News

With just one week to go until the primary, the four challengers to U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-8) are trying to stand out from the crowd.

Lorena Bruner, Michael Duffin, Adam Dunigan and Mo Seifeldein are attempting to overtake Beyer in the Democratic primary on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Beyer was first elected to Congress in 2014.


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The grounds of Cherry Hill Park played host to Falls Church’s first “Civic Jam” on Friday evening.

The event, postponed from July 3 due to severe heat, featured civic engagement activities along with fun for all ages.


News

Dr. Alfred O. Taylor, Jr., a local leader who chronicled the history of his beloved Green Valley community and served as a fatherly mentor to many in civic life, died last week at age 91.

“So much of the strength, pride and community spirit of Green Valley today is built on the foundation he helped lay through a lifetime of dedicated service and steady leadership,” the Green Valley Civic Association said in a statement upon his death.


Schools

Virginia’s new state budget will provide Arlington Public Schools with almost $3 million more than leaders were previously expecting.

The school system anticipates receiving $127,439,284 in state funding for the 2026-27 school year, according to a report prepared in advance of the July 30 School Board meeting.


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Owners of electric vehicles may have to pay more for a charge at Arlington County facilities starting later this year.

The County Board has directed staff to prepare an ordinance to increase charging rates from the current 17.46 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to 30 cents per kWh.


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The vice chair of the Arlington County Board is seeking a new community center somewhere along the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor.

Vice-Chair Maureen Coffey noted at the Board’s July 21 meeting that the corridor is now home to 65,000 residents — more than one in four Arlingtonians — but lacks a dedicated government community center.


News

One of Arlington’s largest neighborhoods is seeking to update its look.

The Douglas Park Civic Association has asked its residents to submit ideas for a new neighborhood logo by the end of July. A final selection is expected later in the year.


Schools

Additional after-school opportunities will be available to youth in Green Valley at the start of this school year.

The Center for Youth and Family Advocacy (CYFA) is expanding “The Zone,” its literacy-focused after-school program, to students in first and second grades at Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary School.


Around Town

Encore Stage & Studio last week paid tribute to local photographer Cindy Kane, who for most of the past decade has chronicled its youth-theater performances.

Kane has proved “very special to our organization,” Encore executive director Sara Duke said in a presentation held July 18 during intermission of “The Addams Family” at Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre.


News

The recent closure of Ayers Variety & Hardware was a stark reminder that nothing is forever, even businesses that have built generational relationships with customers.

The shuttering of the store that served Westover for nearly 80 years is also an indication of how challenging current times are for many of Arlington’s other small businesses, community leaders say.


News

Following resistance in the General Assembly this year, a new working group has been appointed to study possible changes to Arlington’s Affordable Housing Ordinance.

County Board members on Tuesday chartered the eight-member, limited-term working group, which will spend the next four months developing proposed revisions. The current Affordable Housing Ordinance outlines ways for developers to gain additional density for projects by building affordable units or contributing to the Affordable Housing Investment Fund.


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Falls Church leaders are about to hit the launch button on their most significant affordable-housing effort.

City Council members on Monday, July 27 are slated to appoint a seven-member screening committee to rank prospective partners for redeveloping portions of the Virginia Village site.


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