Bus outside the Rosslyn Metro station (Flickr pool photo by Emma K. Alexandra)
Local School Holds Caps Rally — “It was all about the Washington Capitals at Cardinal Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia, on Wednesday, when the school held an hourlong pep rally for the Caps, complete with cheers, hockey lessons from Caps staff and a visit from mascot Slapshot.” [WTOP]
County Looks to the Future — “The future is now, at least based on the responses received to date as part of the Arlington County government’s ‘Arlington 2050’ planning initiative. As part of the initiative to plan for what the county might be in a quarter-century’s time, residents have been asked to fill out ‘postcards from the future,’ telling Arlington leaders of 2024 what they’d like the community to look like.” [Gazette Leader]
Keen Self-Care in Clarendon exterior (staff photo by Savannah Taffe)
A “waterless” nail studio and an “athletic country club” in Clarendon are two examples of how the neighborhood has been evolving into a hub for self care and wellness.
Keen Self-Care, the studio, and Life Time, the athletic center, offer a fresh approach to both beauty and fitness. Life Time offers a range of amenities like coworking in addition to its workout area, seeking to cater to the many different ways people approach wellness.
For many remote workers, a messy home is distracting.
You’re getting pulled into meetings, and your unread emails keep ticking up. But you can’t focus because pet hair tumbleweeds keep floating across the floor, your desk has a fine layer of dust and you keep your video off in meetings so no one sees the chaos behind you.
A cyclist heads east on the W&OD Trail (staff Photo by Jay Westcott)
The environmental nonprofit Rails to Trails will host a W&OD Trail clean-up day this weekend.
Celebrate Trails Day will take place this Saturday, April 27, along the W&OD from 8:30-11:30 a.m. Volunteers can sign up to select an area from the 45-mile trail to work on, the trail spans from Shirlington to Purcellville.
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According to a WSJ (paywalled) scoop this week, and as widely reported in other (non-paywalled) sources, the Biden Administration is weighing a major immigration move: granting a rare form of relief called “Parole in Place” to spouses of U.S. citizens. Our job, as your friendly local immigration lawyers, is to explain what this would mean and how it would work in practice.
Immigration parole isn’t like criminal parole. (Image is from the public domain.)
First, we have to draw out a basic distinction. U.S. immigration law treats non-citizens quite differently depending on how they came to the United States. To simplify things enormously: if you came through the airport, you’re much better off than if you crossed the border.
If you came through the airport, and you subsequently marry a U.S. citizen, you can apply for a green card based on that marriage.
If you cross the border, and you subsequently marry a U.S. citizen, you can’t apply for a green card directly. (You can, under some circumstance, put into motion a half-decade long process through which you might be able to get a green card after many legal bills get paid and after you make a return trip to your country of origin for a cuticle-chomping interview at the U.S. Embassy, but that procedure is outside the scope of this explainer.) (more…)
Arlington County Board members discussing a new grant program (photo via Arlington County/YouTube)
Arlington has awarded $2.4 million to nonprofits in a new equity-based grant program.
The county announced yesterday (Wednesday) that a total of 22 nonprofits received funding through the RACE to Rebuilding Trust and Community grant, designed to “support historically marginalized communities, ensuring equitable access to resources, transparency and accountability.” The Arlington County Board approved the grants in a unanimous vote.
Gun confiscated from Florida man at DCA (courtesy TSA)
A Florida man is facing a criminal citation after being caught with a gun at an airport checkpoint for the second time, according to federal authorities.
The man was stopped at Reagan National Airport on Tuesday, trying to bring a loaded 9mm handgun through a security checkpoint. He told officers that “he wanted to travel with the firearm for protection,” according to the Transportation Security Administration.
The Arlington-born, all-day cafe, also known as GoCoDough, has a new spot near the Waterfront Metro station in the Westerly apartment building at 1000 4th Street SW. The cafe is currently under construction, slated to open in early May, owners Charles Kachadoorian and Kate Murphy said.
Join Encore Stage & Studio for a special presentation of two original productions, From Nauck to Green Valley: Transforming a Community and The Day Nothing Happened. Journey through time as we revisit the first integrated school in Virginia and learn about the entrepreneurial spirit of the Green Valley neighborhood.
There will be a special talkback with Green Valley historian and native Dr. Alfred O. Taylor, Jr. following the Saturday April 27, 11am performance.
