Another week and another round of voting for the newest categories in the summer Arlies. First, the results of last week’s voting.
Your favorite Arlington food truck is Tacos El Chilango, followed by La Tingeria and Tacos Los Primos.
Opinion
Every year, Arlington loses market-rate affordable housing (MARKs) as redevelopment and reinvestment turns older, lower-cost apartments into newer, higher-cost apartments.
We also lose committed affordable housing (CAFs) when the income and rental restrictions on properties built with public funds expire, typically after 30-60 years.
It only became official yesterday afternoon, but this is now a long federal holiday weekend.
We join the rest of the Arlington community in commemorating and reflecting on Juneteenth today and tomorrow.
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Lyon’s Legacy is a limited-run opinion column on the history of housing in Arlington. The views expressed are solely the author’s.
I grew up in Arlington because, in the 90s, it was a place where middle-class parents could afford to own a home and raise two children. I loved my childhood here. But because of Arlington’s economically-exclusive zoning laws and their contribution to rising housing prices, I don’t expect to be able to give my kids the same.
This Sunday is the last day to provide feedback on “Plan Lee Highway“, a multi-year planning process for the corridor that has now produced specific proposals for development levels, street improvements, stormwater impact, and other significant changes.
My biggest piece of feedback on Plan Lee Highway and every ongoing area and sector plan is the lack of consideration for our schools. We should be including school generation factors in our area and sector planning process.
The long-planned and long-debated Long Bridge Park Aquatics and Fitness Center is set to open this summer, perhaps as early as July.
The $60 million facility, construction of which was approved in 2017, is located north of Crystal City and south of the 14th Street Bridge, offering monumental views across the Potomac. It features a 50-meter competition pool with diving towers, a whirlpool, a family pool with a splash pad, a water slide, water volleyball and basketball areas, and a lazy river — in addition to an 8,000-square-foot fitness center and rooms for for classes, parties and events.
The Superintendent presented APS’s latest Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) at a May 6 School Board meeting, and APS is committed to adopt its final CIP on June 24.
Inexplicably, APS published its May 6 plan prior to getting detailed cost estimates, and staff’s June 14 cost projections belatedly reveal that the project is $77.8 million over budget.
The Right Note is a biweekly opinion column. The views expressed are solely the author’s.
The County Board returned to in-person meetings this month. While this return to normalcy receives a “thumbs up,” the Board immediately announced plans to lock in higher taxes.
This week the Arlies are back with a new category to vote on. First, the results of last week’s voting.
Arlington’s favorite outdoor dining spot is McNamara’s Pub and Restaurant in Crystal City, followed by Ruthie’s All Day in Arlington Heights and SER in Ballston.
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Progressive Voice is a bi-weekly opinion column. The views expressed are solely the author’s.
By Josh Kaplowitz
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A rainy end to the workweek isn’t too bad when a decent late spring weekend is on tap.
The weather isn’t the only thing to look forward to. Two new members of the ARLnow team start on Monday: a summer intern and a new Evening Editor. Plus, our reporter Jo DeVoe will be moving into a new editing and reporting role.
If you’re fully vaccinated, there’s no longer a requirement to wear a mask in most places you go in Arlington.
There are exceptions — notably at the airport, in schools, and in healthcare settings — but most businesses are now following CDC guidelines and allowing the fully vaccinated to go mask-less.