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County Expects Fewer Housing Dollars from Feds -- Federal spending cuts and a reduction in poverty in Arlington have combined to result in a relatively steep drop in federal housing dollars for...
Posts Tagged ‘sports’
Caps Players Visit Randolph Elementary
Two Washington Capitals players, a coach and the team's mascot visited Randolph Elementary School last week. Defensemen Mike Green and Karl Alzner joined assistant coach Jim Johnson and mascot...
Art Exhibit to Explore Women and Sports
A new Arlington Arts Center (AAC) exhibit will explore "shifting contemporary perceptions of women’s bodies, gender roles, and identities through the lens of sports spectacle." "She Got Game,"...
Spotted in Arlington: Ovie’s New Girlfriend
Via the Montreal Gazette, of all places, comes word that Capitals star Alex Ovechkin's new girlfriend has been hanging around Arlington as of late. Russian tennis star Maria Kirilenko has been...
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Problems at PBS NewsHour -- The PBS NewsHour is facing serious challenges. The hour-long news program, which is produced at the WETA facilities in Shirlington, has been shedding staff and...
Arlington Resident Re-Signs With Steelers
NFL punter and Arlington resident Jeremy Kapinos, who had been jobless since the beginning of the football season, re-signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers last week and played in last night's game...
Yorktown Football Continues Winning Ways
We're continuing to follow the Yorktown High School varsity football team's undefeated season. The Patriots are now 8-0, having defeated the Falls Church Jaguars 55-6 on Friday night. The...
NFL Punter Hanging Around Arlington, Waiting To Be Signed
"You never know when your last game is," says 27-year-old journeyman NFL punter Jeremy Kapinos, as he chows down on a sandwich at a restaurant near his condo along Glebe Road in South...
Yorktown Defeats District Rival Hayfield
The Yorktown Patriots are now 4-0 after defeating National District football rival Hayfield before a home crowd Friday night. Despite a slow start on offense, the Yorktown defense held up and...
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More Residents Upset With Road Work -- Arlington Ridge residents aren't the only ones who have qualms about Arlington County's traffic calming efforts. In the Chain Bridge Forest neighborhood,...
Video: Arlington Soccer Player Scores Incredible Goal
This video of a 13-year-old soccer player making an incredible bicycle kick goal at the Thomas Jefferson Community Center soccer field is making the rounds on the internet today. BigLeadSports...
Rugby, Hockey Come to the Parks and Parking Lots of Crystal City
Crystal City may not seem like an obvious venue for team sports, but don't tell that to the growing number of players who compete in sports leagues in and around the neighborhood. Starting this...
Outdoor Caps Rally in Clarendon Tomorrow
The Capitals are planning an outdoor rally next to the Clarendon Metro station Sunday afternoon. The Caps pep band and drumline will be on hand starting at 1:00 p.m., along with Slapshot (the...
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Davies Driver Sentenced in Crash -- The driver in the fatal 2009 George Washington Parkway crash that left soccer star Charlie Davies severely injured was sentenced to two years in prison Friday....
2011 St. Patrick’s Day & NCAA Tournament Guide
If there was ever a day to skip out of work after lunch, this is it. Between the nice weather, the start of the NCAA basketball tournament and -- of course -- the fact that it's St. Patrick's...
