Trailer Classrooms Arrive at Washington-Lee

Five large relocatable classroom trailers received a police escort up Washington Boulevard this morning, en route to Washington-Lee High School. The trailers are being installed in a parking...

Chain Bridge Road to Close Today

Update at 1:00 p.m. -- Chain Bridge Road has reopened. Update at 10:30 a.m. --VDOT has issued a correction, saying that the 400 block of Chain Bridge Road, not the bridge itself, will be...

High Pollen Levels Leave Cars Covered

As The Weather Channel and anyone with seasonal allergies can tell you, the pollen level in the D.C. area right now is very high. It's something of an annual spring rite of passage -- tree pollen...

Falling Tree Crushes Car, Closes Road in Arlington Village

(Updated at 2:55 p.m.) Windy, rainy weather helped bring a large tree down across S. Barton Street in Arlington Village today. The tree crushed an unoccupied parked car, blocked S. Barton...

Huge Tree Felled in Rosslyn

Workers felled a huge tree on a construction site in Rosslyn this morning. The tree came down around 9:00 a.m., on the site of the Sedona and Slate residential project at 1500 Clarendon...

Morning Notes

Last American WWI Vet Buried in Arlington -- Army Cpl. Frank Buckles, the last surviving U.S. World War I veteran, was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery yesterday. Earlier in the day,...

Work Underway on Apartment Building, But What About the Trees?

Construction is underway on the Garfield Park at Clarendon Village luxury apartment complex, at the corner of 10th Street and Washington Boulevard in Lyon Park. Workers in heavy equipment...

Arlington Christmas Tree Collection Schedule

Arlington County has released its Christmas tree collection schedule. Trees will be picked up for recycling between Monday, Jan. 3 and Friday, Jan. 14. The county is asking residents to remove all...

The Snow Begins

Enjoy it while it lasts. The snow is expected to end around 7:00 tonight. Two inches of accumulation is expected. Update at 11:45 a.m. -- Be careful out there. We've counted at least 10...

Shirlington Tree Lighting Rescheduled

(Updated at 11:00 a.m.) Due to the rain and wind predicted for tonight, the Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Shirlington Village has been rescheduled. The lighting will now take place Thursday...

Christmas Trees Prepped for Sale in North Arlington

With just two days until Thanksgiving, the Optimist Club of Arlington is getting ready for its annual Christmas tree sale. The sale will begin on Saturday, at the Wachovia Bank parking lot near...

Sun Gazette: Arlington Is Full of Nuts

If you've noticed more acorns on the ground than usual this fall, you're not crazy. In fact, 2010 is "a bumper year" for acorns, according to a naturalist quoted by the Sun Gazette. After an...

Tree Trimmer Rescued After Branch Hits Power Line

A tree trimmer had to be rescued by the fire department after a falling branch made contact with electrical lines. The incident happened around 12:30 this afternoon, near the intersection of 24th...

County Board Meeting Roundup

In case you wanted to enjoy Saturday morning outside rather than spend it inside watching the first county board meeting following the summer break, here's a summary of what happened. The board...

Morning Notes

It's September -- Start mourning the end of summer now -- and get to the pool while you still can. Man Goes Bananas in the Vegetable Aisle -- Police are trying to find a man who walked into...