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More on Possible Shirlington Walmart -- Three months after ARLnow.com reported exclusively that Walmart was eying a site for a possible store in Shirlington, County Board Chairman Chris Zimmerman...
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Deer Struck on I-66 Ramp Left Dead in EFC Yard
This morning, just before 8:30, a small deer was struck by a vehicle on a ramp from Sycamore Street to I-66, in East Falls Church. The gravely injured deer apparently stumbled down to the corner...
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HOT Lanes Lawsuit Bill Reaches $2 Million -- The county emerged victorious in February when VDOT abandoned its plan to build High Occupancy Toll lanes on I-395. But the legal battle has proven...
Board Approves East Falls Church Development Plan
On Saturday the Arlington County Board unanimously approved a controversial plan for transit-oriented development around the East Falls Church Metro station. The plan calls for the creation of a...
Major Items on Board Agenda This Weekend
The Arlington County Board may be in for a marathon session as it tackles two big items on Saturday. First, the board is scheduled to vote on its FY 2012 budget, which has been the subject of...
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Sign Goes Up at Penrose Square Giant -- The Giant supermarket that will be opening at the corner of Columbia Pike and South Adams Street this summer is teasing residents with a new sign. The sign...
Metro Work to Cut Off Service Between East, West Falls Church
On-going work on the Dulles Metrorail project will cut off service between East Falls Church and West Falls Church over the next two weekends. The change will affect anybody who normally travels...
Accident Closes Northbound Sycamore Street
(Updated at 9:25 a.m.) The northbound lanes of Sycamore Street are closed near I-66 and the East Falls Church Metro due to a vehicle collision, authorities said this morning. Four people were...
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McDonnell Gives State of the Commonwealth Address -- Speaking to a joint session of the Virginia General Assembly last night, Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) urged state lawmakers to put aside their...
Other County Board Actions Last Night
It was a long night for the county board, which didn't adjourn its recessed meeting until a few minutes after midnight. In addition to a controversial resolution regarding the Secure Communities...
EFC Plan Moves Forward
In the news business, this is known as a "process" story. On Saturday the county board voted to accept a task force's plan for development around the East Falls Church Metro Station. The board passed...
The Battle Over East Falls Church Heats Up
The battle over the future of East Falls Church was well underway before the Arlington County Board spent more than two hours on the topic Tuesday night, but the raw emotion behind the neighbor vs....
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Happy Flag Day -- Today is Flag Day. The holiday commemorates the adoption of the United States flag by the Second Continental Congress in 1777. June 14th also happens to be the birthday of the...
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Army Chief Apologizes for Mismanagement at Arlington National Cemetery -- Poor record-keeping and inept management has resulted in hundreds of misidentified or unmarked graves at Arlington...
I-66 Widening Between Ballston and EFC to Begin This Summer
The widening of Interstate 66 inside the Capital Beltway is moving forward. Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell this week hailed a $10.2 million contract that was awarded to a construction firm for...
