The ‘Huffington Patch’ Seeks a Few Good Bloggers

Patch.com's two Arlington sites are seeking a few good bloggers, part of an initiative by parent AOL to recruit 4,000 to 8,000 unpaid local contributors in 800 communities nationwide. AOL, which...

Clarendon Patch Searches For New Editor

The Clarendon-Courthouse-Rosslyn Patch web site is looking for a new editor. Former editor Christian Pilling left the site last month, about five months after it launched. He is now working for a...

A Recipe for Plagiarism at Patch?

Since launching last year, Arlington's two Patch sites have raised some unanswered questions. Why, for instance, are there separate sites devoted to Clarendon and Ballston? Why does Ballston...

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...

Coming Soon to Arlington

We're hearing about several new businesses that may be coming to Arlington. A new sidewalk cafe is in the works for Clarendon. A company called Boxed In, LLC is petitioning the county for a...