A bakery off of Langston Blvd and the chef behind a Laotian restaurant in South Arlington walked away with honors at last night’s RAMMY Awards.
Heidelberg Pastry Shoppe received the Honorary Milestone Award for 50 years in business, while local chef Seng Luangrath won “Best Restaurateur of the Year.”
Increasing demand for resources to support at-risk Arlington seniors is putting an Arlington County resource hub to the test.
To keep up with an increasing workload, staff at the county’s Aging & Disability Resource Center have stopped seeing clients one day each week to catch up on administrative tasks. As clients with more complex needs require more resources, leadership at the resource center is calling for more staffing at every level.
Washington, DC and Arlington sit about four miles apart, but a move between them rarely takes four miles’ worth of planning. The distance is short. The logistics are not.
A DC pickup might mean limited curb space, a building with fixed moving hours, and a long carry from the unit to the truck. The Arlington delivery might mean a reserved loading dock, a service elevator with a two-hour window, and a front desk that needs a certificate of insurance before the crew walks in. Two buildings, two sets of rules, and a crew that has to satisfy both in a single day. Add weekday bridge traffic and two lease dates that don’t quite line up, and a fifteen-minute drive turns into a full day.
The moves that go smoothly are the ones where pickup and delivery get planned as two separate jobs. At 495 Movers, our crews work both sides of the river daily, so the Arlington movers on our team plan the delivery before the truck ever leaves DC.
Start with how your belongings get out of the building.
If you’re in an apartment or condo, call the property manager and ask about approved moving hours, elevator reservations, certificates of insurance, and floor protection requirements. Many DC buildings won’t allow a move to start before 9 a.m. or continue past 5 p.m., and some don’t permit weekend moves at all.
Rowhouses have fewer rules but their own challenges: narrow stairs, a tight turn at the landing, and maybe thirty feet of sidewalk between the door and wherever the truck can legally stop.
Parking is the piece people leave until last and shouldn’t. In DC, you can reserve curb space for a moving truck through DDOT’s temporary no-parking permit, and the signs generally need to be posted several days in advance. Without it, the crew may end up parked a block away, and long carries add time to the bill. Our DC movers handle permit timing as part of the booking.
Use this as your checklist for the conversation with your building manager and your moving company:
Where the truck can legally stand
Which entrance the crew should use
Whether an elevator is reserved, and for what window
What time loading can begin
How far belongings have to travel to reach the truck
Whether building management needs documents in advance
One more thing to do now: measure your largest pieces. Sofas, bed frames, desks, dining tables, and gym equipment all need to clear the destination doorway, hallway, and elevator, not just the one you’re leaving. Doing this during DC prep rather than on delivery day is what keeps a bed frame from getting disassembled on an Arlington loading dock while your elevator window runs out.
Once the truck crosses the river, the plan starts over.
High-rises in Rosslyn, Ballston, Clarendon, Courthouse, and National Landing typically require advance notice, a reserved loading dock, and a service elevator booking. Many ask for a certificate of insurance naming the building as additional insured, and some collect a refundable move-in deposit. Condo associations can add their own move-in hours on top of that.
Get ready to fall in love with an adorable, explorative little guinea pig.
Peppa is a four-year-old guinea pig available for adoption at the Animal Welfare League of Arlington (AWLA).
Registration is now open for Rosslyn Fall Fest, returning to the NOW pop-up park (1401 Wilson Blvd) on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 1 to 6 p.m. Expanded this year onto Oak Street, the FREE event will transform Arlington’s most urban neighborhood into a seasonal destination featuring an inflatable corn maze, local makers market, seasonal beer garden, live music, and fall-themed experiences for all ages to enjoy.
Attendees can explore a curated market of local makers and artisans, enjoy ciders and seasonal brews in the beer garden, navigate an inflatable corn maze, test their skills at inflatable axe throwing, and take part in pumpkin-themed activities and other fall experiences. Food vendors, live music, and dog-friendly programming round out the afternoon.
