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Wienermobile Spotted in Arlington -- The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile was spotted yesterday afternoon at the entrance to Bluemont Park (above). No word yet on what it was doing there. Vornado Hurt...
Posts Tagged ‘BRAC’
BRAC Traffic Issues Improve in Barcroft Neighborhood
Efforts by residents to reduce traffic headaches in the Barcroft neighborhood appear to have paid off. Residents report that the increase in shuttle buses for government workers affected by BRAC has...
BRAC’d Building in Rosslyn to Be Renovated
(Updated at 2:00 p.m.) If you manage a 40-year-old office building in Rosslyn, what do you when your sole office tenant -- the Department of Defense -- packs up and moves most of its offices to Ft....
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BRAC Not Too Bad, After All -- Today is the deadline for the transfer of military offices affected by the Base Realignment and Closure Act. By today, 17,000 jobs were supposed to have moved out...
Shuttles Start Running Between Arlington Hall, Pentagon
Shuttle buses are now running between the Pentagon and the National Guard Readiness Center (Arlington Hall), in a move that officials hope will help alleviate some of the traffic burden in the...
Moran Pushes for Shuttle to Ease BRAC Traffic Burden
Residents concerned about the influx of 1,200 government workers into the Barcroft neighborhood could see the addition of a shuttle to ease traffic congestion, if Rep. Jim Moran gets his way. The...
BRAC Traffic Prompts Concerns for Barcroft Residents
Barcroft residents are carefully watching the influx of some 1,200 government workers into their neighborhood as a result of the Base Realignment and Closure Act. Some neighbors are calling for...
BRAC’d Couple Enjoying New Home in Alabama
Thanks to the Base Realignment and Closure Act, Chris and Carrie Arnold were forced to move themselves and their two young children from their 1,000 square foot Arlington condo to Huntsville,...
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Report on BRAC Impacts -- With the Base Realignment and Closure Act-mandated relocation of Defense Department offices delayed, BRAC's impact on Arlington County will be eased considerably,...
Moran, McDonnell Ask for Delay in Mark Center Move
Congressman Jim Moran is asking Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to delay the planned move of Defense Department workers from Crystal City and elsewhere to the Mark Center in Alexandria. The Base...
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Board Approves Higher Towing Fees -- It's going to cost you an additional $10 if your car gets towed in Arlington. The County Board last night voted 3-2 to increase the maximum towing fee from...
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Free Coffee for Earth Day -- To celebrate Earth Day, Starbucks is offering a free coffee or tea to anybody who brings a reusable mug or tumbler. Caribou Coffee, which has locations in...
Federal Decision May Further Delay BRAC Moves
Construction of a key ramp from I-395 to the Mark Center complex on Seminary Road in Alexandria may be delayed 18 months due to a federal decision that will require an extensive environmental study...
State Senate Race Gets “Nasty”
Mud is already flying in the three-way race for a local Democratic state Senate nomination. Yesterday Arlington School Board Chair Libby Garvey sent out an email blasting opponent Rob Krupicka, an...
BRAC Delays Could Keep Thousands of Jobs in Arlington
So much for deadlines. Sept. 15, 2011 was supposed to be the date by which some 5 million square feet of military-occupied office space in Arlington -- 17 percent of the county's office inventory...
