A festive selection of cocktails and treats can be found at Clarendon’s Colada Shop through the end of the month.
The restaurant at 2811 Clarendon Blvd is spending its first winter at The Crossing Clarendon with twinkling decor and a Cuban-inspired seasonal menu.
A 15-year veteran of Arlington’s public defender’s office is now tasked with leading it.
Allison Carpenter has been named the new chief public defender for Arlington County and the City of Falls Church, she confirmed to ARLnow on Tuesday.
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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…)
A cafe and juice bar across from the Clarendon Metro station closed permanently this month.
Waterhouse Coffee at 3033 Wilson Blvd served its last customers on Dec. 1. The cafe is the latest tenant to shutter on the ground floor of the office building amid redevelopment plans.
Join the Capitol Hill Chorale for our final concert of the season, “Lamentations Into Joy” on Saturday, May 30th, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 31st, at 4 p.m. at Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church.
This concert contains matched pairs of pieces from seven composers, contrasting expressions of sadness and joy. It also features the premiere of a new piece by CHC Composer-in-Residence Kevin Siegfried.
Christmas and the first night of Hanukkah are on the same day this year — Wednesday, Dec. 25.
The midweek holidays may make travel plans more difficult or more straightforward, depending on your perspective and your work situation.
When we polled readers on holiday travel in 2020, it was in the middle of the pandemic and only 22% of the more than 2,000 respondents said they had plans to travel.
Let’s see how much your holiday travel planning has changed between then and now.
Join Kaiser Permanente for Healthy at the Harbor, a free community health and wellness event taking place Saturday, June 6, from 11 am to 4 pm at National Harbor in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Bring your family and friends for free full day of fun, fitness, and preventive care along the waterfront.
Throughout the day, Kaiser Permanente nurses and physicians will offer no-cost health screenings, alongside a health and wellness expo focused on preventive care education. A lively Kids’ Zone will keep children active and entertained with spin-art bikes, face painting, balloon art, games, and more.
Pentagon Gun Arrest — “A man with a loaded gun in his car and a device in his underwear that would enable the firearm to act like a machine gun was arrested outside the Pentagon last week after attempting to speed off with Pentagon police officers clinging to his vehicle, according to court documents reviewed by CBS News. Prosecutors allege Kaleel Nagbe had a loaded firearm with 16 rounds, including one in the chamber, when he was stopped for a traffic infraction — holding a phone while driving — at the Pentagon complex.” [CBS News]
Big Crash in East Falls Church — From Dave Statter: “Langston Boulevard at N. Westmoreland Street near I-66 – just outside the City of Falls Church – is shut down. A two car crash took down power lines beside the restaurant La Cote D’or Cafe.” [Twitter]
Police Lieutenant Retires — “After 34 years of dedicated service to the Arlington community, friends and colleagues gathered this afternoon to celebrate the retirement of Lt. D. Mathews. Throughout his career, Lt. Mathews served with exceptional passion for the policing profession in various assignments including Patrol, Organized Crime, Vice, Digital Forensics and the Special Operations Section.” [Facebook]
Fish Taco Spot Coming to F.C. — “The team behind the Fish Taco restaurant chain, which started out more than a decade ago with a single spot in Potomac, has inked a deal to open a new outpost in Falls Church — and it’s not stopping there. The eatery’s second spot in Northern Virginia, following one at the Boro District in Tysons, adds to a host of new tenants at Founders Row including Ellie Bird, Kyu Ramen, Seoul Prime and Semicolon Café.” [WBJ]
It’s Wednesday — After a clear start to the morning, expect rain to begin by midday, with a high of 53 degrees and mild southeast winds at 6 mph. Rain will likely continue into the night, cooling to a low of 36 degrees. Southwest winds of 6-13 mph are expected, shifting northwest and potentially gusting up to 20 mph. Nighttime precipitation chances remain at 80%, with an additional tenth to a quarter inch of rainfall. [NWS]
Flickr pool photo by Jason Gooljar
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 — Dec 17, 2024.
Here is what’s going on Wednesday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
Expect rain to begin around 9am, with a high of 53 degrees and mild southeast winds at 6 mph. Precipitation is certain, though less than a tenth of an inch is anticipated. By Wednesday night, rain will likely continue mainly before 1am, cooling to a low of 36 degrees. Southwest winds of 6-13 mph are expected, shifting northwest and potentially gusting up to 20 mph. Precipitation chances remain at 80%, with an additional tenth to a quarter inch of rainfall. See more from Weather.gov.
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The Washington-Liberty Generals girls track-and-field team again proved itself strong in cold weather at the Bobcat Blizzard Invitational track-and-field meet.
For the second time in three years, the W-L girls team won the championship. The squad finished second in 2023.
History was made in Arlington on Saturday (Dec. 14) when a varsity high-school girls dual wrestling match between two teams was held for the first time in the county.
As part of the multi-team Capital Duals Meet hosted at Wakefield High School, the host Warriors and Washington-Liberty Generals wrestled to a 12-12 tie in a scaled-down girls match.
Arlington’s police union and top prosecutor are in a war of words over a previous case involving the Pentagon City stabbing suspect.
Leonardo Reyes, the man accused of sending a mother and her toddler to the hospital with life-threatening stab wounds in a Saturday night attack, was out on probation for the attempted robbery of a drug store in 2021.
