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...

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Penzance Buys Another Arlington Building -- Local real estate firm Penzance is upping its investment in Arlington. The company just closed a multimillion dollar deal to buy a 7-story office...

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Arlington Latin-American Festival Planned -- Arlington County is hosting a Latin-American festival on Sunday in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. "Savor the best of Latino culture at this annual...

Volunteer Opp: AHC Seeking Teen Tutors

Students in Arlington Public Schools head back to the classrooms on Tuesday.  Not all of them are fully prepared for the school year, but you can help. AHC Inc., an affordable housing developer,...

Video: More Changes Coming to Crystal City

Crystal City is changing, and thanks to the new Crystal City Sector Plan it will change dramatically over the next 40 years. But what does the plan mean for residents? Why is there going to be...

Report: Redevelopment Threatens Affordable Housing on the Pike

A new report on affordable housing in Northern Virginia suggests that the redevelopment of Columbia Pike will make it difficult to preserve affordable housing along the corridor. The report,...

Ribbon Cutting for Affordable Development in Nauck

Community leaders marked the grand opening of The Macedonian (2229 Shirlington Road), a new mixed-use affordable housing development in Nauck (Green Valley), with a ribbon cutting ceremony this...

Summer Camp Volunteers Needed

A local non-profit is looking for energetic volunteers to help out with their summer camp program. Affordable housing developer AHC Inc. hosts "educational and fun" summer camps for low-income...

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Where Are the GOP Candidates? -- So far, Arlington Republicans have not been able to find a single candidate willing to run in any of this year's six county government races. The last time a...

Board Approves $4 Million for Affordable Housing Purchase

The Arlington County Board on Saturday approved a $4 million loan that will help a local non-profit purchase a 134-unit affordable apartment complex. The Arlington Partnership for Affordable...

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Affordable Apartments Get Green Certification -- The 36-unit Macedonian apartment complex in Green Valley has become the first EarthCraft-certified new multifamily building in Arlington and the...

County Board Revises Affordable Housing Goals

On Saturday, the County Board unanimously approved a series of affordable housing goals for 2015, with an eye toward preventing and ending homelessness. The board formally set the goal of creating...

County Approves Affordable Housing Loan Despite Resident Objections

When county officials talk about the need for affordable housing, they often cite the example of such housing allowing school teachers to live in the communities they teach in. Why, then, did...