Arlington Pastor: Local Couples Aren’t Having Enough Sex

A pastor of a local Arlington church says married couples in the area are too stressed and not having enough sex. John Slye, senior pastor at Grace Community Church, is two weeks into an eight...

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Faith-Based Advocates Seek More Affordable Housing -- A coalition of local churches and community advocates is asking Arlington County to quadruple the amount of tax support it devotes to...

Church at Clarendon Prepares for ‘Homecoming’

After two nomadic years, the congregation of The Church at Clarendon (1210 N. Highland Street) is getting ready to return to their newly-renovated church sanctuary. Since construction began in...

Virginia Square Church Offers ‘Ashes to Go’

St. George's Episcopal Church (915 N. Oakland Street) in Virginia Square is trying something new this year: bringing the ashes to the masses. This morning, as commuters rushed off to work,...

Bring Out the Beads for Mardi Gras Celebrations

If you can't make it to New Orleans for Mardi Gras on Tuesday, that doesn't mean you can't celebrate. There are a number of options throughout Arlington for living it up with beads, food and...

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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...

Crime Report: Church Burglary Edition

Someone had the nerve to break into the Greenbrier Baptist Church and steal a laptop last week, according to the latest Arlington County crime report. BURGLARY, 01/05/12, 5400 block of S. 7th Road....

Ribbon Cutting for Affordable Development in Nauck

Community leaders marked the grand opening of The Macedonian (2229 Shirlington Road), a new mixed-use affordable housing development in Nauck (Green Valley), with a ribbon cutting ceremony this...

Holy Hand Grenade! Suspicious Object Found Near Church

The Arlington County bomb squad was called out to a grassy lot next to Faith Lutheran Church (3313 Arlington Blvd) in Ashton Heights this afternoon to investigate what looked like a hand...

Steeple Cell Phone Antennas Recommended for Approval

County staff is recommending that the County Board approve AT&T's request to put new cell phone antennas in a pair of North Arlington church steeples. Last month the company went before the...

Church to Hold Mock Funeral for Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

The Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington (4444 Arlington Blvd) will be holding a mock New Orleans-style funeral on Sunday in celebration of the repeal of the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell...

Immigrant Advocates Rally in Arlington

Local supporters of immigrant rights held a press conference in Arlington today to voice their opposition to a slew of anti-immigrant legislation in Richmond. Speaking in front of TV cameras and...

Arlington Church to be Featured on Dateline NBC

A crew from Dateline NBC will be filming the evening mass at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in South Arlington on Saturday. The church is being featured for its upcoming humanitarian mission...

Sen. Robert Byrd Laid to Rest in Arlington

The longest-serving member of congress in U.S. history was remembered as a dedicated Christian, a devoted husband and a lover of music at a memorial service today in North Arlington. Sen. Robert...

Arlington Diocese Expects Hundreds of Easter Conversions

The Diocese of Arlington expects to add 1,100 new Catholics to its ranks this Easter season. That number includes 400 people seeking baptism and 700 candidates for full communion in the...