Morning Notes
Westover Farmers Market Approved -- The County Board on Saturday unanimously approved a use permit for the proposed Westover Farmers Market. The market will operate on Sundays starting on May 6....
Posts Tagged ‘environment’
Mixed-Income Apartment Complex Opens in Clarendon
A new apartment complex celebrated its grand opening in Clarendon yesterday. Formerly known as the Views at Clarendon, the vPoint apartment building is being touted as an eco-friendly residence...
Arlington Boathouse Closer to Becoming Reality
The decades-long mission to build a boathouse for non-motorized vehicles on Arlington's side of the Potomac River has moved one step closer to reality. After several failed attempts, an environmental...
Sierra Club to Hold Rally Outside Ballston Common Mall
It may be the most exciting thing to happen outside Ballston Common Mall since this happened last year. The Virginia Sierra Club is planning a made-for-TV rally tomorrow at the corner of Wilson...
Arlington Encouraging Businesses to Close Their Doors
Arlington is launching a 'Retail Doors Campaign' as part of its ongoing Green Games business sustainability competition. The campaign encourages individual shops and restaurants to save energy by...
Alexandria Power Plant to Close
(Updated at 12:25 p.m.) The GenOn power plant along the Potomac River in Alexandria will be retired next year, in a victory for local environmental advocates who railed against the coal-fired plant's...
Lopez Receives Conservation Endorsement
Alfonso Lopez, Democratic candidate for the House of Delegates 49th District, has picked up the endorsement of the Virginia League of Conservation Voters, which advocates for environmental...
Morning Notes
Late Night For Harry Potter Fans -- Hundreds of die-hard Harry Potter fans attended midnight and 3:00 a.m. screenings of the last film in the series -- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part...
Pete’s to Roll Out Pizza Delivery by Segway
Pete's New Haven Style Apizza in Clarendon may be the first D.C. area pizzeria to offer delivery via Segway. The three-month old restaurant will soon be launching delivery service, and co-owner...
Morning Notes
Waterfall on I-395 -- NBC4 captured video early Thursday morning of a burst pipe underneath the 34th Street Bridge. The rupture sent a torrent of water onto I-395 for more than an hour. The old...
Moran Remarks on One-Year Anniversary of BP Oil Spill
Rep. Jim Moran has released a statement marking the one-year anniversary of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon blowout is a sad reminder of the dangers...
Morning Notes
Pike Realignment in County Legislative Priorities -- The county's wish-list of federal legislative priorities includes a land exchange with the federal government to allow Columbia Pike to be...
Sewer Work Prompts Numerous Fire Department Calls
A pervasive chemical odor has prompted some residents in the neighborhood just north of the Washington Golf and Country Club and east of Glebe Road to call the fire department, thinking something was...
County Sets November Leaf Vacuum Schedule
If your neighborhood is filling up with leaves, don't worry. Help is on the way. Leaf bag collection started on Nov. 1 and will run through Jan. 14. Leaf bags -- which must be biodegradable, not...
Morning Notes
Sushi Rock Decision Deferred -- The county board deferred its decision on whether to grant Sushi Rock (1900 Clarendon Blvd) a live entertainment permit until November, to allow more time for...
