County Launches ‘OpenArlington’ Online Forum

Arlington County has launched a new online forum for citizen feedback dubbed "OpenArlington." OpenArlington encourages residents to give their opinions on specific topics introduced by a county...

Morning Notes

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...

County Debuts New Winter Weather Web Portal

With talk of some snowflakes in the forecast tonight, Arlington County picked a good day to debut a new web portal called "Arlington Snow and Ice Central." The website offers one-stop shopping for...

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GMU "Protest" Quiet, Peaceful -- A protest last night against Nonie Darwish, an outspoken critic of Islam who was speaking at George Mason University's law school, proved to be a peaceful,...

Web Site Provides Quick View of Capital Bikeshare Availability

A new web site called Capital Bikeshare Tracker is providing a quick view of bike availability at CaBi stations in Rosslyn, Crystal City and the District. The site uses pie chart-style icons on a...

Get Ready For the Ballston-Virginia Square Patch

Internet giant AOL is rolling out a local news site devoted exclusively to the Ballston-Virginia Square area. The Ballston Patch will launch on September 13 with a paid, full-time editor at the...

AOL Hiring For Dozens of Local News Sites

Almost three months ago we broke the news that AOL was expanding its network of Patch local news websites into the D.C. area. Last week, the Washington Post picked up the story, noting that AOL was...

Deals for Deeds: Like Groupon With Charitable Giving Mixed In

Group buying websites (Groupon, Living Social, etc.) are all the rage right now. For good reason: it's a beautiful blend of economics and serendipity. Businesses get free promotion, drive sales and...