The ARLnow comment section is legendary.
Over the past 16 years it has hosted a daily exchange of ideas on local topics with a volume of comments more typical of a large city newspaper than a hyperlocal website. It has been a place where a (mostly) anonymous group with usernames that became familiar over time could gather, joke and commiserate over the news of the day.
The Arlington County Board is scheduled to take up numerous items this month, including the financial impact of new public safety contracts, a proposed office-to-residential conversion project and closing out the fiscal year 2025 budget.
Potentially the most controversial item on the agenda could come during the Tuesday, Nov. 18 recess meeting, when Board members decide whether to move forward with a working group to consider changes to Arlington’s 93-year-old governance structure.
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Question: How does home value appreciation vary in Arlington by property type?
Answer: The Arlington VA housing market has appreciated by an average price of 49% and a median price of 39% over a ten-year period, but that appreciation is not evenly distributed across all property types.
Detached Homes Appreciate Over 60%
Those who spend the most on a home benefit from the highest appreciation rates, with detached home appreciation of 60%+ over the course of a decade, and new detached homes appreciating the most of any property type, at 65%.
Condos Appreciate 1-2% Annually
The worst performing category over ten years in Arlington is the one-bedroom condo, with appreciation close to 1% annually and just 15% over ten years. Two-bedroom condos perform moderately better, with an average annual appreciation closer to 2% at 28% over ten years.
Townhouses are the Goldilocks Property Type
More expensive than condos and less expensive than detached homes, townhouse/semi-detached properties fall right in the middle of cost and ten-year rate of appreciation, coming in at 40% over ten years. (more…)
Arlington Democrats are turning their attention to attempts to help the national party take back the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in 2026.
“We do have our work cut out for us,” said Kip Malinosky, a former chair of the Arlington County Democratic Committee who chairs its “Beyond Arlington” initiative.
Beyer on Reopening Vote — Rep. Don Beyer (D-8) on Tuesday told ARLnow he expects today’s expected vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to reopen the federal government will pass with all Republicans and perhaps a handful of Democrats supporting it. At a Veterans Day event in Clarendon, Beyer confirmed he will vote against the measure. —Scott McCaffrey
Ballston Eatery Opening — “An organic eatery encouraging diners to “eat positive” is opening soon in Ballston. Life Alive Cafe intends to open on Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 818 N. Quincy Street… The first 100 customers on opening day will receive “beautifully branded gift bags featuring signature goodies, special offers, and surprises from a local partner,” according to a press release.” [ARLnow]
Arlington AI Acquisition — “Arlington-based AI cloud computing company Corvex Inc. said Monday it is merging with Pleasanton, California’s Movano Inc. in an all-stock deal that will create a public company… Movano is best known as the maker of the Evie Ring, a wearable health care device.” [WBJ]
Local Man Arrested for Threats — “The Oxford Police Department has arrested a Virginia man in connection with terroristic threats made against a local pharmacy. According to police, the investigation began on Sept. 30 after the department received a report from the pharmacy’s security team about threats posted on X (formerly Twitter) by an anonymous user. After more than a month of investigation, authorities identified the suspect as [a] 21-year-old… of Arlington, Virginia.” [Oxford Eagle]
History Made on Election Day — “More than three decades after she last ran for office, Mary Sue Terry sat in front of the television on the farm where she grew up and watched Abigail Spanberger make the history she was denied. It took only an hour after polls closed Tuesday for Spanberger, a Democrat, to be declared the first woman elected governor of Virginia. Terry almost achieved that milestone in 1993.” [Washington Post]
Northern Lights Tonight — “SEVERE geomagnetic storms are likely Wednesday, November 12, 2025 due to the arrival of multiple coronal mass ejections, or CMEs. Widespread displays of the aurora borealis are possible across the northern United States and Canada!” [MyRadar/X]
Lights Seen Last Night — “Some faint color is currently visible from Arlington due to the geomagnetic storm. Point your phone north to see it.” [ARLnow/X]
Doug Predicts Snowy Winter — “If you’re a fan of snow, Storm Team4 says this could be your year. If you’re not a fan of snow … you may want to start bracing yourself now ahead of this winter in the D.C. area… Storm Team4 is predicting somewhere in the range of 13″ to 20″ of snow for the D.C. metro area, and much more for our neighbors to the west.” [NBC 4]
New Legal Notice — Restaurant applies for on/off-premises alcohol license; objections due 30 days. [Public Notices]
It’s Wednesday — Expect sunny skies and a high around 58 degrees, with southwest winds of 10 to 13 mph shifting to west in the afternoon and gusts up to 24 mph. Wednesday night will be mostly clear, with a low temperature of 39 degrees and west winds of 6-9 mph. [NWS]
St. Agnes Catholic Church in Arlington is hosting its monthly run & walk social on June 18th (Thursday) at 6:30pm. The 3 or 4 mile run (or walk) will start in the back parking lot (off N. Stafford St.) and end at St. Agnes. Participants can enjoy complimentary pizza afterwards. Drinks are BYOB. Extra points if you wear Catholic school swag. Thank you Father Oetjen, who started off our May run from Court House to/from the Marine Corps War Memorial with a prayer (and ran a competitive pace). Also, thank you to the Notre Dame and Georgetown alumni who wore their schools’ colors!
Please RSVP at the link, so we know how much pizza to get. Thank you!
Elected leaders at the local, state and federal levels used a Veterans Day event in Arlington to press for more support for those who have served and are serving their country, and for their families, as well.
“We need to take care of them,” said Rep. Don Beyer, attending the annual ceremony sponsored by John Lyon Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3150 and held at the Clarendon War Memorial.
Bursting on the high-school cross-country scene by winning her first race as an unknown sophomore runner in early September, Molly Hardwick continues to prove she is no fluke.
The Yorktown High School harrier capped the 2025 campaign with probably her biggest accomplishment and against the toughest competition Saturday (Nov. 8) — a runner-up finish in the Virginia High School League’s Class 6 girls state championship meet.
Good Monday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
The following articles were published earlier today — Nov 10, 2025.
Here is what’s going on Tuesday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
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– Maya Angelou
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The search and seizure of a cell phone belonging to an Arlington activist has set off a tug-of-war involving Arlington’s top prosecutor and state and federal authorities.
As partial allies in the legal action, seeking to limit an investigation of the phone belonging to 66-year-old retired academic Barbara Wien, are Commonwealth’s Attorney Parisa Dehghani-Tafti and Wien’s attorney, former Chief Public Defender Brad Haywood.
Arlington County police are investigating gunfire early Sunday morning in the Hall’s Hill neighborhood.
The shot rang out around 3:30 a.m., according to an ACPD crime report, but no one was hurt and no damage was reported. While investigating, police arrested a Maryland man on drug related charges.
