Chicken Resolution Flies the Coop
Last night, the Arlington County Civic Federation debated a proposed resolution regarding raising backyard chickens, but it didn't get very far. Jim Pebley, a member from the Waycroft-Woodlawn...
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Civic Federation Budget Proposal -- The Arlington County Civic Federation has unanimously approved its own vision for the county's budget. The Civic Federation's budget proposal would hold the...
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Bomb Threat in Rosslyn -- A bomb threat called into Argosy University (1550 Wilson Blvd) around 6:00 last night prompted a large police response. Traffic issues were reported in the Rosslyn area...
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Obama to Visit Key Bridge -- President Obama will make an appearance on the D.C. side of the Key Bridge tomorrow to "highlight the need for infrastructure investments." The Key Bridge, the...
Primary Mud-Slinging Not Repeated in Debate Between Favola, Merrick
If you were hoping for fireworks in the closely-watched state Senate race between Arlington County Board member Barbara Favola (D) and McLean businesswoman Caren Merrick (R), you would have been...
Civic Federation’s Candidate Night Approaches
The Arlington County Civic Federation's Candidate Night is one week away. General election candidates for the 30th, 31st and 32nd Virginia State Senate races and the 45th, 47th, 48th and 49th...
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Iota to Hold Memorial Day Fundraiser -- Iota Club and Cafe (2832 Wilson Blvd) in Clarendon will be holding a Memorial Day fundraiser for tornado and flood victims. It will be open for breakfast...
Civic Federation Makes Budget Recommendations
The Arlington County Civic Federation will discuss the county and school budgets at its monthly meeting tonight. At the meeting, the federation's revenues and expenditures committee will reveal...
Kelly: Board is Out of Touch, Needs Diversity of Opinion
Republican County Board candidate Mark Kelly says county government spending is out of control and he's the man to help reign it in. If elected to replace incumbent Democrat Chris Zimmerman, Kelly...
School Board Candidates Talk Planetarium, Overcrowding
Miriam Gennari, the Green Party candidate for school board, made her case for why she should replace incumbent Sally Baird last night. To Gennari, the biggest challenges facing Arlington Public...
“Constitution” Outburst Interrupts Candidate Q&A
"Do you believe in the Constitution, and do you follow it?" That's the question one man really, really wanted to ask of the three 8th District congressional candidates at a Civic...
Congressional Candidates Spar in Civic Federation Debate
At a candidate forum sponsored by the Arlington Civic Federation, Republican Patrick Murray kicked off the post-Labor Day campaign season with an aggressive assault on the economic and spending...
Civic Federation Candidate Forum Underway
It's a packed house at Virginia Hospital Center's Hazel Conference Center, where a debate between the local candidates for congress, county board and school board is about to get...
