Photos: Neighborhood Day 2012
Many residents spent this past Saturday taking part in the various Neighborhood Day events throughout Arlington. The weather cooperated, providing warmth and sun for the outdoor activities....
Posts Tagged ‘Fairlington’
Proposed Aquatics Center to Be Discussed Tonight
An open house will be held tonight to discuss the next big step in the development of Long Bridge Park: a planned aquatics and fitness center. County staff, members of the project’s design...
Teen Arrested for Brandishing Fake Gun at Abingdon Elementary
(Updated at 3:10 p.m.) A teen with a fake gun threatened a group of children outside Abingdon Elementary School in Fairlington yesterday afternoon. Students told police a male suspect approached...
Morning Notes
Water Main Break in Fairlington -- A large water main break shut down the intersection of 31st and S. Abingdon Streets in Fairlington last night. Joe Paterno Hires Clarendon Firm -- Before he...
‘Chicken Whisperer’ to Talk to Arlington Egg Supporters
A group that's trying to convince Arlington County to allow residents to raise backyard hens is bringing in an "urban chicken expert" as a speaker this week. Pat Foreman, co-host of the "Chicken...
Low Water Pressure After Main Break in Shirlington
Many residents of the Shirlington and Fairlington areas of South Arlington are experiencing low or no water pressure after a water main break. The break happened near the intersection of Walter...
Morning Notes
It's Election Day -- See our election day guide here. Don't Give Money To Panhandlers, Say Advocates -- What should you give when a panhandler approaches you on the street? Whatever you do,...
Morning Notes
Fairlington's Timeless Qualities -- The Washington Post profiles Fairlington, which was recently battered by severe thunderstorms (though mention of the storms is conspicuously absent from the...
Power Could Be Out In Fairlington Until Sunday
Update at 5:10 p.m. -- Dominion reports that 3,583 customers in Arlington are still without power. Power in the hard-hit Fairlington neighborhood could be out until Sunday, Arlington County warned...
Hard-Hit Fairlington Cleans Up
As chainsaws buzzed, residents walked the streets of Fairlington tonight, surveying the damage from this afternoon's wicked storms. At least 40-50 trees were down in the area, according to Arlington...
What Will the Library of the Future Look Like? You Decide.
This will be a rare instance of librarians encouraging people to speak up. On June 5, Arlington County will hold a focus group to hear the citizen ideas for the future of the library system. And...
Woman Hit By Metrobus Faces Charge
The woman hit by a Metrobus in Fairlington yesterday has been charged with careless interference with traffic. Lisa Pope, 40, of Arlington leaned into the path of the bus while it was pulling up...
Woman Hit By Metro Bus in Fairlington
A woman was hit by a Metrobus while waiting at a bus stop on South Buchanan Street in Arlington's North Fairlington neighborhood around 10:00 this morning. The woman was leaning over near the curb...
