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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...

APS Appoints Interim Williamsburg Principal, Hires Lawyer

Update at 11:10 a.m. on 2/10/11 -- APS has clarified that the scope of the "legal services" provided by the outside legal counsel has yet to be determined. The brouhaha over the resignation of...

APS Administrator Will Serve As Williamsburg’s Acting Principal

Correction at 12:45 p.m. -- Ms. Francis was not escorted out of the building, as we reported earlier, according to APS spokesman Frank Bellavia. Francis did show up at the school in the morning, with...

Capacity Crisis Looming for Arlington Public Schools

By 2016, the vast majority of Arlington's public schools will be over capacity, according to new projections presented to the school board last night. The numbers, in the words of one Tuckahoe...

Bullying Up Slightly in Arlington Public Schools

Students are reporting more incidents of bullying at Arlington's public schools, according to the 2010 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, which is expected to be officially released later this...

School Board Candidates Talk Planetarium, Overcrowding

Miriam Gennari, the Green Party candidate for school board, made her case for why she should replace incumbent Sally Baird last night. To Gennari, the biggest challenges facing Arlington Public...