Christmas Tree Came With Unwelcome Visitor

This week's Arlington Animal Watch blotter includes a belated but somewhat amusing holiday-related item from December. A Westover resident got more than she bargained for when her Christmas tree...

Video: Christmas Tree Collection in Arlington

Arlington's Christmas annual tree collection and recycling program has begun, and the county has created a short video (above) to help residents understand how the program works. According to...

Christmas Tree Collection Begins Jan. 3

Arlington County's official Christmas tree collection period is still one week away. Christmas trees will be collected from Jan. 3-17 on normal trash collection days. All stands, lights and...

Morning Poll: Will You Be Making Returns This Week?

Now that Christmas has come and gone, and all the presents have been unwrapped, another holiday tradition is upon us: the rush back to stores to return unwanted or ill-fitting gifts. The week...

Merry Christmas from ARLnow.com

ARLnow.com wishes you and yours a very merry Christmas. Since it couldn't be a white Christmas this year, we decided to remind everybody of what Arlington looks like under a foot or two of...

Where Are the Best Holiday Decorations in Arlington?

We've been asked several times: Where are all the Christmas lights? Which streets in Arlington are lined by the most impressive home holiday decorations? Truth is, we don't know. But maybe you can...

Photos: Model Railroad at Crystal City Sports Pub

Following a Christmas tradition, Crystal City Sports Pub (529 23rd Street South) has set up an elaborate holiday-themed model railroad and village in its enclosed patio area. Here are some photos...

Morning Notes

Weekend Closure Times Revised -- Some of the times of this weekend's Christmas closures have been revised. Arlington County government offices will now close at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, while county...

Morning Poll: Arlington Holiday Display?

D.C. has the National Christmas Tree, organized by a national nonprofit group. Loudoun County has an official (albeit controversial) holiday display, open to all religions, outside its...

Santa’s Mailbox Spotted in North Arlington

As mentioned in our Morning Poll, your shopping days before Christmas are dwindling. Maybe you need some help scrambling to pick up those last minute presents. If so, never fear, because Santa...

Morning Poll: Last Weekend for Christmas Shopping

Forget the weekend after Thanksgiving, this weekend -- the last weekend before Christmas -- may be one of the busiest shopping times of the year. Last-minute gift buyers are expected to flock to...

Arlington County Holiday Closures

The timing of Christmas and New Year's this year couldn't be worse for those hoping for a couple of extra days off work. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day fall on a Saturday and a Sunday, as does...

Wreaths Arriving Saturday at Arlington Nat’l Cemetery

It's an annual tradition that helps honor our fallen heroes with some holiday spirit. On Saturday morning more than 100,000 wreaths will arrive at Arlington National Cemetery. The wreaths will...

Plenty of Holiday Events in Arlington This Weekend

There's going to be plenty of Christmas cheer to go around in Arlington this weekend. A sleigh-ful of holiday events are planned around the county. Among them: Winter Wonderland in Clarendon...

Photos: ‘Miracle on 23rd Street’

Linden Resources -- formerly SOC Enterprises -- held its annual 'Miracle on 23rd Street' tree-lighting ceremony Friday night. Families from the surrounding Aurora Highlands community formed a...