By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer
Over three days of sometimes contentious hearings last week, the National Transportation Safety Board interrogated Federal Aviation Administration and Army officials about a list of things that went wrong and contributed to a Black Hawk helicopter and a passenger jet colliding over Washington, D.C., killing 67 people.
Event location
Immigrant Foods
4245 Fairfax Dr,
Arlington, Virginia 22203
What Every Homeowner Ought to Know Before Remodeling Their Home
Love your neighborhood, but not the way your house works?
One of the first major redevelopment proposals along Langston Blvd is receiving mixed feedback at the start of the formal community review process.
A site-plan review committee (SPRC) meeting on July 24 included debate on whether the boomerang-shaped project with 310 residential units at 3130 Langston Blvd meets the aspirations of the Langston Blvd Area Plan.
The median monthly rent for a two-bedroom Arlington apartment exceeded $3,000 in July for the fourth consecutive month, despite falling slightly from the all-time record set in June.
The median July rental price for two-bedroom units in Arlington was $3,006, according to data that Apartment List released on Wednesday..
Additional Shooting Arrests — “The Arlington County Police Department’s Homicide/Robbery Unit is announcing additional arrests in the shooting that occurred on September 2, 2024, in the 1200 block of S. Ross Street… Both suspects were extradited to the Commonwealth of Virginia and are being held without bond in the Arlington County Detention Facility.” [ACPD]
Robbery Near Courthouse — “The male victim was walking in the area of Langston Boulevard and N. Adams Street when the three male suspects wearing masks approached him during which one suspect displayed a firearm and demanded cash. The suspects then took the victim’s wallet and stole credit cards and personal identification cards before fleeing the scene on foot. No injuries were reported.” [ACPD]
Work Zone Crashes — “It’s at least the seventh crash at this spot in 14 days. They began two Sundays ago, shortly after @VaDOTNOVA removed the merge lane from Rt. 110S to I-395N to protect bridge work.” [Dave Statter/X]
F.C. Park Reopening — “Celebrate the grand re-opening of the new playground and pedestrian crosswalks at Berman Park! All are welcome to attend on August 11 from 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. at Berman Park’s brand-new playground. Enjoy free Kona Ice, a ribbon cutting, music, bubbles, and community speeches.” [City of Falls Church]
Boomers Keeping Their Homes — A significant number of baby boomers, nearly half, intend to remain in their homes, impacting housing inventory and perpetuating high prices. This trend, coupled with earlier home purchasing during more affordable times, contributes to challenges for younger generations seeking homeownership. [WBJ]
It’s Monday — Expect a sunny day ahead with a high temperature of approximately 87 degrees. The calm morning wind will transition to an easterly 6 mph breeze in the afternoon. As night falls, the sky will become partly cloudy and the temperature will drop to around 66 degrees. [NWS]
Today’s Morning Notes are brought to you by Industrious. Even on sunny summer days we enjoy coming into work here. At Industrious, you get to soak up the productivity and focus on your work rather than sweating the small stuff like brewing your own coffee or keeping the copy machine stocked. Industrious has several Metro-accessible coworking locations in Arlington to keep you cool and connected.
Good Friday 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 — Aug 1, 2025.
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
Expect mostly sunny skies and a high near 81, accompanied by a mild north wind at 7 mph. The night will be mainly clear, with the temperature dropping to around 63. An east wind at 5 mph will gradually become calm as the evening progresses. See more from Weather.gov.
“If you want peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.”
– Desmond Tutu
The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.
We hope you have a great weekend, Arlington! Feel free to discuss the most-read stories of the week, the upcoming weekend events or anything else of local interest in the comments. 👋
The weekend is here and so is a new episode of the ARLnow podcast.
In the latest episode, Vernon, Dan and Lene discuss a few notable local news stories in Arlington from the past week, including:
Pumpkin spice season is here, but winter is closer than you think.
When winter weather arrives, some of our most vulnerable neighbors can’t clear snow from their sidewalks and driveways, limiting their ability to travel safely and access essential services.
