Homeownership is one of the fundamental pillars of building wealth in the American economy.
In Arlington about 60% of our housing stock is renter occupied and new housing stock is almost all in rental housing development, with almost no new development of ownership housing stock.
This month, Virginia announced that school divisions can apply for “Onward Upward Virginia” grants to support literacy and math, “with targeted support for learners most impacted by pandemic disruptions, including students with disabilities, English learners, students who are economically disadvantaged, early learners, and those who are underperforming.”
The announcement of this grant shows that the State of Virginia continues to acknowledge the scope and magnitude of the effect of school closures:
The Right Note is a biweekly opinion column. The views expressed are solely the author’s.
Virginia voters shook up the national political landscape two weeks ago by electing a Republican statewide ticket just one year after giving Joe Biden a 10% victory.
By William Mark Habeeb
The new Arlington County logo seems to announce that we are nothing but an appendage of D.C. Is that a sad admission of the truth, or the declaration of a rather uninspiring ambition? Either way, it’s a gross underestimation of what our county of nearly 240,000 could be.
All told, it was a pretty great week weather-wise. Alas, another cool stretch is arriving just in time for the weekend, before mid-week warm-up.
The good news is that if you ignore the chilly temperatures, peak fall foliage is finally here in the D.C. area.
Read more about the election results in Arlington and local reaction to Republicans sweeping the statewide offices in Virginia.
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(Updated at 10 a.m.) We’re one year and nine months into the pandemic and it’s probably safe to say that most people just want things to be largely back to normal.
And, aside from wearing masks and working remotely, in many ways it is.
Despite the Republican sweep of statewide offices in Virginia, last week Arlington remained deep blue.
All of the Democratic or Democrat-endorsed candidates for local office and the state legislature won their races by comfortable margins. That includes County Board member Takis Karantonis, who was reelected with 60.1% of the vote.
Autumn is now in full force in Arlington, with chilly temperatures and trees finally turning their fall colors.
A seasonally cool but otherwise nice weekend is now on tap. Just don’t forget to turn those clocks back an hour before you go to bed on Saturday.
Voting for the Winter 2022 Arlies is now live!
The Arlies are back this winter with a different look. We’re returning to voting just once per season, allowing you to pick your favorite local places, people and organizations in Arlington four times per year rather than weekly.
This week’s editorial cartoon by Mike Mount: “The County Board consulted with Bezos on fiscally responsible ways to spend its budget surplus this year.”
Right before the pandemic began, I had the chance to visit P.S. 172 in Brooklyn, New York. P.S. 172 is a public elementary school serving 540 students, 72% of whom are Latinx and 22% of whom are English learners. More than a third are students with disabilities and 81% of the student body receives free or reduced-price meals.
It was one of the most peaceful, purposeful and well-functioning schools I’d ever visited–and over my career in education I’ve visited many. Among the things I liked:
