Woman Dies After Fall from Ballston Parking Garage

A woman died Saturday after falling from the parking garage at Ballston Common Mall. The woman fell from an unknown level of the parking structure and landed on the sidewalk on the N. Randolph...

Fall-Themed Events Planned in Clarendon

Clarendon seems to be a hotbed of fall-themed events over the next week. Tomorrow (Oct. 22), from noon to 2:00 p.m., the Whole Food Market in Clarendon (2700 Wilson Blvd) will be hosting AppleFest...

Arlington Leaf Collection to Begin Oct. 31

Arlington County is preparing for its annual autumn leaf collection, a surprisingly Herculean effort that requires nearly 100 workers, 30 leaf-collecting vehicles and pieces of equipment, and months...

Morning Notes

First Day of Fall, Flash Flood Watch -- Today is officially the first day of fall, but it's not going to feel like it. A storm system bringing tropical moisture to the area will provide warm...

Morning Notes

September Sunset -- As warm temperatures gave way to fall-like temperatures yesterday, mother nature compensated by providing the D.C. area with an exceptionally beautiful sunset. Gunfire on...

Morning Notes

BRAC Not Too Bad, After All -- Today is the deadline for the transfer of military offices affected by the Base Realignment and Closure Act. By today, 17,000 jobs were supposed to have moved out...

Morning Poll: Too Cold for Flip Flops?

According to the Capital Weather Gang, yesterday was the coolest day in the D.C. area -- and the first day where the temperature failed to reach 70 degrees -- since May 14. Although warmer weather...

Morning Poll: Post-Labor Day Events

Now that the first day of September has arrived, it's time to start looking forward to some of the later summer and fall events that Arlington has to offer. The first major event after Labor Day...

Crystal City Plans Wine-Filled September

Bummed out about the approaching end of summer? Crystal City's Business Improvement District hopes to ease the transition to cooler weather with a little vino. Crystal City will be holding six...

Workers Injured from Fall at Ballston Construction Site

(Updated at 12:40 p.m.) Two workers have been injured after reportedly falling 10-15 feet at the Founders Square construction site in Ballston. Initial reports suggested the workers were conscious...

Leaf Collection Wraps Up Ahead of Schedule

Arlington County's vacuum leaf collection has ended early. The leaf season vacuum collection is complete. We are happy to report that the weather cooperated and other factors that allowed us to...

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...

Last Crystal City Freshfarm Market of the Season Today

Despite the fact that the weather is still fairly warm, today's Crystal City Freshfarm Market will be the last of the season. Held from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Crystal Drive, the market features...

Happy Labor Day

It's Labor Day, the day when we traditionally mourn the end of summer (even though the official start of fall is more than two weeks away and at least two more 90+ degree days are predicted this...

Woman Dies After Fall From Ballston Parking Garage

A woman fell several stories from the Ballston Public Parking Garage Thursday night, landing in front of a car that was about to exit the garage onto Glebe Road. The woman was alive when she was...