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...

Samuel Beckett’s To Open in November

Over the weekend, Shirlington Village Blog published a letter from Mark Kirwan, owner of the under-construction Samuel Beckett's Irish Gastro Pub at 2800 South Randolph Street. Kirwan says he's...

The Music Stops at the Westover Market Beer Garden, For Now

For most of the summer, the Westover Market's beer garden served as a neighborhood meeting place where friends and neighbors could gather to drink a few beers, eat some food, and listen to a local...

Controversy Erupts Over Dog Murals, But Help May Be On The Way

Painted on the side of a cinder block warehouse and facing the popular Shirlington dog park, a large mural of happy dogs, bones and paw prints seems like a nice addition. And it would be fine...

County Employee Targets Signs on Struggling Fillmore Street

The sign police finally caught up with the notorious small business scofflaws of North Fillmore Street yesterday afternoon. According to Screwtop Wine Bar owner Wendy Buckley, a county zoning...