Festival-Goers Consume 110 Pounds of Testicles

The Montana State Society's Testicle Festival in Virginia Square was a rousing success this year. Festival-goers consumed 110 pounds of bull and bison testicles, 84 liters of Crown Royal and...

Testicle Festival Returns to Va. Square

(Updated at 4:15 p.m.) Exotic food lovers should enjoy an event taking place at the Arlington American Legion (3445 N. Washington Blvd) in Virginia Square on Saturday, May 19. The Montana State...

Police Pursuit Ends in Front of Va. Square Metro

A police chase ended in front of the Virginia Square Metro station early this morning. Virginia State Police were pursuing a vehicle on eastbound I-66 around 1:15 a.m. when it  exited onto Glebe...

Wilson Blvd Construction Winds Down, Next Phase in the Works

There's been a lot of work on Wilson Boulevard in Virginia Square for months, but the second phase of a large scale renovation project is nearly complete. The latest work involved removing a small...

Photos: GMU Law Students Relax at ‘Puppy Day’

A little puppy love is helping law students at George Mason University's Virginia Square campus get through the stress of final exams. Students had three hours to leave the books behind and...

Man Arrested for Lewd Act Outside 7-Eleven

A 28-year-old man was arrested early Saturday morning after police say he was caught masturbating outside a Virginia Square-area 7-Eleven store at 3510 Wilson Boulevard. An officer was driving by...

Permits Issued for Naked Pizza in Virginia Square

The final building permits were granted earlier this month for a new Naked Pizza shop in Virginia Square. Located at 933 N. Quincy Street, on the ground floor of the Quincy Plaza Apartments in the...

Man Found Dead Outside Arlington Funeral Home

  A man, believed to be homeless, was found dead today behind the Arlington Funeral Home in Virginia Square. The man was found unresponsive behind a dumpster in the funeral home parking lot...

Police Training Exercise Tomorrow in Oakland Park

Residents in Virginia Square and Ashton Heights may see more police presence in the neighborhood tomorrow. The Arlington County Police Department advises residents not to be concerned, because it's...

Virginia Square Church Offers ‘Ashes to Go’

St. George's Episcopal Church (915 N. Oakland Street) in Virginia Square is trying something new this year: bringing the ashes to the masses. This morning, as commuters rushed off to work,...

New Capital Bikeshare Stations Built in Virginia Square

Capital Bikeshare's expansion along the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor continues its push westward. In the past week, two new stations have popped up in the Virginia Square neighborhood. A 19-dock...

Revamped Virginia Square Development Plan Approved

A plan to revamp part of Virginia Square has been approved by the Arlington County Board. The development is planned for the site that houses the old Arlington Funeral Home (3901 Fairfax...

Arlington Funeral Home Closes to Make Way for Development

After 55 years in business, Arlington Funeral Home in Virginia Square (3901 Fairfax Drive) has closed its doors to make way for a new office development. Once called "the most modern funeral home...

Morning Notes

Board Members Argue for New Taxing Powers -- Arlington County Board members aren't too pleased with the Republican-controlled state legislature's reluctance to grant new taxing power to...

Road Closed After Bicyclist Struck by Car

(Updated at 3:35 p.m.) North Quincy Street was shut down this afternoon between Washington Boulevard and 11th Street -- a block from Arlington Central Library and Washington-Lee High School --...