News

Yorktown High Jumper Sets Record — “Led by two individual champions, the Yorktown Patriots finished third in the recent Virginia High School League’s Class 6 girls outdoor state track and field championships… The Patriots’ individual-event winners were Viktorie Klepetkova in the high jump for the second year in a row, but this time with a school and meet-record leap of 5-feet, 11-inches, and Anna Corcoran in the 800-meters.” [Sun Gazette]

Arlington on CBS Evening News — “The ‘walking school bus’ is helping both kids and senior citizens start the day off right. Once a week, seniors walk with students to school in Arlington, Virginia. Jan Crawford shares more.” [CBS News]


Announcement

For many remote workers, a messy home is distracting.

You’re getting pulled into meetings, and your unread emails keep ticking up. But you can’t focus because pet hair tumbleweeds keep floating across the floor, your desk has a fine layer of dust and you keep your video off in meetings so no one sees the chaos behind you.


Event

Welcome to the spring auction for Alice West Fleet Elementary, an amazing, diverse and enthusiastic Net Zero Energy school in central Arlington! We serve more than 600 students from PK-5th grade and are home to APS’ Deaf & Hard of Hearing Program.

All proceeds of this auction will be used to support the Alice West Fleet PTA, which supports field trips, classroom supplies, teacher grants and more! Thank you for donating, bidding and supporting our amazing community. Have fun shopping!


Opinion

Now that Mike Mount is Arlington famous we’re going to highlight another of his local cartoons a bit earlier in the month than usual.

This past weekend Mike took on the hot button topic (on Nextdoor in North Arlington, at least) of roundabouts. If you think of them as circular neighborhood parks, maybe (for the critics) roundabouts are not so bad after all?


News

(Updated on 6/13/22) A robbery at a convenience store may have led to a panic about an active shooter at a nearby Arlington middle school.

It started at the 7-Eleven at 201 S. Glebe Road. Police were dispatched there shortly before 12:30 p.m. for a report of a man with a weapon robbing the store. They were initially told that someone was injured inside.


Around Town

The end of the week is here along with another list of open houses across Arlington!

Currently, there are 509 homes for sale, according to Homesnap. In the last 4 weeks there have been 161 new listings and 298 sales. The median sales price is $675,000 with a median list price of $650,000 and there have been 169 price changes.


Around Town

(Updated at 4:10 p.m.) Rosslyn is about to get a bit more spicy with the opening of Hot Lola’s later this month.

The spicy chicken sandwich shop finally has a tentative opening date for its second Arlington location, with ownership now aiming for a soft opening on June 17, general manager Alan Vo tells ARLnow. Since they’ll still be training staff until June 21, everyone who walks in for an order during that time will get 30% off.


Events

A series of outdoor summer concerts is starting tonight (Friday) in Crystal City.

NaLa Fridays at the Park, formerly known as Fridays at the Fountain, is set to be held at Long Bridge Park (475 Long Bridge Drive). The concert series is set to run through October, according to the event’s website. One concert is scheduled for each Friday between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.


Announcement

Join Encore Stage & Studio for a special presentation of two original productions, From Nauck to Green Valley: Transforming a Community and The Day Nothing Happened. Journey through time as we revisit the first integrated school in Virginia and learn about the entrepreneurial spirit of the Green Valley neighborhood.

There will be a special talkback with Green Valley historian and native Dr. Alfred O. Taylor, Jr. following the Saturday April 27, 11am performance.