Like a lot of us, the Mount Vernon Trail has gotten a shabby and unkempt over the last year, and the Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail group is looking for some local help to get it back into shape.
The group is planning to meet this Saturday, Aug. 14, from 8-10 a.m. at Crystal City Water Park (1601 Crystal Drive).
This past week, 59 properties were sold in Arlington, according to Homesnap.
As of Aug. 8, the median list price for homes on the market was $595,000, and the median sales price was $635,000. Additionally, homes are spending an average of 68 days on the market.
Long-time Arlington resident and community leader Fannie McNeil died late last month at the age of 84, her family tells ARLnow.
A constant presence at Lomax A.M.E Zion Church on 24th Road S., McNeil was a member of numerous boards there and the founder of the SPICE (Sisters Providing Information & Christian Encouragement) program. Since the early 1990s, the church program has mentored hundreds of young women in the community.
The newest Pet of the Week is Max Goforth, a 3-year-old mini goldendoodle named after Max Scherzer. (Go Nats!)
Here’s what Max had to say about his life in Virginia Square:
Guerra Steakhouse in Rosslyn is off to a slow start after opening this past Saturday, but that is partly by design, according to owner Jackelin Barrera.
The steakhouse at 1725 Wilson Blvd does not yet have a sign, or an advertising campaign, but Barrera said she was more concerned with opening before coronavirus cases could once more threaten businesses to limit capacity.
Another Arlington resident will compete on Jeopardy tonight.
The classic TV quiz show has hosted a number of Arlington contestants over the years and at least one clue about our fair county. Tonight, it’s up to Brianna Weck to do us proud.
Editor’s Note: We’re testing publishing our ARLnow Early Morning Notes email on the homepage for members to read and comment on. Let us know what you think.
Good morning, Arlington. Jo here. It’s Tuesday, August 10: National Lazy Day and Kylie Jenner’s 24th birthday.
Although the number of homes for sale is down this week from last, you can still find plenty of open houses across Arlington this weekend.
Before taking a look at a few of them, let’s check out the numbers. In the past four weeks, there have been 176 new listings, giving us a total of 654 homes for sale, according to Homesnap. That includes 423 condos, 191 single-family homes and 40 townhomes.
(Updated at 6:15 p.m.) Across from the Shirlington Dog Park, locals can be found sitting at high top tables, drinking crafted beer and enjoying each other’s company again for, in some cases, the first time in over a year.
New District Brewing Co. General Manager David Warren tells ARLnow that his customers have said this brewery, which opened in 2016, is one of the only places where they felt safe coming to throughout the pandemic.
The pandemic has brought tough times for many local business owners. In some cases, it’s driving them to try to sell their businesses.
Listing aggregator BizBuySell generally doesn’t name the business that’s for sale, but the descriptions in each listing provide some clues.
Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse remains committed to its full slate of upcoming shows scheduled for the fall, owner Tim Clark says, but he’s it taking it week-by-week.
As Covid rates rise once again in the county and masks are back to being strongly recommended indoors no matter vaccination status, Clark acknowledges this is cause of concern for the decades-old Columbia Pike theater and venue. He says he’s already had one prominent comic push back performance dates.
Arlington County’s first responders, family and friends will gather on Saturday, Sep. 11 for a bike ride to honor those who responded to the attack on the Pentagon 20 years ago.
The bike ride will also commemorate the 20th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
