Yorktown Student Wins Local Art Competition
(Updated at 10:25 a.m. on 5/21/12) A Yorktown High School student has won the honor of having his artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol. Yorktown student Ryan Carroll was announced the winner of...
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New Long-Haul Service at DCA -- JetBlue, Southwest, Virgin America and Alaska Airlines are adding new long haul service from Reagan National Airport to four cities, respectively: San Juan, Puerto...
Latest Artisphere Financial Results a Mixed Bag
(Updated at 10:20 a.m.) The good news for Artisphere, the county's struggling cultural center in Rosslyn, is that it just had a certified hit in the form of its month-long Frida Kahlo photo exhibit....
Artisphere to Host U.S.-French Hip-Hop Dance Battle
Dance crews are revving up for a transatlantic battle set to take place at Artisphere. French dancers will be flying in to join the locals in a dance competition on May 25. The "Battle of the...
Event Gives a Peek Inside Planned ‘NOVA Fashion Week’
After a surprise cancellation last October, it looks like Northern Virginia Fashion Week is trying to make a comeback. The event was cancelled just weeks before it was supposed to kick off at...
Programming Director Leaving Artisphere
After only six months on the job, Artisphere's programming director has decided to leave. Rosanna Ruscetti joined the struggling venue in October, and was seen as someone who could help stabilize...
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Low Attendance at Tax Rate Hearing -- At a public hearing last night, it only took half an hour for the County Board to hear all the speakers for and against raising Arlington's real estate tax...
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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...
Video: Frida Kahlo Photos at Artisphere
Artisphere's exclusive exhibit of Frida Kahlo's personal photos continues through March 25. In case you haven't gotten a chance to see the famed Mexican artist's collection of 259 photos, AVN...
Artisphere’s Opening Night of Kahlo Exhibit
Last night the public got its first look at Artisphere's exclusive exhibit of personal photos from famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Nearly 2,000 people showed up for the opening...
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Frida Kahlo Opening Tonight -- An exhibit of 259 personal photographs of renowned Mexican artist Frida Kahlo will go on display at Rosslyn's Artisphere cultural center (1101 Wilson Blvd) tonight....
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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,...
Social Media Week Comes to Rosslyn Tonight
Rosslyn will be playing host to two Social Media Week events tonight. The week celebrates social media -- think: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc. -- and "its role as a catalyst in driving...
Artisphere to Host Editorial Cartoon Exhibit
What does the future hold for us in 2012? Who will win the presidential election? Will the economy improve? Will the world end? Of course no one, not even the Mayans, can be 100 percent sure of...
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Artisphere Gets Exclusive Photo Exhibit -- Artisphere has scored a bit of a coup by becoming the first and only venue in the United States to host an exhibit of the personal photos of famed...
