Schools

County education leaders are still evaluating new accountability ratings that showed a mix of success and shortcomings among Arlington schools.

Eight Arlington schools were categorized as “Needs Intensive Support” under new rating system and first results released earlier this month by the Virginia Department of Education, Superintendent Francisco Durán told School Board members at their Dec. 18 meeting.


News

Thursday was a busy night of vehicular incidents for Arlington County first responders.

Less than two hours after a pair of pedestrians were struck and injured in an alleged road rage hit-and-run, another pedestrian was struck a few blocks away in Ballston. A woman crossing in the crosswalk at Fairfax Drive and N. Utah Street was hospitalized, police say, after she was struck by the driver of a pickup truck.


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Around Town

ARLnow is approaching its 16th anniversary next month and much has changed in media during that time.

On the digital side, the blogging era gave way to the Buzzfeed era of scaled, social media-driven audiences, which has since given way to a more atomized era of niche media, podcasters, YouTubers and email newsletters.


Around Town

An institution in the D.C. area adult entertainment scene is changing hands to a regional chain.

Crystal City Restaurant and Gentlemen’s Club (422 23rd Street S.) has been sold to Paper Moon, which operates other gentlemen’s clubs in Richmond, Northern Virginia and D.C. It’s only the second time the family-owned business has transferred ownership in its 62-year history.


Opinion

As the end of the year approaches, this week we’re taking a step back to look at something many residents say they love about Arlington: its community.

Year after year, Arlington’s community events help to bring people together and offer an opportunity to share in experiences that can’t be found anywhere else.

Here are the nominees for “The Best Community Event in Arlington” as part of our ARLnow Readers’ Choice awards.

Did we miss your favorite event? Write it in!

Voting will close in two weeks.

Voting for Best Spa in Arlington is still taking place. Be sure to cast your vote before voting closes next Friday at 8:30 a.m.

Two weeks ago, we voted on the Best Middle Eastern Restaurant in Arlington. The results are now official:

  1. Lebanese Taverna
  2. Yayla Bistro
  3. Istanbul Grill

News

An ever-increasing amount of Falls Church history is now available with just a few keystrokes.

The city’s Mary Riley Styles Public Library has started encouraging the public to take a test drive of its new digital archive.


News

At the close of a tumultuous economic year for Arlington, County Board Chair Takis Karantonis is seeking a return to stability and continued focus on infrastructure goals in 2026.

Karantonis, who is coming to the end of his one-year turn at the County Board chairmanship, used an interview with Fox 5 yesterday (Thursday) to emphasize the hardship that 2025 has brought to many of Arlington’s federal workers, immigrant communities and businesses large and small.


News

An affordable housing complex on Columbia Pike has been added to the Virginia Landmarks Register, setting the stage for possibly achieving historic status.

The Barcroft Apartments community, located near the corner of S. George Mason Drive and S. Four Mile Run Drive, was one of eight properties added to the Virginia Landmarks Register by the Virginia Board of Historic Resources on Dec. 11.


News

The Arlington County Board has tapped the brakes on discussing any changes to the county’s governance structure, agreeing to return to the issue after some preliminary steps.

The 5-0 decision on Wednesday night, which deferred a vote on setting up a governance task force for at least seven months for further public outreach, represented a compromise between a deeply divided Board.