The grounds of Cherry Hill Park played host to Falls Church’s first “Civic Jam” on Friday evening.
The event, postponed from July 3 due to severe heat, featured civic engagement activities along with fun for all ages.
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Dr. Alfred O. Taylor, Jr., a local leader who chronicled the history of his beloved Green Valley community and served as a fatherly mentor to many in civic life, died last week at age 91.
“So much of the strength, pride and community spirit of Green Valley today is built on the foundation he helped lay through a lifetime of dedicated service and steady leadership,” the Green Valley Civic Association said in a statement upon his death.
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One of Arlington’s largest neighborhoods is seeking to update its look.
The Douglas Park Civic Association has asked its residents to submit ideas for a new neighborhood logo by the end of July. A final selection is expected later in the year.
The Clarendon Alliance’s new executive director plans to spend the coming months learning about the neighborhood.
“I’m on a listening tour,” Galin Brooks told ARLnow. “I want to understand what the priorities are, the challenges and the opportunities.”
It was the end of an era Sunday (July 5), as Metro 29 Diner concluded 31 years of dinner service.
The Langston Blvd landmark is keeping breakfast and lunch service starting at 6 a.m. daily, but will now close at 4 p.m. daily rather than 10 p.m.
A number of hometown-style events marked Arlington’s celebration of the nation’s 250th birthday on July 4.
They went on despite some of the hottest temperatures in recent years descending on the local region.
The Arlington Historical Society is marking the nation’s 250th birthday with a commemorative keepsake highlighting tales of the county’s past.
The 32-page, tabloid-sized Arlington VA250 History Chronicle also marks this year’s commemoration of the society’s 70th anniversary.
The merger of Arlington Community Federal Credit Union and CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union goes into effect Wednesday (July 1), with members of both financial institutions set to see changes over the coming year.
Members of CommonWealth One recently approved the consolidation plan, allowing the two institutions to legally merge.
Wilmer “Whiz” Mountain was a teacher and mentor to more than 3,000 students during a three-decade career in the math department at Yorktown High School.
For that achievement, and for a lifetime of service in areas beyond education, Mountain was honored June 17 by the Optimist Club of Arlington.
Arlingtonians’ views of the county government performance and overall quality of life have not rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, a new survey confirms.
While improving from the last resident-satisfaction survey conducted in 2022, overall grades on six key metrics remain down from 2018, according to data presented June 17 to County Board members.
A mix of familiar faces and new names will serve in Arlington County Civic Federation leadership for 2026-27.
Federation delegates on June 9 reelected Nicholas Giacobbe (Aurora Highlands) for a second one-year term as president, and also re-elected Jean Henceroth (Leeway Overlee) as vice president.
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When plans were announced for Arlington’s bicentennial celebration in 2001, one question emerged among county residents: It was the bicentennial of what, exactly?