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May Day -- It's the first of May and, after a relatively cool April, the weather is finally expected to warm up today. Worries Over Westover Farmers Market Parking -- As part of a compromise...

Crystal City Fit Week Kicks Off a Season of Events

Today marked the start of Crystal City's "Fit Week," a series of events "designed to keep the community fit, healthy, and green." It began this morning with outdoor yoga at the Crystal City Water...

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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....

Board to Consider Westover Farmers Market Proposal

The Arlington County Board is set to consider a proposal for a new farmers market in Westover Village at its Saturday meeting. The farmers market has been in the works for a couple of years. If...

Arlington Gearing Up for Farmers Market Season

As the weather gets warmer, Arlingtonians can expect more options for buying farm-fresh produce and artisan goods. With the expected launch of the new Westover Farmers Market, this year there...

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Bill Would Open Classrooms to Parents -- Del. Patrick Hope (D) has proposed a bill that would require local school boards to "ensure that the parent or legal guardian of a student or prospective...

New Westover Farmers Market Hopes to Open This Summer

The proposed Westover Farmers Market is getting closer to becoming a reality. A group of local volunteers has incorporated a nonprofit company to run the farmers market, and have applied for...

Morning Poll: Dogs at Farmers Markets

The Sun Gazette reports this morning that the Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization is asking residents to consider leaving Fido at home when they go to the Pike farmers market on...

Rosslyn Events Canceled Due to Heat

With temperatures expected to reach into the mid-to-upper 90s over the next two days, the Rosslyn Business Improvement District has decided to nix three of its signature outdoor events. Today's...

Farmers Markets Canceled Due to Heat

Due to today's heat advisory, two local farmers markets have been nixed. The sweltering temperatures have prompted organizers of both the Ballston Farmers Market -- held every Thursday in Welburn...

Empanada Cart Launching in Arlington

A new food cart is planning to launch in Arlington this weekend. Capital Empanadas will serve "freshly-made Andean-style empanadas" to denizens of the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor and, in a few...

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Krupicka Uses Marine in Mailer -- State Senate candidate Rob Krupicka has gotten the attention of a conservative web site for printing an endorsement from a Marine sergeant, along with a photo of...

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Zach Galifianakis Spotted in Clarendon -- In town for the White House Correspondents Dinner, actor Zach Galifianakis was spotted walking the streets of Clarendon on Saturday. According to the...

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Above: A look back at last year's presentation of a steel beam from the World Trade Center at Arlington County Fire Station 5. Firefighters from Fire Station 5, in Pentagon City, were among the...

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Tejada, Moran Get 'Snippy' Over Immigration -- At a work session Monday afternoon, County Board member Walter Tejada and Rep. Jim Moran got in a verbal 'tussle' when Tejada suggested that...