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...

Lee Center Demolition to Begin Soon

The historic Lee Shopping Center near Route 50 and Pershing Drive is not long for this world. The complex is being torn down to make way for a new mixed use development, and the demolition work is...

Dems Chow Down and Get Pumped Up at Chili Cook-off

Arlington Democrats chowed down on homemade chili and talked up their slate of candidates at the party's annual Labor Day Chili Cook-off. A crowd that included county board members, school board...

Sexual Battery in Lyon Park

Police have reported another case of a woman being groped while walking at night. At 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 4, police say a woman was walking down North 9th Street in Lyon Park when a man...

Crime Report: “Don’t Save the Space, Save Yourself” Edition

In Lyon Park last week, police say a man purposely backed into a parking space, hitting a person who was assumedly trying to save the space for someone else. ASSAULT AND BATTERY-ARREST 07/21/10, 900...