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Don’t flush so-called ‘flushable’ wipes, county warns after nearby sewage overflow

Published February 17, 2026 at 11:45AM

A wad of wipes that clogged a sewage pipe (via DC Water)

Just because a wipe says it’s “flushable,” that doesn’t mean it’s fit for Arlington’s sewage system.

That’s what the county’s Department of Environmental Services is reminding residents after a wad of wipes contributed to a sewage overflow last week at a ruptured sewage pipe upstream from Arlington on the Potomac River.

Events

Feel the Heritage Festival returns this weekend with performances and food

By Dan Egitto

Published February 17, 2026 at 10:00AM

A past Feel the Heritage Festival (via Arlington County Parks and Recreation/Instagram)

Arlington’s annual Feel the Heritage Festival is returning this weekend, bringing dozens of vendors, performers and history displays in celebration of Black History Month.

The 31st annual festival, taking place from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday at the Charles Drew Community Center (3500 23rd Street S.), celebrates the national theme of this Black History Month, “A Century of Black History Commemoration.”

Around Town

Columbia Pike museum brings centuries of Black Arlingtonians’ struggles and triumphs to life

By Dan Egitto

Published February 13, 2026 at 2:45PM

Entrance display at the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington (staff photo by Savannah Taffe)

The Black Heritage Museum of Arlington honors a history spotlighted by iconic figures like Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth but clouded with decades of discrimination and ongoing displacement.

Tracing Black Arlington communities’ roots back to the construction of Arlington House in the early 1800s, following them up through the establishment of vibrant communities in the aftermath of the Civil War, and tracking residents’ ongoing contributions and struggles with affordability, the museum at 3045 Columbia Pike offers a portal into an often overlooked history.

News

New ‘innovation district’ in National Landing promotes business, defense partnerships

By Dan Egitto

Published February 12, 2026 at 3:45PM

The Crystal City and Pentagon City skyline (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

A new “innovation district” seeking to promote public-private partnerships has launched in Crystal City, Pentagon City and Potomac Yard.

The National Innovation Quarter, or “National IQ,” promises “to solve the most pressing challenges at the intersection of national competitiveness and technology,” according to a press release.

Schools

APS students plan walkout in protest of ICE next week

By Dan Egitto

Published February 12, 2026 at 9:15AM

Anti-ICE demonstrators rally in Courthouse on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2025 (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

A walkout in protest of immigration enforcement is in the works next week at several Arlington Public Schools facilities.

It’s unclear how large or widespread it will be, although tipsters have said action is planned at all major high schools in Arlington on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 1:30 p.m., as well as some middle schools at a later time that afternoon.

News

Proposed towers at Key Bridge Marriott site would reshape Rosslyn’s skyline, public space

By Dan Egitto

Published February 11, 2026 at 3:45PM

Conceptual renderings of the proposed Potomac Overlook project at 1401 Langston Blvd (courtesy of Quadrangle Development Corporation)

Six proposed towers on an undeveloped plot of land in Rosslyn could bring a significant shift to the neighborhood’s character.

Plans for the Potomac Overlook development call for public space in about two-thirds of a vacant 5.5-acre lot at 1401 Langston Blvd — acting as “an extension” of neighboring Gateway Park, Chris Gladstone, president of D.C.-based Quadrangle Development Corporation, told ARLnow.

News

Arlington attorney who prosecuted Trump announces campaign for Congress

By Dan Egitto

Published February 11, 2026 at 2:45PM

Congressional candidate and former federal prosecutor J.P. Cooney (courtesy of J.P. Cooney)

An Arlington native and former federal prosecutor who investigated President Donald Trump is running for Congress.

J.P. Cooney — who served as a top deputy for special counsel Jack Smith’s office in two criminal prosecutions against Trump, before the president fired him in January 2025 — announced his candidacy today (Wednesday).

News

Crystal City Metro station closed for construction this weekend

By Dan Egitto

Published February 11, 2026 at 9:15AM

The Crystal City Metro station in 2018 (staff photo)

Travelers heading south to Reagan National Airport should budget extra time this weekend because the Crystal City Metro station will be closed.

The station will be closed from Saturday, Feb. 14, through Monday, Feb. 16, in the first of 10 weekend closures between now and June.

News

Closure of Roosevelt Bridge ramp from Route 50 goes into effect next week

By Dan Egitto

Published February 11, 2026 at 8:30AM | Updated February 11, 2026 at 9:10AM

Traffic on the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge at the exits for Route 50 and the GW Parkway in 2021 (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Repairs on the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge will bring a detour to a heavily trafficked commuter route beginning this weekend and continuing for several months.

Starting on Sunday, Feb. 15, the bridge’s capacity will be reduced from three lanes to two lanes in each direction, and the Arlington Blvd eastbound ramp will be closed through early June.

Around Town

Arlington ultramarathoner, 51, shatters world record in extreme globe-trotting race

By Dan Egitto

Published February 10, 2026 at 9:15AM | Updated February 10, 2026 at 10:10AM

Michael Wardian competes in a series of ultramarathons on all seven continents (courtesy of World Marathon Challenge)

An extreme athlete from Arlington has broken the world record for the fastest time in a series of 50K races on all seven continents.

Michael Wardian, 51, completed a seven-day string of back-to-back ultramarathons in every corner of the world on Friday morning, a spokesperson told ARLnow. His net time of 26 hours, 40 minutes and 16 seconds smashed the record of 31 hours, 25 minutes and 37 seconds that Christian Brown Johnson set during the Great World Race the previous year.

News

UPDATED: Procession of monks completes journey through Arlington

By Dan Egitto

Published February 10, 2026 at 8:15AM | Updated February 10, 2026 at 2:19PM

Monks walking down N. Glebe Road as part of the Walk for Peace (staff photo)

The procession of monks walking for peace was on the move again today (Tuesday), leaving Arlington for their final destination in D.C.

The Buddhist monks, who progressed through Arlington yesterday as part of a 2,300-mile journey on foot from Texas, stayed the night at Marymount University and continued northbound on N. Glebe Road around 7:30 a.m.

News

NOW: Procession of monks arrives in Arlington, bringing road closures and crowds

By Dan Egitto

Published February 9, 2026 at 3:35PM | Updated February 9, 2026 at 4:23PM

Monks pass S. Fern Street on Army Navy Drive around 3:30 p.m. (via Arlington County)

A procession of Buddhist monks has been passing through Arlington this afternoon, drawing crowds of onlookers and rolling road closures.

The monks, who are nearing the end of a 2,300-mile journey on foot from Fort Worth, Texas, arrived in Arlington via Richmond Highway after spending the morning in Alexandria. They were passing by S. Fern Street on Army Navy Drive around 3:30 p.m.