Phone, Internet Problems at Schools, Central Library
Phone and internet service is out at a number of schools and at Arlington Central Library. As a result of the outage, librarians are checking out customers by hand at Arlington Central Library,...
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Budget Proposal Includes Small Tax Hike
The new $1.03 billion budget proposed by County Manager Barbara Donnellan includes a 0.5 cent real estate tax rate increase and a 2.1 percent increase in spending. Donnellan outlined her proposed...
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General Assembly Votes to Lift Gun Purchase Limit -- The Virginia General Assembly has voted to lift the state's limit of one gun purchase per month. The limit, which has been in place since...
Library Requesting High School Yearbook Donations
(Updated at 3:25 p.m.) If you attended high school in Arlington, you have something in common with Warren Beatty, Shirley MacLaine, Katie Couric and Sandra Bullock. All are immortalized in yearbooks...
Financial Education Classes Aimed at Women
Women looking to learn more about managing their finances are in luck. A five week series of classes on the topic will be held at the Central Library (1015 N. Quincy St.) starting next...
Accident Near Central Library Closes Road
The already busy morning commute proved to be more hectic due to an accident that shut down part of N. Quincy Street. Two cars collided directly in front of the Central Library (1015 N. Quincy...
Missing Woman Found in Library
A 70-year-old woman who went missing on Jan. 2 was found in Arlington Central Library last night, according to a source familiar with the situation. Buckingham resident Julienne Erisnor, 70, was...
Civil War Uniforms, As Not Seen on TV
The uniforms you see in Civil War movies may be more Hollywood myth than historical fact. The Arlington Historical Society will attempt to dispel some of the myths behind modern depictions of...
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No Homicides in 2011 -- It's official: for the first time since at least the 1950s, Arlington County did not record a single homicide in 2011. Another Book Dating Session -- The Shirlington...
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Weekend Closure Times Revised -- Some of the times of this weekend's Christmas closures have been revised. Arlington County government offices will now close at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, while county...
Library Resource Helps Holiday Shopping Research
The Arlington County Library is offering help to those trying to comparison shop for holiday gifts. Users are able to tap into the library's subscription of Consumer Reports. In addition to being...
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Worries Over Proposed Constitutional Amendment -- A proposed amendment to the Virginia Constitution, intended to strengthen protections against local government usage of eminent domain authority,...
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Norwood Found Guilty of Murder -- A Montgomery County jury has found Brittany Norwood guilty of the brutal murder of Rosslyn resident Jayna Murray. Murray was found beaten and stabbed to death in...
Morning Poll: Fewer Books, More Downloads?
As Arlington Public Library contemplates its future, one question that's being raised is how to prioritize the library's budget in a digital age. With more and more library users using e-readers...
Library Looks to Future at Upcoming Public Sessions
Arlington Public Library is looking to the future, and wants the public to speak up with ideas and suggestions. A series of public gatherings called "Invent the Future of the Library" is being held...
