Looking Back at the Top Stories of 2010 (Part 2)

We’re less than a week away from ARLnow.com’s fifth anniversary party. If you like ARLnow.com and you like fun, presumably you have already reserved your tickets — if not, check out the trivia question below for a chance to get 20 percent off.

As part of the lead-up to the party (hosted at the Crystal Tech Fund offices, pictured, in Crystal City), we’re taking a trip down memory lane to the year we launched.

That year, 2010, featured lots of memorable local stories, some of them downright weird. Do you remember…

• The severed goat’s head that was found in Barcroft Park
• The Russian spy ring that included three Arlington residents, one of whom unknowingly made a videotaped “dead drop” in Glencarlyn Park
• Snowmageddon, which struck on Feb. 5, and resulted in huge snow piles that didn’t melt until April
• Our first (and last) Arlington’s Cutest Dog contest, which resulted in so many entries we had to break it into four separate voting groups
• The Virginia Square Metro hero, who came to the aid of a man who fell on the tracks (and made national news after ARLnow.com obtained the video from Metro)
• Two words: Bacon Week
• The mysterious, abrupt closing of Washington Golf Center, which prompted an early ARLnow.com “investigation”

Now, for the trivia question: what was the original name of the new-for-2010 rooftop deck at Whitlow’s? (It was renamed “Wilson’s” prior to opening.)

If you know the answer, enter that as a promo code (without spaces) on our Eventbrite page for 20 percent off. You’re welcome!

Our fifth anniversary bash will be held on January 27, from 6-8 p.m. at Crystal Tech Fund (2231 Crystal Drive, 10th floor). The price of admission includes craft beer, wine and heavy appetizers from Ruth’s Chris Steak House.

The event is hosted by the Crystal City BID and sponsored by the Arlington County Federal Credit Union.