Board Votes for ‘Big Box’ Restrictions
Walmart, Target and other large format retailers are going to need to get County Board approval should they ever want to build a store in Arlington. On Saturday the board unanimously approved a...
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Morning Notes
More on Possible Shirlington Walmart -- Three months after ARLnow.com reported exclusively that Walmart was eying a site for a possible store in Shirlington, County Board Chairman Chris Zimmerman...
Morning Notes
Car on Fire on I-395 -- A car caught fire on southbound I-395 near Boundary Channel around 9:30 last night. The car was fully-engulfed by the time firefighters arrived on scene. No injuries were...
County Releases Draft of New Sign Regulations
(Updated at 3:15 p.m.) Arlington County has released a preliminary draft of its new sign regulations. After holding sign workshops and promising more business-friendly regulations, the county has...
Clarendon Trader Joe’s Receives Building Permit
Interior work on the new Clarendon Trader Joe's is expected to finally get underway soon, after Arlington officials approved the store's building permit today. The store was originally slated to...
Wag More Dogs Seeks Appeal of Mural Lawsuit
An Arlington dog grooming and boarding business is asking a federal appeals court to consider whether Arlington County's sign ordinance is constitutional. In February, a U.S. District Court Judge...
Westover Beer Garden Update
The Westover Market is moving forward with plans to make its popular beer garden conform to county regulations. Arlington County recently approved a building permit that will allow the market to...
Zimmerman Plans Small Business “Listening Session”
Update at 3:30 p.m. -- Zimmerman unveiled a new "Business Center" web portal at this afternoon's board meeting. The portal is "designed to make the County web site work better for Arlington business...
BREAKING NEWS — Judge Dismisses Dog Mural Lawsuit
(Updated at 4:40 p.m.) The lawsuit over the legality of a dog mural has been dismissed by a federal judge. Kim Houghton, the owner of Wag More Dogs (2606 S. Oxford Street), sued Arlington County...
Samuel Beckett’s Aiming for Saturday Opening
After enduring several months of delays and setbacks, Samuel Beckett's Irish Gastro Pub in Shirlington (2800 S. Randolph Street) is preparing to open its doors on Saturday. "The day has...
Morning Notes
Westover Beer Garden Saga Continues -- Several months into the battle between the county zoning office and the Westover Market beer garden, a final resolution still has not been reached. Tens of...
County Prepares to Fight Sign Lawsuit
Arlington County is preparing to fight a legal challenge to its commercial sign ordinance -- the first such challenge since the creation of the ordinance. County Attorney Stephen MacIsaac says the...
DEVELOPING: Doggie Daycare Bites County With Sign Lawsuit
(Updated at 1:55 p.m.) Wag More Dogs, the doggie day care business that has been engaged in an ongoing dispute with the county over a large mural facing the Shirlington dog park, has filed a lawsuit...
Music Could Return to Westover Beer Garden by Spring
(Updated at 4:20 p.m.) In August, the county zoning enforcement office told the owners of the Westover Market that concerts and crowds were not allowed at the store's popular outdoor beer garden....
Trader Joe’s Will Likely Get Its Regulatory Wishlist
Arlington's long-standing policy of encouraging grocery store development in the county is helping to pave the way for Trader Joe's to open in Clarendon. ARLnow.com first reported last month that...
