Anniversary Celebration for Liberty, Lyon and Northside

Liberty Tavern, Lyon Hall and Northside Social will be each be celebrating their anniversary tomorrow. The sister establishments will be holding a joint anniversary event at Liberty Tavern (3195...

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...

Morning Notes

Parks Department Shortens Name -- The Arlington County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources is now just the Arlington County Department of Parks and Recreation. The "Cultural...

Cherrydale Library Gears Up for 50th Anniversary

A celebration is planned this weekend in honor of the Cherrydale Library's 50th anniversary. The library, which was built in 1961, will host a event on Saturday that will include face painting,...

Happy Anniversary to Meghan and Nathan

We wanted to give a quick shout out this afternoon to readers Meghan and Nathan. If you haven't seen it already, Nathan took out an ad on our homepage today to say "Happy Anniversary" and "I love...

Ashton Heights to Celebrate 90th Anniversary With House Tour

The annual Lyon Park-Ashton Heights house tour will be held this weekend. This year's event will mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of Ashton Heights. The tour will feature homes built...

Happy Birthday, Marine Corps

Today is the 235th birthday of the United States Marine Corps. Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, wrote the following on his blog to mark the occasion: For 235 years,...

McGruff the Crime Dog Gets a Makeover

McGruff the Crime Dog has been encouraging kids to "Take a Bite Out of Crime" for 30 years now. To celebrate McGruff's big anniversary, the Crystal City-based National Crime Prevention Council has...

Arlington Farmer’s Market Celebrating 30th Anniversary

Saturday marks the 30th anniversary of the Arlington's Farmers Market, and the county has some special events planned to celebrate. Shortly after the market opens at 8:00 a.m, county board member...

To Do Tonight: Columbia Pike Birthday Bash

On this day 200 years ago, congress chartered the Columbia Turnpike Company, which built the road that would eventually become the modern-day Columbia Pike. To celebrate the Pike's bicentennial,...

Columbia Pike Prepares for Bicentennial

Columbia Pike's 200th anniversary is less than two weeks away, and Pike leaders are planning a birthday bash to mark the occasion. The Columbia Turnpike Company, which built the Pike, was...