Tuckahoe Parents Upset With Relocatable Classroom Plan

(Updated 12:45 p.m.) Tuckahoe Elementary parents are upset with a plan to place four new relocatable classrooms on the school's playground blacktop. Tuckahoe is one of the most overcrowded...

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Obama to Appear in Arlington on Friday -- President Obama will deliver a speech about the economy at Arlington's Fire Station 5 on Friday. The fire station is located on S. Hayes Street in Aurora...

School Board Delays Block Scheduling Decision

Parent concerns have prompted Arlington Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Patrick Murphy to delay consideration of a plan to institute "block scheduling" at Arlington middle schools. The change,...

APS Considering Options for Building More School Capacity

The Arlington County School Board is scrambling to decide on permanent solutions to the school system's current capacity crisis. Facing a burgeoning school population that has grown by 15 percent...

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W-L Softball Field Improvements in the Works -- At last night's Arlington County School Board meeting, officials said they were moving forward "at quite a good pace" with plans to improve the...

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Army Reservist Finishes First at MCM -- Army Reserve 1st Lt. Charles Ware was the fastest finisher at Sunday's Marine Corps Marathon. With an unofficial time of 2:19:16, Ware handily bested...

APS To Host Walk and Bike to School Day Tomorrow

Tomorrow is Bike and Walk to School Day for Arlington Public Schools. The event, part of International Walk to School Month, "encourages students to walk and bike to school while teaching the...

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Car on Fire on I-395 -- A car caught fire on southbound I-395 near Boundary Channel around 9:30 last night. The car was fully-engulfed by the time firefighters arrived on scene. No injuries were...

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Arlington Lauded in The Atlantic -- "New data from Arlington County, Virginia, provide an in-depth look at how a jurisdiction known for great planning has leveraged excellent transit service and...

Planetarium Nears Fundraising Deadline

The group that has been raising money for upgrades to Arlington's David M. Brown Planetarium has just 34 hours to gather nearly $30,000 in donations. Last year, Arlington Public Schools...

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Grand Opening for Virginia Tech Research Center -- The shiny new Virginia Tech Research Center at 900 N. Glebe Road in Ballston will celebrate its grand opening on Friday. Virginia Tech President...

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Tax Rate Hearing Sparsely Attended -- Compared to the three-hour, 75-speaker bonanza that was the March 22 budget hearing, last night's County Board tax rate hearing was an intimate, low-key...

Budget on the School Board Agenda Tonight

The Arlington County School Board will hold a vote tonight as part of the on-going FY 2012 budget process. The board is expected to approve superintendent Dr. Patrick Murphy's proposed budget. The...

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DCA Tower AWOL as Planes Land -- Two airline pilots landing at Reagan National Airport were unable to make contact with the lone air traffic controller on duty in the tower early Wednesday. The...

School Board Race Remains Uncontested

Barring any surprises, it looks likely that school board member Abby Raphael will coast to re-election this fall. No other Democrats have filed to challenge Raphael for the endorsement of the...