Tens of Thousands Prep for Marine Corps Marathon

Tens of thousands of runners hit the streets on Sunday for the 36th Marine Corps Marathon and MCM 10K.  Both events start at 8:00 a.m. on Route 110 and take runners through Northern Virginia and...

Super Moon, As Seen From Arlington

Here are a few photos of Saturday's "Super Moon," as seen from Arlington. The photos were taken by ARLnow.com at the Air Force Memorial and by Flickr pooler Eric Dobson near the Iwo Jima...

Morning Notes

Iwo Jima Memorial Revamp Planned -- One of the most memorable sights in Arlington may be getting a face lift. The 56-year-old Iwo Jima memorial is in need of a refurbishment and more frequent...

Emergency Loudspeakers to Be Tested in Rosslyn

Don't be alarmed if you hear loud horns or a test message being broadcast in the Rosslyn/Iwo Jima Memorial area this morning. Arlington County's Office of Emergency Management says it will be...

ACPD Helps Give Segways to Wounded Veterans

At a ceremony on the grounds of the Iwo Jima memorial this morning, some 50 wounded warriors will receive brand new Segway personal transport vehicles, the reward for "graduating" from a...

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Arlington Joins Region-Wide HOV Enforcement Effort Today -- Today Arlington police will be joining Virginia State Police and other local law enforcement agencies in an effort to crack down on HOV...

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Sunset Parade Draws Big Crowd -- A good-sized crowd was on hand at the Iwo Jima Memorial last night (see photo above) for the Marine Corps' first Sunset Parade of the summer. I-66 Widening...

To Do Tonight: Sunset Parade at the Iwo Jima Memorial

It's a weekly summer tradition in Arlington, and it's starting tonight. The Marine Corps' first Sunset Parade of the year starts tonight at 7:00 p.m. at the Iwo Jima Memorial. The hour-long...

Tulips In Bloom at the Netherlands Carillon

Maybe you've jogged by it and never quite knew why it's there: thousands of colorful tulips in bloom between the Iwo Jima Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery. The tulips are planted on...

Arlington and the Freedman’s Village

There's a section of Arlington National Cemetery, near the Iwo Jima Memorial, that contains graves unlike any other. The graves belong not to soldiers, but to freed slaves who lived on the grounds...

Jimmy Smits NBC Pilot Filming in Arlington

Film crews were camped out near the Iwo Jima memorial in Rosslyn this morning for the taping of a new TV show starring Jimmy Smits. The actor, who formerly portrayed a congressman (then a U.S....