Registration Open for Youth Australian Footy Program

A little bit of Australia is coming to town. A youth Australian rules football program is about to begin its 7th year in Arlington. Registration is now open for Saturday Morning Footy, which kicks...

Local Sport Stacker Wins World Title, TV Appearance

The 11-year-old Arlington kid who won a sport stacking championship in Colorado in March has racked up a new title. William Polly, of Penrose, has been named World Sport Stacking Champion for the...

Local ‘Sport Stacking’ Champ Sets More Records

Last time we checked in with William Polly, the 10-year-old Penrose resident had just set a new sport stacking world record and was showing off his skills on the Tonight Show with Jay...

Photos: The Dog Days of Winter

With temperatures climbing into the mid-to-upper 60s today and tomorrow, Arlingtonians are getting outside for some rare fun in the February sun. We snapped these photos in Ballston, Clarendon...

Video: Washington-Lee Basketball Buzzer Beater

A YouTube video of an amazing half-court buzzer beater in a key game between Washington-Lee and Wakefield is making the rounds today among local hoops fans. The video (above) was recorded by...

Morning Notes

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...

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...

Morning Notes

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...

Morning Notes

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,...