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Power Returns for Most -- Only 10 Dominion customers in North Arlington are still without power after Sunday's powerful storm. Crews worked overnight to restore power to hard-hit neighborhoods....
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Jeff Bridges and Gov. McDonnell Visit Barcroft Elementary
(Updated at 2:00 a.m.) Academy Award winning actor Jeff Bridges, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack stopped by Barcroft Elementary School today to launch a...
Jeff Bridges to Visit Barcroft Elementary
Actor Jeff Bridges, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Gov. Bob McDonnell will help launch a new statewide anti-hunger campaign at Barcroft Elementary School (625 S. Wakefield Street) next...
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New Massage Business on the Pike -- A new massage parlor on Columbia Pike is advertising its services in the 'Adult Entertainment' section of Backpage.com. "Friendly and well trained sweet Asian...
Katie Couric Returning to Arlington for Book Signing
CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric is coming back to Arlington for a book signing. Couric, an Arlington native, is a graduate of Jamestown Elementary, Williamsburg Junior High and Yorktown High....
Accidental Osama Tweeter Likes the Arlington Rap Guy
The Pakistani computer programmer who accidentally live-Tweeted the U.S. raid on Osama bin Laden's compound is apparently a fan of 'Arlington Rap' guy Remy Munasifi. Sohaib Athar achieved...
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Jim Morrison in Arlington? -- The late Doors frontman Jim Morrison apparently was an Arlingtonian. The son of a Navy admiral, Morrison lived at as many as three different Arlington addresses. The...
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Zach Galifianakis Spotted in Clarendon -- In town for the White House Correspondents Dinner, actor Zach Galifianakis was spotted walking the streets of Clarendon on Saturday. According to the...
Drafthouse Gets Clean, Then Dirty With Coulier, Dice Clay
On back-to-back weekends, the Arlington Cinema Drafthouse will host one of the cleanest acts in comedy and one of the dirtiest acts in comedy. Dave Coulier, of Full House and America's Funniest...
Twilight Convention Coming to Arlington
Hundreds of Twilight fans will be flocking to the Sheraton National Hotel (900 S. Orme Street) this weekend for the D.C. leg of the Official Twilight Saga Fan Convention Tour. The convention,...
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Storms Rip Through Area -- A line of strong storms ripped through the area in the pre-dawn hours this morning. Winds in excess of 60 miles per hour were observed as the fast-moving storms passed...
Local Reference in New Foo Fighters Song
The Foo Fighters have a new album out, and it looks like another Northern Virginia reference has made it into front man Dave Grohl's music. A song entitled "Arlandria" is track number five on the...
Speaker Boehner Visits Guapo’s in Shirlington
In the midst of a high-stakes budget fight on Capitol Hill, House Speaker John Boehner found time to dine at Guapo's Restaurant in Shirlington Village last night. Speaker Boehner was joined by...
Clint Eastwood Film ‘J. Edgar’ Filming in N. Arlington Tonight
Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar Hoover biopic, which has been filming in downtown D.C. and Warrenton, Va., will come to Arlington tonight. A county official we talked to confirmed that filming is...
Top Chef Spike Mendelsohn Scouting Out Crystal City?
Is former Top Chef contestant Spike Mendelsohn planning on opening a restaurant in Crystal City? An ARLnow spy spotted Mendelsohn and a man identified as his father dining at the Crystal City...
