Arlington Bracing for Winter Weather Tonight

The D.C. area is under a Winter Weather Advisory tonight as an approaching storm is expected to drop snow, sleet and freezing rain on the region. Forecasters say the precipitation will begin...

Cyclists: Beware This Sinkhole in Ballston

Cyclists and pedestrians may want to watch out for this small sinkhole on 9th Street, just east of N. Stafford Street in Ballston. The hole may be small but it appears to be at least a foot...

Leaf Collection Wraps Up Ahead of Schedule

Arlington County's vacuum leaf collection has ended early. The leaf season vacuum collection is complete. We are happy to report that the weather cooperated and other factors that allowed us to...

County Sets November Leaf Vacuum Schedule

If your neighborhood is filling up with leaves, don't worry. Help is on the way. Leaf bag collection started on Nov. 1 and will run through Jan. 14. Leaf bags -- which must be biodegradable, not...

Big Bike Changes Planned for Pentagon City

Changes could be coming to Army Navy Drive that will make the intersection-laden and car-clogged stretch of road a lot friendlier to bicyclists. This weekend, the county board is expected to...

Morning Notes

Paving Update -- Now that the section of Wilson Blvd near Whitlow's is paved with smooth blacktop, workers are focusing on Washington Blvd. As of Sunday afternoon, one lane between North Highland...

County Rolling Out Shared Bike Lanes

Walter Reed Drive has some new road markings and signs that may seem foreign to most drivers. The markings, found in the middle of the right-hand travel lanes between South Glebe Road and...

County Plows Heading Back into Neighborhoods

Arlington's snow removal crews are heading back into the neighborhoods to finish what they started (and what they did not start) on Monday. From the county's web site: Arlington’s snow crews...

Digging Out, But Not for the Last Time

Above: A pile of snow nearly reaches to the second floor of an abandoned motel in Crystal City. This was one of the county's dump sites, described in this post from last night. With...

Good Morning, Arlington

Update at 11:30 AM: Check out some great winter photos taken by the staff at Arlington National Cemetery. It's a beautiful, snow-covered morning. Enjoy it before we warm up today and the 3-4...

Plows Out, Roads Still Dangerous

Snow is tapering off, but many major roads remain snow covered. Around 6:00 tonight, Arlington Police shut down the Hayes St. on-ramp to I-395 due to treacherous conditions. Earlier, traffic cameras...