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UPDATED: Zimmerman Retiring From County Board

Published November 6, 2013 at 3:35PM | Updated November 6, 2013 at 4:28PM

(Updated at 4:05 p.m.) Chris Zimmerman is retiring from the Arlington County Board to accept a position with the group Smart Growth America.

Zimmerman is expected to step down from the Board at the end of January. A special election will be held in the spring to fill his open seat.

Feature

NOVA Legal Beat: Can Feds Refuse to Comply With Unlawful Orders?

By ARLnow.com

Published November 6, 2013 at 3:00PM

Q. I work for a federal agency. If I’m told to do something that I believe would result in a violation of law, can I refuse to comply with that order?

A. The federal government places a premium on obedience, so orders are meant to be followed, regardless of whether they will result in a violation of law. Employees who refuse to carry out orders believing they will result in such a violation usually will not be praised by an agency for their righteousness. Instead, they will be branded as being insubordinate.

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Arlington Pet of the Week: Bob and Edith

By ARLnow.com

Published November 6, 2013 at 12:00PM

Our latest Arlington Pet of the Week should actually be called the Pets of the Week.

Bob and Edith are a dynamic cat duo that live not far from their namesake diner on Columbia Pike. Owners Estelle and Jay had the following to say about the snuggly pair.

News

UPDATED: Arlington Democrats Celebrate Victories

By ARLnow.com

Published November 5, 2013 at 7:50PM | Updated January 16, 2018 at 2:41PM

Democratic incumbents have cruised to reelection in all local races. Meanwhile, Democratic voters in Arlington and Northern Virginia have helped push two statewide candidates to victory.

Democrat Terry McAuliffe has been elected the next governor of Virginia, defeating Republican Ken Cuccinelli and Libertarian Robert Sarvis. Democrat Ralph Northam, meanwhile, has defeated Republican E.W. Jackson in the race for lieutenant governor.

Events

Arlington Agenda: Nov. 4-10

By ARLnow.com

Published November 5, 2013 at 4:15PM

Arlington Agenda is a listing of interesting events for the week ahead in Arlington County.

If you’d like to see your event featured, fill out the event submission form. Also, be sure to check out our event calendar.

Around Town

‘Thaiger Asian Bistro’ Coming to Clarendon

By ARLnow.com

Published November 5, 2013 at 2:00PM

‘Thaiger Asian Bistro’ applied for a permit at 3035 Clarendon Blvd this week. Fatshorty’s closed at that location a week and a half ago, citing disappointing sales.

So far, there’s no word on when the new restaurant will open. A woman answering a phone number associated with the restaurant told ARLnow.com that she was unwilling to divulge any details about the restaurant at this time.

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Ask Adam: Buyer Tips for a Seller’s Market

By ARLnow.com

Published November 5, 2013 at 12:00PM | Updated November 5, 2013 at 5:29PM

This regularly-scheduled sponsored Q&A column is written by Adam Gallegos of Arlington-based real estate firm Arbour Realty, voted one of Arlington Magazine’s Best Realtors of 2013. Please submit follow-up questions in the comments section or via email.

Question: We are planning to buy a home in 2014 and are a little anxious about how much of a seller’s market it will be. Can you share some strategies that have worked well for you in a seller’s market?

News

Video: Bio-Retention Basins at Arlington Public Schools

By ARLnow.com

Published November 4, 2013 at 1:30PM

New bio-retention basins have been built next to the classroom trailers — or “relocatables,” in Arlington parlance — at Abingdon and Nottingham elementary schools and at Washington-Lee High School.

News

Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published November 4, 2013 at 9:00AM

Monument Lights to Be Turned Off — The decorative scaffolding lights on the Washington Monument will be turned off today, as repairs on the monument wrap up and the scaffolding is prepared for being taken down. [Washington Post]

Georgetown Scraps Satellite Dorm Plan — A plan that might have resulted in Georgetown University students being housed in Clarendon has been scrapped due to overwhelming opposition from students. The university will instead find a way to house more students on campus. [The Hoya]

Feature

Your Beermonger: Craft Beer’s Increasingly Blurry Borders

By ARLnow.com

Published November 1, 2013 at 12:00PM

Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Nick Anderson, beermonger at Arrowine (4508 Lee Highway).

We all have moments in our lives where a heretofore unrecognized pattern suddenly reveals itself; a blurry vision becoming clear, or a tiny voice screaming at the back of your head stepping forward and calmly explaining itself. A number of news items recently appearing on various beer-centric websites knocked something loose in my head, and when I managed to put it back in place I had to stop and ask myself, “what exactly is happening here?”

News

BREAKING: Fire Dept. Truck Rear-Ended After Ferrari Crash, Fire on GW Parkway

By ARLnow.com

Published November 1, 2013 at 11:20AM | Updated July 11, 2017 at 4:36PM

Courtesy @Chief288

(Updated at 11:40 a.m.) A Ferrari crashed and caught fire on the GW Parkway this morning, prompting an emergency response that then led to an accident involving a fire department vehicle.

Opinion

Morning Poll: Most Wanted Restaurants

By ARLnow.com

Published November 1, 2013 at 10:30AM

But when it comes to restaurants, there are a few things Arlington doesn’t have. In terms of eateries dedicated to certain cuisines, Arlington is lacking some varieties that our neighbors in D.C., Fairfax and Montgomery County have.