing intense opposition from residents of a...
Rosslyn Light-Up Ceremony To Be Held Thursday
Rosslyn will hold its annual holiday light-up night on Thursday. The event will feature speeches, music, free food and drink, and a winter clothing collection drive in front of the WJLA Jumbotron...
Emergency Winter Shelter Opens Tonight
Arlington's Emergency Winter Shelter, which gives the homeless a warm place to sleep during the coldest months of the year, will open for the season tonight. The 88-bed shelter, located at 2049...
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Construction Planned for New Penrose Square Park -- Construction is set to begin on a new public park in front of the Penrose Square apartment building on Columbia Pike. Included in the park will...
Heat Advisory in Effect Today
(Updated at 9:00 a.m.) Arlington and the rest of the D.C. region is under a heat advisory from noon to 8:00 p.m., as temperatures are expected to soar this afternoon. Forecasters are...
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...
With Shelter Closed, Arlington’s Homeless Look for New Places to Sleep
Arlington County's emergency winter shelter is now closed, and the dozens of homeless individuals who stay there will be looking for a new place to sleep tonight. About 50 percent of the shelter's...
Arlington Young Dems Prep for Charity Date Auction
The Arlington Young Democrats are preparing for their biggest night of the year, not counting election night. The Young Dems will be holding their 10th annual charity date auction Wednesday...
A-SPAN Holding Christmas Eve Dinner for Local Homeless
The Arlington Street People's Assistance Network is holding a Christmas Eve dinner for homeless individuals at the county's Emergency Winter Shelter in Courthouse. The non-profit issued the...
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A-SPAN Holds Holiday Gala -- The Arlington Street People's Assistance Network held its 5th annual Help the Homeless Holiday Gala last night at Artisphere in Rosslyn. Party-goers were treated to...
Steal This Cocktail Recipe — It’s For a Good Cause
To help mark its upcoming 20th anniversary, Rosslyn Renaissance held an invite-only cocktail contest at the Hotel Palomar last night. The neighborhood booster group pitted mixologists from three...
