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County to Consider Historic Designation, Sale for Cherrydale Home

Published May 15, 2013 at 10:15AM

Fraber House in 2013 (via Arlington County)

The house and surrounding grounds were purchased by the county from the Fraber family in 2002, for $537,000, with the intention of demolishing the yellow Bungalow-style home and using the land to expand adjacent Oakgrove Park.

The latter part of that plan was foiled when the Cherrydale neighborhood included the house and its detached garage in its designation to the National Register of Historic Places.

News

Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published May 15, 2013 at 9:05AM

Yorktown Baseball Sets Record — Yorktown High School’s baseball team has finished the regular reason undefeated in the National District. With 14 victories, the Patriots set a National District record for wins in a single season. [Sun Gazette]

Crystal City BRT Named — The Bus Rapid Transit system that will serve Crystal City and Potomac Yard next year will be named “Metro Way” and will feature a blue bus design. The buses will travel from Pentagon City to Alexandria, and will run every 6 minutes during the rush hour. [Greater Greater Washington]

Events

Arlington Agenda (May 13-19)

By ARLnow.com

Published May 14, 2013 at 5:30PM

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.

Feature

Ask Adam: Preparing for a Home Inspection

By ARLnow.com

Published May 14, 2013 at 3:30PM | Updated May 14, 2013 at 5:25PM

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 just put our house on the market. In anticipation of finding a buyer we would like to prepare for the inevitable home inspection. Can you provide any advice?

Feature

New Listing: Always Best Care of Arlington

By ARLnow.com

Published May 14, 2013 at 1:05PM

Always Best Care of Arlington, located in Lyon Park, provides in-home care for local seniors.

From the company’s Service Directory listing:

News

Photos: Arlington Police Memorial Ceremony

By ARLnow.com

Published May 14, 2013 at 12:00PM

Law enforcement personnel from Arlington, neighboring jurisdictions and locales as far away as London gathered outside the Arlington County courthouse this morning for the county’s annual observance of Peace Officers Memorial Day.

Among those speaking at the ceremony were Police Chief Doug Scott, Sheriff Beth Arthur and County Board Chairman Walter Tejada. The ceremony honored the six Arlington officers who have been killed in the line of duty since 1935.

News

Board to Consider Hearings for Energy Plan

By ARLnow.com

Published May 13, 2013 at 3:45PM

District energy system illustration

The Arlington County Board is expected to vote this weekend to hold public hearings on the county’s proposed Community Energy Plan.

A draft of the ambitious plan calls for Arlington to significantly decrease energy consumption and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 through a series of six goals and 14 policies. The goals include:

Schools

Sen. Leahy Visits Glebe Elementary

By ARLnow.com

Published May 13, 2013 at 2:30PM

Third graders from Glebe Elementary School in Arlington welcomed a special guest today: Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.).

Students at the school had written letters to the Vermont senator “about conservation and what the students are doing here at Glebe to help in conservation efforts,” according to school principal Jamie Borg. Leahy, the grandfather of a Glebe student, “decided to respond to their letters in person.”

Events

Pentagon Row Concert Series Moves to Alley, Starts June 6

By ARLnow.com

Published May 13, 2013 at 1:30PM | Updated May 13, 2013 at 2:56PM

Thanks to major renovations at the shopping center’s plaza, this year the concerts will be held in the alley between Pentagon Row and the Pentagon City mall parking garage. The alley will be closed to traffic during the concerts. As before, the concerts will take place on Thursday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

This year’s Rock the Row schedule is as follows:

Around Town

Z-Burger: Free Burgers If Caps Win

By ARLnow.com

Published May 13, 2013 at 11:45AM

The Capitals are facing the Rangers tonight in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. The game is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. at Verizon Center. The winner will advance to the semifinals, against the winner of the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs series, and the loser will go home for the summer.

Should the Capitals win, the Z-Burger at 3325 Wilson Blvd will give away free burgers during lunchtime on Tuesday.

News

Man Jumps on Tracks at Airport Metro Station to Retrieve Farecard

By ARLnow.com

Published May 13, 2013 at 10:45AM | Updated June 29, 2018 at 2:49PM

The incident happened just before 9:00 a.m. Police responded to the station for a report of suspicious activity — a man seen walking around on the track bed. Power was briefly taken down to the station’s “third rail” as a precaution. The man eventually climbed back up to the platform.

Police questioned the man and it turned out that that he had hopped down to the tracks to retrieve a farecard he accidentally dropped, according to WMATA spokesman Dan Stesssel. The man was not injured and there was no malicious intent. Power was restored and trains were not delayed.

News

Car Hits Parked Police Cruiser, Flips Over

By ARLnow.com

Published May 13, 2013 at 9:15AM

(Updated at 9:20 a.m.) A car flipped on its roof near Shirlington on Sunday after colliding with a parked police car.

The incident happened on the 2800 block of S. Wakefield Street Sunday afternoon. According to police, an Acura TL heading eastbound on Wakefield Street struck two parked vehicles — a Ford Mustang and an Arlington police cruiser — before flipping over. It damaged a third vehicle after overturning.