An 85-year-old woman escaped with a broken wrist, a lucky dog and a scary story after she fled a falling tree branch in Virginia Square last weekend.
According to her son Malcolm Beith, Marianne Beith “narrowly escaped serious injury” when walking through Hayes Park with her dog Xoco on Saturday.
Protected bike lanes, a new stop light and improved bus stops along S. Walter Reed Drive are included in a proposed $7 million county contract.
The transportation improvement contract, slated for County Board consideration on Saturday, is for part of the “Complete Streets” project on Walter Reed between 5th Street S. and Columbia Pike.
From rooftop views and stylish resident lounges to a private courtyard, fitness center, pet spa, and dedicated work-from-home spaces, The Aidan offers the perfect balance of comfort, convenience, and connection.
Just steps from shopping, dining, entertainment, and the Braddock Road Metro, everything you love is right outside your door.
Crowds descended on the Arlington Historical Museum on Saturday as the facility reopened after months of renovations.
Hundreds of people filtered through the six-hour open house, appreciating the new facelift to the museum’s physical presence and exhibitions. The building at 1805 S. Arlington Ridge Road had been closed since the summer of 2024 to allow for the restoration of 47 original windows.
ACFD Firefighter Remembered — “The Arlington County Fire Department is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Firefighter Lloyd Edwards, who died May 5, 2025. Firefighter Edwards joined the department on 11/18/2002 as a member of Recruit Class 58. Throughout his career, he served with dedication and distinction, most recently assigned to Fire Station 4 in Clarendon.” [ACFD/Facebook]
Video of Machete Arrest — “This is video of a man being arrested who police say had a machete at N. Kirkwood Road and Washington Blvd. on Sunday. According to @ArlingtonVaPD, people had seen him and the machete inside a nearby apartment building.” [Dave Statter/X]
ACPD Preps for Police Week — “Ahead of #PoliceWeek, members of ACPD’s Honor Guard proudly attended the 31st annual Blue Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral to honor those who have died in the line of duty while praying for the continued protection of police officers and first responders.” [ACPD/Facebook]
Beyer Blasts Pentagon Flights — “This is ridiculous, the Secretary of Transportation shouldn’t have to go on FoxNews to get answers from @SecDef about a safety issue at our airports when we just lost 67 people in a collision in January. My constituents need @DeptofDefense to fix this immediately.” [Rep. Don Beyer/X]
It’s Wednesday — Expect mostly sunny skies and a high temperature near 76 degrees, accompanied by a northwest wind at 6 to 9 mph. Moving into Wednesday night, the skies will turn partly cloudy and the temperature will drop to around 59 degrees, with calm winds. [NWS]
Live standup comedy in Arlington on Friday July 31 starring Jim Bryan, Kim Villamera, and Greg Billet.
Friday, July 31, 2026
A house fire in Westover sent one person to the hospital Thursday night.
The blaze was reported around 7:30 p.m., in the basement of a home on the 5900 block of 16th Street N., about two blocks away from Westover’s shops and restaurants.
Good Tuesday 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 — May 6, 2025.
Here is what’s going on Wednesday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
Expect mostly sunny skies and a high temperature near 76 degrees, accompanied by a northwest wind at 6 to 9 mph. Moving into Wednesday night, the skies will turn partly cloudy and the temperature will drop to around 59 degrees, with calm winds. See more from Weather.gov.
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An Arlington County Board candidate claims to have begun placing “tracking chips” in his campaign signs after he says many of them were stolen.
James DeVita, who is challenging incumbent Takis Karantonis in the Democratic primary, spent over $10,000 on campaign signs in March alone, according to campaign finance records.
The vast majority of Arlington Public Schools students and faculty feel safe at school, new data suggests.
A recent survey found that 88% of respondents in grades 4-5 and 85% in grades 6-12 said they felt safe, Aaron Queen, the school system’s director of safety, security and emergency management, said at a School Board meeting last week.
A celebrity chef-partnered food hall and delivery service plans to open in Rosslyn as part of a new D.C.-area expansion.
Wonder, which aims to make “great food more accessible” by hosting various celebrity chef-founded restaurants, recently applied for a permit to renovate “an existing restaurant” at 1771 N. Pierce Street. This is the same address as the former Rosslyn Foxtrot.
