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A former Walgreens on Langston Blvd is being converted to host a seven-week arts extravaganza.

The 5,000 square feet of space will provide the backdrop for a succession of mini-galleries featuring the work of dozens of Arlington Artists Alliance members, plus discussion areas, workshop spaces and dining/shopping options.


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Taxes, housing and pedestrian safety were among the issues that County Board candidates debated in their first debate of the general election season.

“We are in a fiscal challenge,” said County Board Chair Matt de Ferranti, a Democrat who is being challenged by independents Audrey Clement and David Sisson. The three took part in a candidate forum sponsored by the Arlington County Civic Federation yesterday (Tuesday).


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Falls Church rolled out the welcome mat for runners taking part in a 485-mile relay between sites impacted by the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

“Thank you all,” Mayor Letty Hardi said on Sunday after leading runners into the city at the end of their 6-mile segment from Vienna.


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Bus ridership on Arlington Transit (ART) was up about 1.1% in the fiscal year ending in June, despite being held back by a seven-week government shutdown.

The local bus system had a ridership total of 2,669,853 passengers for the 12 months ending June 30, according to figures from the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation. That’s up from the 2,640,152 riders a year before.


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Arlington Public Schools kicked off the school year with an enrollment of 27,173, down 1.6% from last year.

The figure, which counts students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, is down from 27,603 reported during the first week of the 2025-26 school year.


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The Arlington County Board has set aside $50,000 for grants to support families whose primary wage earner has been detained by immigration enforcement.

Grants distributed by Arlington Thrive will provide up to $2,000 per affected family over the coming 10 months. Funds will support basic needs such as housing, food and utilities.


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The county’s Democratic leadership is advising local voters to take no chances as the Nov. 3 general election draws closer.

“I am concerned about threats to voting,” Arlington County Democratic Committee chair Paul Ruiz said at the party’s monthly meeting on Sept. 2.


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The Virginia League of Conservation Voters saluted Del. Alfonso Lopez this week for his legislative work on water quality this year.

Lopez (D-3) was honored alongside Sen. Richard Stuart, a Westmoreland County Republican, on Sept. 1 for joint efforts on legislation requiring testing for PFAS on biosolids applied to farmland.


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The Arlington NAACP has begun laying the groundwork for leadership elections for 2027-28.

“We welcome anyone and everyone who would like to serve,” incumbent president Rev. DeLishia Davis said at the organization’s monthly meeting on Monday night.


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Around this time 80 years ago, Arlington residents celebrated the community’s 100th anniversary with a week’s worth of special events.


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Arlington’s employment picture appears to be stabilizing after a tumultuous 18 months, during which the county lost thousands of jobs.

With 147,695 county residents employed in the county’s civilian workforce and 4,452 looking for jobs, the county’s jobless rate of 2.9% in July was down slightly from 3% a year before.


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Falls Church City Council members appear to be closing in on simplified guidelines for shoveling sidewalks after winter storms.

City officials authorized a Sept. 14 public hearing on a proposal to create a uniform requirement that snow be removed within 12 hours of a storm’s end.


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