County Sewer System, Manholes to be Renovated
Arlington's aging sewer lines will be getting some updating in the coming months. The County Board has awarded a $1.92 million contract to AM-Liner East, Inc., to reline sewer pipes throughout the...
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Rosslyn Metro Improvement Plan Irks Some Neighbors
(Updated at 12:35 p.m.) The county's plans for renovating the Rosslyn Metro station are getting some flak from a nearby neighborhood association. The North Rosslyn Civic Association (NRCA) opposes...
Charlie Chiang’s In Crystal City Closed for Renovations
Renovations are still in progress at Charlie Chiang's in Crystal City (320 23rd Street S.). With little warning, the Asian restaurant closed last month for "remodeling." A manager at the Charlie...
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Lyon Park Community House Plan Approved -- A permit to expand and renovate the historic Lyon Park Community Center was approved on Saturday by the Arlington County Board. The planned changes to...
Board to Consider Permit to Expand Lyon Park Community House
After more than a decade of working to make it a reality, the Lyon Park Citizens Association may finally get its community house renovated. The Arlington County Board is scheduled to take up the...
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New Long-Haul Flights Coming to DCA -- Three new long-haul flights to western cities are being added at Reagan National Airport. A new United flight to San Francisco will start in May, and...
Drill Planned at Water Pollution Control Plant
For the next few hours, it may look like there's trouble at Arlington's Water Pollution Control Plant. But don't worry, because it's only a drill. The Arlington County Fire Department will assist...
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Hotel Palomar For Sale? -- Connecticut-based HEI Hospitality LLC is in talks to buy Hotel Palomar (1121 19th Street N.) in Rosslyn for a reported $45 million, or nearly $300,000 per room. The...
Less Pollution, More Revenue from Water Plant Upgrade
The massive upgrade of Arlington's Water Pollution Control Plant, which is almost finished, is apparently already causing environmental benefits in the Chesapeake Bay. Plus, it has created a new...
Improvements Coming to Nine County Parks
(Updated at 2:30 p.m.) Arlington County will renovate High View Park and will make improvements to eight other parks following County Board approval of the projects over the weekend. The work...
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Hope Proposes Cigarette Tax Hike -- Arlington's Del. Patrick Hope (D) is planning to introduce a bill that would increase Virginia's relatively low cigarette tax. Unlike past years when Hope has...
Harry’s Tap Room Becomes ‘Market Tavern’
Over Thanksgiving weekend, the former Harry's Taproom in Clarendon (2800 Clarendon Blvd) quietly started serving customers under a new identity: Market Tavern. The change follows several weeks of...
New Management Revamps Toscana Grill
Updated at 6:10 p.m. The name remains the same, but just about everything else has changed at Toscana Grill. The restaurant in the Courthouse Metro Plaza (2300 Clarendon Blvd.) has completely...
BRAC’d Building in Rosslyn to Be Renovated
(Updated at 2:00 p.m.) If you manage a 40-year-old office building in Rosslyn, what do you when your sole office tenant -- the Department of Defense -- packs up and moves most of its offices to Ft....
Changes Coming to Champion Billiards
Champion Billiards, a Shirlington-area haven for poolsharks since the early 90s, is getting a new name, a new menu and a pair of new owners. Misti Wise and Amy Borek were bartenders at Champion...
