Donate a Bra at Bloomers, Get a Discount
Bloomers in Shirlington is encouraging women to take off their bras for a good cause. This Saturday, May 19, the store will host its 2nd Annual Bra Drive. The drive started last year at the Old...
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Canned Food Structures on Display for Architecture Competition
There's a lighthouse inside the Ballston mall right now, but it's probably not what you think. It's one of the many structures on display made entirely of canned food, all for a good...
UPDATED: Bishop O’Connell Inadvertently Contributed to Kelly Campaign
(Updated at 5:45 p.m.) On March 15, a year to the day after the all-Democrat Arlington County Board rejected a controversial plan to add lights to its football and baseball fields, Bishop O'Connell...
Library Requesting High School Yearbook Donations
(Updated at 3:25 p.m.) If you attended high school in Arlington, you have something in common with Warren Beatty, Shirley MacLaine, Katie Couric and Sandra Bullock. All are immortalized in yearbooks...
Make a Food Donation While Riding the Bus
If you're looking for a place to donate food during the holiday season, Arlington Transit is making it easy. All you have to do is hop on an ART bus. Arlington Transit teamed up with the Arlington...
Fall E-CARE Disposal and Recycling Event Scheduled
If it can't be thrown out with the trash or picked up for normal recycling, chances are you'll be able to get rid of it next month at Arlington's "E-CARE" Environmental Collection and Recycling...
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County to Label Building Energy Use -- In October, Arlington will start installing signs on county-owned building that will reveal the building's energy use and carbon footprint. "We'd like...
Favola Tops Latest Fundraising Numbers
Quarterly finance reports are out for Arlington's state Senate races. In the heated 31st District contest between County Board member Barbara Favola and Army National Guard JAG officer Jaime...
Arlington Goodwill Center Racks Up Donations
Arlington residents are nothing if not generous. The county is home to one of the highest-performing Goodwill donation centers in the country. The nonprofit's Glebe Road donation center at 10...
Large Donation Helps Save Planetarium
A flood of last minute donations has helped to save Arlington's David M. Brown Planetarium. A large donation from an anonymous donor pushed the campaign past its goal as the fundraiser came to a...
AFAC Requests Produce Donations
The Arlington Food Assistance Center is asking local gardeners and farmers to donate extra produce to bolster AFAC's food pantry. "Each week, over 1,300 client families visit AFAC to pick up...
Arlington Free Clinic Receives Major Gift
The Arlington Free Clinic (2921 11th Street South) has received a major charitable gift. The McLean-based Campbell Hoffman Foundation has given the Free Clinic $677,500 for "continued integration...
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Whitlow's Rooftop Deck Opens Today -- Wilson's on Whitlow's -- the new rooftop deck atop Whitlow's on Wilson (2854 Wilson Boulevard) -- will open for the season at 4:00 tonight. With sunny skies...
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H-B Woodlawn Student Wins Arlington Idol -- We have a new Arlington Idol. H-B Woodlawn junior Mary Shields (above) placed first at the annual singing competition Thursday night. Watch her...
Thieves Strike Hume School, Endangering Historical Society’s Finances
The Hume School, home of the Arlington Historical Society Museum (1805 South Arlington Ridge Road), was damaged by thieves last month, the organization's president has confirmed. "Sometime in...
