Morning Notes
Snowy Evening Commute Expected -- Forecasters warn that light-to-moderate snowfall may make for a slick evening commute tonight. Still, above-freezing temperatures will mean that we in Arlington...
Posts Tagged ‘controversy’
Woman Facing Possible Jail Time for Booing Dance Performance
A woman who was arrested for disrupting a children's dance performance last spring is making accusations of racism and mistreatment against the dance company and one of its most prominent...
‘Horrible’ Local Sports Club Ad Slams Paula Deen
Celebrity chef Paula Deen recently attracted some controversy when she revealed last week that she was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes three years ago. But a health club ad apparently poking fun...
Mud Slinging in County Board Race Targets Bondi
Over the past two nights, civic association debates between the six candidates running for County Board have been a remarkably civil affair. The candidates -- five Democrats and one Green Party...
Optimistic Artisphere Supporters Ask for More Time
It's no secret the one-year-old Artisphere in Rosslyn has vocal critics, who harp on the fact that the cultural venue has been bleeding taxpayer dollars while attracting a lower-than-expected...
Board Approves Courthouse Building Purchase, Amid Homeless Shelter Controversy
The Arlington County Board authorized the county manager to purchase a Courthouse office building last night, the first step to the creation of a new, year-round homeless shelter. Arlington first...
Condo Owners, Homeless Advocates Face Off Over Shelter Plan
(Updated at 3:35 p.m.) Arlington County's plan to buy a Courthouse office building and place a year-round homeless shelter on two of the floors is drawing intense opposition from residents of a...
Artisphere Critics React to New Business Plan
Three outspoken critics of the Artisphere are giving a lukewarm reception to a new business plan created to help boost the money-losing, county-run cultural center's finances. Arlington County...
DEVELOPING — Major Changes Proposed for Artisphere
A plan to boost the finances of Artisphere, the struggling county-run arts center in Rosslyn, includes dramatic changes to the original vision for the venue. A revised business plan, which will be...
Morning Notes
Mailer Blasts GOP State Senate Candidate -- A mysterious last-minute political mailer has been sent to voters in the 32nd state Senate District. The mailer attacks GOP state Senate candidate...
Candidate Defends Remarks About Gays and God
Republican State Senate candidate Tim McGhee is catching some flak for comments he made to the Arlington Gay and Lesbian Alliance Monday night. During his closing remarks at the group's candidates...
Board Stays Up Late to Approve New Boeing HQ
It was 12:50 a.m. by the time the Arlington County Board adjourned last night, having spent three hours debating a proposal for aerospace and defense giant Boeing to build a new regional headquarters...
Two Views on Artisphere
Is Artisphere (1101 Wilson Blvd) a funky, welcoming arts venue that's contributing to the vibrancy of Rosslyn? Or is it a disappointing, poorly-managed waste of taxpayer dollars? Depends who you...
Acrimony Among Neighbors, County Staff During Traffic Calming Fight
Last month, with little fanfare, construction crews arrived in the Chain Bridge Forest neighborhood. By the time they left, the neighborhood's main thoroughfare, N. River Street, had two new medians...
Police Respond to Dispute at Kitty O’Shea’s
There was more bad blood over the shuttering of Courthouse-area Irish pub Kitty O'Shea's (2403 Wilson Blvd) this afternoon. The pub closed over the weekend, the culmination of a long legal...
