News

The former board president of an elite youth swim program has been sentenced after pleading guilty to child sex exploitation charges in January.

Arlington resident Mark Black, who previously helped to lead the Olympian-producing Arlington Aquatic Club, was sentenced to 20 years in prison.


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County government requests for extensive documentation in a Missing Middle lawsuit have expanded to include an outspoken critic who’s helping to fund the suit.

Attorneys representing Arlington County contacted Dan Creedon, one of the founders of the anti-Missing Middle group Neighbors for Neighborhoods (NfN), with a broad subpoena last week. The request includes:


Announcement

A memorial mass and celebration of life for Cecilia Cassidy will be held for family, friends and colleagues on Friday, May 3, 2024 in Arlington, VA.

11:00am – 12:00pm Memorial Mass. Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church. 2700 19th St S, Arlington, VA 22204-5262. 703 979 5580

12:30pm – 1:00pm. Inurnment Graveside service. Columbia Gardens Cemetery. 3411 Arlington Boulevard • Arlington, VA 22201
Phone: 703.527.1235

1:00pm – 3:00pm. Catered Reception. Light finger foods. Columbia Gardens Cemetery event center. 3411 Arlington Boulevard • Arlington, VA 22201. Phone: 703.527.1235

Please RSVP to [email protected]. Subject line: RSVP Cecilia Cassidy Memorial Service. Let me know if you will be coming to part of, or all of the events on May 3.

You can send flowers or if you’d prefer, mom asked that donations be made in her name to the following organizations:

Affordable Homes & Communities (AHC) (formerly the Arlington Housing Corporation) https://www.ahcinc.org/our-housing/ Please call or email the office and ask for Angela Deuppen, Donor Relations Coordinator

Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH) https://www.apah.org/ Please go to the “contact us” page to email or call the office.

The Writer’s Center https://writer.org/ Please call or email.

Wroxton College (semester abroad program with Farleigh Dickinson University) Call the US office https://www.fdu.edu/campuses/wroxton-college/


News

It’s the end of an era in Crystal City.

The neighborhood, which has seen significant new development since Amazon’s HQ2 decision, is losing one of the most memorable vestiges of its time as a drab hub of military and government offices.


Event

We invite you to join us for an extraordinary evening of music at our Season Finale, “Concerto Celebration”! Enjoy several masterworks as NCE performs two famous concertos in an intimate chamber music setting, opening with a delightful work by Chevalier de Saint-Georges’, affectionately dubbed the Black Mozart. The program also showcases Mendelssohn’s celebrated Violin Concerto in E Minor, featuring the artistry of our artistic director, Leonid Sushansky.

“Astonishing . . . extraordinarily gifted.”


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Firefighters from Arlington County and surrounding communities are on scene of a fire in a Crystal City apartment building.

The fire broke out shortly before 1 p.m. on the 6th floor of the Crystal Flats building at 505 18th Street S. Initial reports suggest that a kitchen appliance somehow caught on fire inside one of the units.


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The new 28-story apartment building at The Key development in Rosslyn is complete and seeking new tenants.

Sophie Mao, a spokesperson for the Virginia-based developer Dittmar Company, confirmed that the 514-unit residential building, known as Rosslyn Towers, officially opened this past Saturday, April 27.


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More county funding for reviewing claims of innocence and coordinating restorative justice was included in Arlington’s new budget.

The county payroll will now include permanent spots for a conviction integrity attorney and a Director of Restorative Justice and Diversion, the office of Arlington’s top prosecutor  announced in a Friday press release.


News

A man was seriously injured when two acquaintances tried to rob him of jewelry early Sunday morning, police say.

The incident happened early Sunday morning in the Arlington Mill neighborhood. The man was hospitalized and two suspects — who share the same last name — were later arrested.


Announcement

Potomac Harmony is Back! Following a gap year of competing, then virtual rehearsals during the pandemic, followed by the well-earned retirement of our long-term director, a year of a director search, Potomac Harmony hit the regional contest stage in Concord, North Carolina in March for the first time since 2018! It was exhilarating, reaffirming, and rewarding!

The chorus hit all of its goals, the biggest of which was to have fun and sing our best on contest stage — we did both! Because we earned a score over 400 points, our new Director, Allison Lynskey, was awarded the Novice Director award, photo above. Additionally, one of our charter members, Jackie Bottash, was nominated for and honored with the Leadership Excellence award. It was a celebratory weekend!