Next month will mark the 50th anniversary of the permanent preservation of Arlington’s oldest existing residential structure.
The Ball-Sellers House, which began life in the mid-1700s as a two-room log cabin, was donated in February 1975 by its last private owner to the Arlington Historical Society. The society then refurbished the Glencarlyn home and opened portions of it to the public as its contribution to the nation’s bicentennial celebration of 1976.
A notoriously contagious stomach bug’s spread through Arlington has public health experts urging extra precautions.
An alert about a wave of suspected norovirus cases went out to Arlington Public Schools families last week as reported “norovirus-like outbreaks” have surged in Northern Virginia since late 2024.
A former Arlington firefighter is among the more than 1,500 people granted pardons under President Donald Trump’s sweeping decision yesterday (Monday).
Brian Holmes, who was accused of assaulting police officers while attempting to enter the U.S. Capitol in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, falls under a blanket pardon Trump issued shortly after being sworn in as president.
Nearly 5,000 homes and businesses in parts of Arlington are without power this morning.
The outages are primarily affecting neighborhoods along and north of the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor, according to a Dominion outage map. As of just before 9 a.m. Tuesday, the utility company said 4,866 customers were affected in Arlington.
Construction of the Pentagon’s road network in the early 1940s was responsible for the mass displacement of an African-American neighborhood in South Arlington.
A new historical marker aims to bring the history of that community — Queen City — and its residents to future generations.
Second Victim Pulled from Potomac — “U.S. Park Police confirms that a second body has been recovered from the icy waters of the Potomac River following a crash on Arlington Memorial Bridge Thursday night. The individual was pronounced dead at the scene.” [Fox 5, Twitter]
Deer Rescued from River — “The Brandywine Valley SPCA Animal Control team, D.C. police and D.C. Fire rescued a deer stranded on the Potomac River Thursday. The deer was seen near the Key Bridge just after 8 a.m. by community members. They alerted animal control, and they coordinated with emergency responders.” [Fox 5]
Statement on W-L Pool Arrest — “Equality Arlington, a nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of the LGBTQ+ community, echoes the shock, grief, and outrage of Arlington residents that a serial sex offender was able to access the Washington-Liberty pool… It is shameful that certain individuals and organizations have chosen to use this incident to advocate for policies that discriminate against transgender residents instead of focusing on solutions that would prevent prolific sex offenders from having access to facilities that should be safe for all to use.” [Equality Arlington]
Dine and Dash Attack — “4800 block of 1st Street N. At approximately 6:37 p.m. on January 16, police were dispatched to the report of an assault just occurred. Upon arrival, it was determined the male suspect and female suspect dined at the business before exiting without payment during which the female suspect assaulted an employee. The suspects then fled the scene in a white sedan.” [ACPD]
Video: Driver Strikes Pedestrian — From Dave Statter: “Minor injury as a woman walking a dog was hit by an SUV on S. Eads at S. 23rd Street in Arlington. It happened just before 4:30 p.m.” on Saturday. [Twitter]
Wegmans Cart Mystery — “I have zero clue how a @Wegmans shopping cart ends up in Pentagon City. I think the nearest store is over five miles away in Alexandria, VA!” [Twitter]
ICYMI: Property Values Rise — “Residential property assessments are up 3.7% year over year, while commercial property values are largely flat… the county said that the continued rise in home values shows ‘the attractiveness of the Arlington community.'” [ARLnow]
Federal Workforce Orders — “President Trump signed executive orders Monday freezing the hiring of federal workers and mandating a full-time return to in-office work for government employees… The hiring freeze applies to all positions in the executive branch except for the military and other categories like national security, public safety and immigration enforcement, per the order.” [Axios]
F.C. School Budget Request — “While Falls Church City Public Schools (FCCPS) Superintendent Dr. Peter Noonan is requesting a 6.3 percent increase in revenue from the City Council in next year’s FCCPS budget, his reasons are sound. Extensive development in the City of Falls Church has created a student enrollment boom.” [Falls Church Independent]
It’s Tuesday — Flurries possible after 10am, with a cloudy high of 22 and west wind at 5-7 mph. At night, there’s a slight chance of snow showers before midnight, with clouds clearing and a low of 9 but wind chill values as low as -3. The wind becomes northwest at 5-10 mph in the evening, while there’s a 20% chance of precipitation. [NWS]
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Flickr pool photo by Jason Gooljar
A car was driven into the Four Mile Run creek near Shirlington this afternoon.
The crash happened shortly after 2:30 p.m., near the intersection of S. Walter Reed Drive and Arlington Mill Drive.
A sex offender is facing numerous charges after he allegedly exposed himself inside the girls’ locker room at the Washington-Liberty High School pool.
The incident on Monday, Oct. 21 is coming to light now and receiving national attention after WJLA reported that Richard Kenneth Cox was allowed to access the girl’s locker room at the W-L aquatics center, which is open to the public for certain portions of the day, after identifying as a transgender.
Residential property assessments are up 3.7% year over year, while commercial property values are largely flat.
That’s according to an announcement from Arlington County.
Arlington’s Tenant-Landlord Commission plans to look into potential updates of the county government’s tenant-relocation guidelines.
There’s an opportunity here,” chair David Timm said at the body’s Jan. 8 meeting. “Even if there’s nothing that desperately needs revision, there are things we can improve upon.”
On the fifth anniversary of an unsolved Ballston homicide, police are renewing requests for tips as the victim’s family continues to offer a $50,000 reward.
Today (Friday) marks five years since police were dispatched to an apartment building on the 800 block of N. Randolph Street in early 2020. They found 24-year-old Scott Ratigan inside his bedroom, “suffering from trauma to the upper body.”
The Falls Church City Council has voted to pursue eminent domain in order to build the city’s first traffic circle.
Several Council members voiced unease at the idea of setting unwelcome precedent, but ultimately took the gloves off on Monday in an 18-month battle to obtain a key easement.
