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Artomatic Starts Tonight -- Artomatic, described as "the D.C. area’s biggest unjuried arts extravaganza," will kick off in Crystal City tonight. The five-week event is being held in a former...

Board Approves Loans for Buckingham Homebuyers

At Saturday's meeting, the Arlington County Board approved a measure to help low to moderate income Buckingham residents become homeowners. The board's unanimous approval will make $500,000 in...

Mixed-Income Apartment Complex Opens in Clarendon

A new apartment complex celebrated its grand opening in Clarendon yesterday. Formerly known as the Views at Clarendon, the vPoint apartment building is being touted as an eco-friendly residence...

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Faith-Based Advocates Seek More Affordable Housing -- A coalition of local churches and community advocates is asking Arlington County to quadruple the amount of tax support it devotes to...

Morning Poll: Use County Land for Affordable Housing?

"'Public land for public good' is a battle cry making its way up the Arlington agenda," writes Charlie Clark in his Our Man in Arlington column for the Falls Church News-Press. The idea, Clark...

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'Housing 4 Hipsters' Attracts a Crowd -- Arlington's inaugural "Housing 4 Hipsters" event attracted a crowd of about 100 young people Monday night, though it seems unlikely that any of the...

County Nixes Condo Plan for Buckingham Village

The original plan, as approved in 2009, was to take 48 units of the 140-apartment Buckingham Village 3 affordable housing community and sell them as condos to moderate-income households. Last...

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Lyon Park Community House Plan Approved -- A permit to expand and renovate the historic Lyon Park Community Center was approved on Saturday by the Arlington County Board. The planned changes to...

Affordable Housing Tips at “Housing 4 Hipsters” Event

Trying to find affordable housing in Arlington can often seem like a daunting task. But Arlington County's Housing Division wants to make it less intimidating with a "Housing 4 Hipsters"...

Church at Clarendon Prepares for ‘Homecoming’

After two nomadic years, the congregation of The Church at Clarendon (1210 N. Highland Street) is getting ready to return to their newly-renovated church sanctuary. Since construction began in...

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Management Change at Hotel Palomar -- After being sold for some $45 million, Rosslyn's upscale Hotel Palomar (1121 19th Street N.) will be changing management companies. Effective Feb. 22,...

Budget Proposal Includes Small Tax Hike

The new $1.03 billion budget proposed by County Manager Barbara Donnellan includes a 0.5 cent real estate tax rate increase and a 2.1 percent increase in spending. Donnellan outlined her proposed...

Plan: Affordable Apartments Would Replace Gas Station

The Shell station at the corner of Columbia Pike and S. Greenbrier Street would be replaced by affordable housing under a development plan that's currently seeking sources of funding. The plan,...

County Board Candidates Address Affordable Housing

(Updated at 4:00 p.m.) The five Democratic candidates running in a special election for the open County Board seat have weighed in on affordable housing in Arlington. The candidates submitted their...

Affordable Housing Development Opens in Ballston

The opening of an affordable housing community in Ballston was welcomed with much fanfare on Tuesday evening. Numerous county officials joined new residents at The Jordan (801 N. Wakefield St.) for a...