Rolling Thunder Arrives Tomorrow
Thousands of bikers will begin to arrive in Arlington tomorrow afternoon for the annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally. Residents who live along I-395 and Route 1 can expect to hear the roar of...
Posts Tagged ‘noise’
Twilight Tattoo Performances Begin at Ft. Myer
Starting tonight, people living in Rosslyn may be hearing a little noise on Wednesdays during the summer. The Army is kicking off its "Twilight Tattoo" season. The hour-long military pageants...
Cannon Firing Drills Scheduled for Next Week
The 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, also known as the Old Guard, is planning to conduct two cannon firing drills next week. The drills are scheduled to take place between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on...
Scaled-Back Airport Construction Hours May Relieve Late Night Jet Noise
Arlington residents may get some much-desired relief from the noise of planes landing at night. Earlier this year crews started nighttime rehabilitation work on the main runway at Reagan National...
Morning Notes
Residents Decry Aircraft Noise -- Noise from airplanes landing at Reagan National Airport is "seriously affecting residents' quality of life" in the Radnor/Ft. Myer Heights neighborhood....
Did You Hear The Cannon Fire This Morning?
The Army's Presidential Salute Battery, which caused a stir earlier this year after their firing drills at Arlington National Cemetery woke up residents from Arlington to D.C., conducted another loud...
Morning Notes
Noise Monitoring at DCA -- A company has been hired to measure noise levels around Reagan National Airport. The information gathered will be used to figure out "ways to control or reduce noise...
Get Ready for Some Early Morning Noise
It may be a long night if you're a light sleeper. Two separate training exercises are threatening to make some noise in the Arlington area during the wee hours of the morning. First, a "series of...
Expect to Hear the ‘Big Voice’ Near Fort Myer
Residents who live near Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall should expect to hear some loud noises coming from the base over the next 24 hours or so. The base will be using its public address system --...
Road Closures Planned for Rolling Thunder
Rolling Thunder is back this year and several road closures are planned as a result. The noisy annual Memorial Day weekend tradition will kick off on Friday, when motorcyclists from around the...
DCA Runway Work May Direct More Planes Over Arlington
Through the end of 2011, crews will be working to rehabilitate the main runway at Reagan National Airport. The work will force the closure of the runway at night, and will result in more planes...
More Cannon Fire Planned Tomorrow Morning
There will be another round of cannon fire at Arlington National Cemetery tomorrow morning. The Army’s Presidential Salute Battery will be conducting more firing drills from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. on...
NORAD to Conduct Training Flights Tonight
Washington area residents are in for another night of off-and-on noise as NORAD prepares to conduct another aerial exercise. NORAD will conduct exercise Falcon Virgo 11-08 from 11:30 tonight to...
Expect More Cannon Fire Monday Morning
The army's Presidential Salute Battery will be conducting another training exercise at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday morning. Two of the battery's training exercises, held earlier this...
D.C. Residents Awakened By Arlington Cannon Fire
The cannons that woke up half of South Arlington Thursday morning have apparently been moved -- to face the District. Yesterday, our District-based reverse chronological publishing counterpart...
