Ribbon-Cutting Set for Rosslyn’s Hillside Park

On Saturday afternoon, the Arlington County Parks Department will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the recently-reopened Hillside Park in Rosslyn. The county is touting the park as a "sustainable...

Proposed Designs for a Revamped Rosslyn Gateway Park

No matter how nice of a job county groundskeepers do, Rosslyn's Gateway Park can't escape the fact that it's an urban park that's surrounded by busy roads, largely devoid of things to do,...

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Wilson Boulevard Paving -- Paving on Wilson Boulevard between Courthouse and Clarendon tied up traffic for the better part of yesterday afternoon. At one point, the lone open lane was blocked...

Upgrades to Clarendon Dog Park Rely on Bond Issue

The Clarendon dog park soon won't be just for the dogs any more. The park at Herndon Street and 13th Street is set to receive a $1.7 million face lift over the next year and a half. The project will...

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Kelly Has $10K Cash Advantage -- Republican candidate for county board Mark Kelly may not have raised as much money as incumbent Chris Zimmerman but, true to his campaign platform, he also spent...

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Unemployment Steady in Va., Down in Arlington -- Arlington has kept its crown as the locality with the lowest unemployment in Virginia. The unemployment rate in Arlington fell slightly in July,...

Controversy Erupts Over Dog Murals, But Help May Be On The Way

Painted on the side of a cinder block warehouse and facing the popular Shirlington dog park, a large mural of happy dogs, bones and paw prints seems like a nice addition. And it would be fine...

Ballston Beaver Pond Spared From I-66 Widening Impacts

An oasis of wetlands and wildlife, tucked between the office towers of Ballston and the traffic of I-66, is safe from highway construction impacts, the county's Department of Environmental Services...