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A proposal to restrict access to cellphones at Arlington high schools remains up for debate as a School Board decision deadline approaches.

With the decision date set for Dec. 12, Board members have one major decision left to make related to high schools:


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A recently released analysis may provide the fuel to rekindle ongoing debate about the state of Arlington’s treescape.

“We don’t know if we trust your data. We trust our eyes,” said Elizabeth Grossman of the Arlington Tree Action Group (ATAG), who used the County Board’s Nov. 16 public-comment period to encourage county leaders not to take a victory lap over the new figures.


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Go-along-to-get-along will not be the strategy of Arlington’s top prosecutor as the nation heads into the second Donald Trump era.

Instead, she is asking those on her side of the political aisle to embrace new ways of fighting back.


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Advocates of a more streamlined way to get affordable housing built on religious-owned land on Saturday (Nov. 16) made one more appeal to Arlington County Board members.

But they may be facing an uphill battle convincing Arlington, and other Northern Virginia localities, to come on board with the proposal during the 2025 General Assembly session.


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Arlington leaders have taken the last procedural step required to begin the culling of deer on public land across the county.

County Board members on Saturday (Nov. 16) voted 5-0 for zoning-ordinance changes that will permit sharpshooters to begin dealing with what Arlington officials say is an overpopulation of deer.


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Arlington County Board members appear disinclined to impose a “second-signature” requirement on property owners having improperly parked vehicles towed from their properties.

A final vote won’t take place until Tuesday evening (Nov. 19), but county staff have recommended that Board members follow the recommendation of the government’s Trespass Towing Advisory Board, which unanimously recommended against a requirement that there be a real-time signature before a tow can take place.


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The three 2024 William T. Newman Jr. Spirit of Community Award took widely divergent paths on the road to civic leadership.

But the recipients share a number of commonalities, as well.


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Things weren’t official until the Electoral Board convened Thursday evening (Nov. 14) to certify it, but Arlington’s vote count for the 2024 election is now complete.

“At this point it’s really just double-checking everything,” county elections director Gretchen Reinemeyer said at the start of a post-election Electoral Board meeting held Wednesday (Nov. 13).


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The Arlington County government has just unveiled an updated map showing roadway conditions for bicyclists.

Should a similar effort be undertaken to gauge the quality of sidewalks across the county?


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Is 2025 the year Falls Church follows neighboring Arlington in enacting ranked-choice voting to elect its governing body?

It’s a question that will be answered in coming months by the seven-member City Council, whose members will have to address both logistical and philosophical issues before coming to a decision and setting the timetable.


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Two new data analyses agree: Arlington’s relatively high apartment-rental costs are still moving upward.

A Zumper survey released earlier this week has Arlington as the priciest location for apartments in the D.C. region, with a median one-bedroom monthly rental price of $2,410 and median two-bedroom price of $3,220.


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