Morning Notes

Hope Proposes Cigarette Tax Hike -- Arlington's Del. Patrick Hope (D) is planning to introduce a bill that would increase Virginia's relatively low cigarette tax. Unlike past years when Hope has...

Progress on 2201 North Pershing Drive Project

What was once the Lee Center strip mall is now a big, dusty hole in the ground. Construction is well underway on what is known as the 2201 North Pershing Drive project. When work wraps up in...

Lyon Park to Hold Spring Fair, Big Wheel Grand Prix

Lyon Park will hold its annual Spring Fair and Big Wheel Grand Prix on Saturday. The fair is being held on the grounds of the Lyon Park Community Center (414 N. Fillmore Street) from 11:00 a.m. to...

Ashton Heights to Celebrate 90th Anniversary With House Tour

The annual Lyon Park-Ashton Heights house tour will be held this weekend. This year's event will mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of Ashton Heights. The tour will feature homes built...

Water Main Break in Lyon Park

Arlington's Office of Emergency Management issued the following statement tonight regarding a water main break in Lyon Park. Commuters should avoid the intersection of Pershing Drive and N....

Lyon Villagers Press County Officials On Parking, Traffic Issues

Residents of the quiet neighborhoods that surround Arlington's urban villages have a very peculiar relationship with the automobile. At least, that's the conclusion one could draw based on citizen...

Lyon Village Parking Restrictions In the Works?

What started as a fight over planned parking restrictions on one Lyon Park street seems to be spreading. Last week, residents of N. Danville Street and several other Lyon Village streets noticed...

Lyon Park Shell Station Is Closed, But Not For Good

Several people have emailed us and asked about the Shell station at 2835 Washington Boulevard in Lyon Park. Fences have been erected around the station and heavy equipment brought in to dig up...

Neighborhood Wants County to Delay Parking Restrictions

The Lyon Park Citizens Association is asking the county board to defer plans to restrict parking on part of Edgewood Street "pending a review of current County parking policy." County staff...

County Tries to Balance Safety With Parking in Lyon Park

(Updated at 4:10 p.m.) Arlington County wants to put residents on a car-free diet, but a spat over on-street parking in Lyon Park shows that residents with cars still have plenty of pull with the...

Red, Red Wine at EatBar

Wintertime temperatures for wine drinkers mean red wine, and EatBar will have plenty of it available Saturday. The popular gastropub will present its Viva Le Rouge! Red, Red Wine tasting from 1 to...

Lyon Park Business Owner Fires Back at Internet Critics

The owner of the Eclectic Threads vintage clothing store in Lyon Park was apparently none-too-pleased with a few unflattering internet reviews of her business. Yesterday "Tara S." -- presumably...

Work Underway on Apartment Building, But What About the Trees?

Construction is underway on the Garfield Park at Clarendon Village luxury apartment complex, at the corner of 10th Street and Washington Boulevard in Lyon Park. Workers in heavy equipment...

Morning Notes

Bayou Bakery Opens, Officially -- "Come and get it," the press release says -- Bayou Bakery is "officially" open today, albeit with (unspecified) limited hours and a limited menu. The...

Lyon Park Community House Renovations May Get Tax Boost

Plans to renovate the historic Lyon Park Community House, at least 15 years in the making, are coming close to fruition. With architectural plans in place, neighborhood leaders are making a big...