April Proclaimed ‘Donate Life Month’ at Board Meeting

(Updated at 11:50 a.m.) During yesterday's County Board meeting, Libby Garvey read a proclamation recognizing April as Donate Life Month in Arlington. It's an important matter for Garvey,...

School Board to Appoint Successor to Garvey

Libby Garvey officially resigned from the Arlington School Board this morning following her election to the Arlington County Board yesterday. That opens up Garvey's seat to an appointee to be named...

Low Turnout Could Swing Election Results

All bets are off for today's County Board special election, as a combination of a third party candidate and historically low voter turnout mean that it's anybody's guess who will emerge...

Candidate Essay: Libby Garvey

Earlier this month we asked the three candidates for Arlington County Board to write a sub-750 word essay on why the county's residents should vote for them during the March 27 special...

County Board Candidates Address Homeless Shelter, Accountability at Forum

The three candidates for Arlington County Board squared off last night at a forum hosted by the Radnor/Ft. Myer Heights Civic Association. Green Party candidate Audrey Clement, Democrat Libby Garvey...

Garvey Wins Democratic County Board Caucus

School Board member Libby Garvey has claimed a decisive victory in the Democratic caucus for Arlington County Board. The caucuses were held on Thursday and Saturday. Out of the 4,314 votes cast,...

Morning Notes

WaPo Endorses Garvey -- The Washington Post has endorsed Arlington School Board member Libby Garvey in the Democratic County Board caucuses being held tonight and Saturday. The Post said Garvey...

Morning Notes

Favola Endorses Garvey -- State Senator-elect Barbara Favola has endorsed School Board member Libby Garvey in the special election race to fill her former County Board seat. Calling Garvey "a...

Morning Notes

Garvey Announces For County Board -- Arlington school board member Libby Garvey, who ran unsuccessfully for state Senate earlier this year, will formally announce next month that she's running...

Candidate Essay: Libby Garvey

Earlier this week, we asked the three Democratic candidates for the 30th District state Senate seat to write a sub-750 word essay on why the district's residents should vote for them on Tuesday, Aug....

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Local Real Estate Market Lags -- While the average home sales price in Arlington was up 4.6 percent for the first half of 2011, the total volume of sales was down 19 percent compared to 2010....

More State Senate Endorsements

Libby Garvey and Del. Adam Ebbin, both trailing Rob Krupicka in fundraising, picked up some endorsements yesterday in the Democratic primary battle for the 30th District state Senate...

Candidates Haul in Cash for 30th District State Senate Race

Alexandria City Councilman Rob Krupicka has out-raised his two Democratic opponents in the race for the 30th District state Senate seat. As of March 31, Krupicka had raised $101,143. That places...

State Senate Race Gets “Nasty”

Mud is already flying in the three-way race for a local Democratic state Senate nomination. Yesterday Arlington School Board Chair Libby Garvey sent out an email blasting opponent Rob Krupicka, an...

Redistricting Could Shake Up 30th District State Senate Race

The 30th District state Senate race now has a clear set of Democratic candidates. Those contenders, however, still don't know exactly what they're contending for, since the upcoming state...