Morning Notes

Mailer Blasts GOP State Senate Candidate -- A mysterious last-minute political mailer has been sent to voters in the 32nd state Senate District. The mailer attacks GOP state Senate candidate...

Favola Wins Endorsement of WaPo, Sun Gazette

Democratic state Senate candidate Barbara Favola has scored two notable newspaper endorsements. The Washington Post and the Arlington Sun Gazette both endorsed Favola yesterday, passing over her...

Arlington Missing from WaPo Dining Guide

For the second year in a row, Arlington is conspicuously missing from Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema's fall dining guide. The only Arlington connections on the annual list of 40...

Two Views on Artisphere

Is Artisphere (1101 Wilson Blvd) a funky, welcoming arts venue that's contributing to the vibrancy of Rosslyn? Or is it a disappointing, poorly-managed waste of taxpayer dollars? Depends who you...

Local Coverage Shake-Up at the Washington Post?

(Updated at 3:45 p.m.) ARLnow.com has confirmed that Christy Goodman, the Washington Post's Arlington/Alexandria reporter, is no longer with the paper as of today. That news comes as Washington...

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Storm Shopping Clears Shelves -- Residents are taking the advice of emergency officials and shopping for essential items in advance of Hurricane Irene. At the Potomac Yard Target store last...

WaPo Covers Arlington’s ‘Karaoke Cab’

Have you ever hopped in a Red Top Cab at night and realized that it wasn't just a taxi, it was a karaoke parlor on wheels? If so, you've probably met Joel Orbina Laguidao, the subject of an...

Morning Poll: Schools Instead of Streetcars?

In an editorial, the Washington Post suggests that now would be the "wrong time" to start building a proposed streetcar line along Columbia Pike. After all, the Post opines, the federal funds that...

In Arlington, Danger is Underfoot

The ubiquitous brown flip flop may be hazardous to your health, according to an article in the Washington Post. The Post reports that podiatrists are treating a rash of flip flop-related injuries...

Morning Poll: Did You Watch The Royal Wedding?

Yes, it seems that the much-ballyhooed royal wedding is local news. After all, that and a weather item regarding today's slight risk of showers makes up the entirety of the "above the fold" portion...

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Congressman Dated Pentagon City Mall Employee -- Disgraced former Congressman Christopher Lee (R-NY)  had "a relationship" with a young woman who "worked at an upscale Pentagon City department...

Who Said Print Was Dead? WaPo Groupon Selling Like Hotcakes

In the hyperactive era of RSS feeds, smartphones, and yes, blogs, it's kind of heartwarming to see that there's still a market for the good ol' fashioned Sunday newspaper, if only thanks to...

WaPo Editorial: Va. Should Conduct HOT Lanes Study

In an editorial today, the Washington Post questions the basis for Arlington County's $750,000 lawsuit against the proposed high occupancy toll lanes on I-395. But after calling the lawsuit's racial...

Screwtop Wine Bar Gets WaPo Write-Up

Clarendon's Screwtop Wine Bar received a flattering write-up in today's Washington Post. One local's conclusion about the two-month-old wine bar and cheese shop? Screwtop is "just what the...