April 29, 2010 | ARLnow.com

To Do This Weekend

Published April 29, 2010 at 4:49PM | Updated April 29, 2010 at 6:16PM

It’s expected to a be a beautiful, warm weekend, with temperatures reaching as high as 90 degrees. In other words, it’s the perfect weekend to head to a park, enjoy an outdoor movie, or go on a bike ride. See our events calendar for even more fun things to do.

Author talk with Novella Carpenter — The author of “Farm City” talks about her experience creating a fully operational farm on a vacant lot next to her Oakland, Calif. apartment. From 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Arlington Central Library (1015 North Quincy Street).

Around Town

A Hero’s Tribute

By ARLnow.com

Published April 29, 2010 at 12:53PM

A lone F-15C Eagle fighter jet flew over Arlington at noon today to honor eight airmen killed during World War II.

The crew’s B-24 Liberator bomber was shot down over the Republic of Palau on Sept. 1, 1944. For 60 years, the wreckage — and the crew’s remains — were lost to the sea.

Around Town

Lindy Hopping at the Clarendon Ballroom

By Ashley Houghton

Published April 29, 2010 at 9:01AM

Each Tuesday, Tom and Debra teach a beginner’s class at 7:00 p.m. followed by an intermediate class at 8:00 p.m. and a dance open to the public at 9:00 p.m. Admission for dancers who are not attending a class is $10.

Note that the moves in this video of Tom and Debra are not necessarily covered in the beginner classes.

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McDonnell Pushes For HOT Lanes Despite Arlington Suit

By Uriah Kiser

Published April 29, 2010 at 7:42AM | Updated April 29, 2010 at 10:12AM

Gov. Robert F. McDonnell said his administration has been working to breathe life into the plan to add High Occupancy Toll lanes to the highway after it was delayed last year, following a lawsuit from Arlington County officials, according to the Washington Examiner.

The suit, which last week won a federal judge’s approval to move forward, claims that during the waning days of the Bush administration state transportation officials were improperly granted a “categorical exclusion” allowing the toll lanes to be built without conducting required environmental impact studies.