The cookie is crumbling.
Captain Cookie & the Milkman has closed its doors in Courthouse, joining Chip City in departing Arlington’s market for sweet treats. A sign reading “retail space available” is posted in the cookie shop’s window at 2200 Clarendon Blvd, and the space is no longer listed on the local chain’s website.
County Board members on Saturday acknowledged community concerns about public safety in the shadow of their own headquarters.
“It is deeply concerning to us,” County Board Chair Matt de Ferranti said after a member of the public pressed the issue at the Sept. 19 Board meeting.
A pair of experienced hairstylists who used to work together in Clarendon are reuniting to open a new salon in Courthouse.
Crafted Boutique Salon is aiming to open by March 1 at 2300 Clarendon Boulevard, in Courthouse Plaza, stylists Baylie Madaj and Katy Felice told ARLnow.
Arlington County staff are seeking state funding to replace an old elevator at the Courthouse Metro station with two up-to-date lifts.
It could be a decade before the multimillion-dollar proposal becomes reality.
Plans for more public seating, real-time transit displays and a new food truck court are included in a proposed changes to a highly trafficked area in Courthouse.
Respondents have until Sunday, March 2 to provide feedback on a new concept design for the “mobility hub” near the Court House Metro station. This area includes the Arlington County government headquarters at Courthouse Plaza, Strayer University, The Commodore Apartments and the county’s large surface parking lot.
Early voting on national, regional and local candidates and issues begins this week in Arlington.
In addition to the presidential election, Arlington residents will vote on races for Arlington County Board, Arlington School Board, U.S. Congress and U.S. Senate, as well as bond referenda and a proposed Constitutional amendment.
A small shop in Courthouse Plaza selling authentic Turkish grocery items has been gaining a following since opening in late February.
Avrasya Market, named after the Turkish word for Eurasia, is a 230 square-foot room packed to the brim with all kinds of Turkish goods. The shelves are stocked with spices, canned goods, comfort foods, condiments, beverages, cookies, pastries, chocolates, nuts, Turkish delight and more.
More than 100 painted rocks commemorating victims of gun violence seem to have gone missing from a garden in Courthouse.
The Arlington chapter of Moms Demand Action suspects someone may have stolen most of the 150 rocks in “Hope Garden,” a memorial garden located near Courthouse Plaza.
This afternoon, Arlington County will officially debut its “renovated and reimagined” headquarters in Courthouse.
To celebrate the conclusion of the $4.8 million project, it is hosting an event and ribbon cutting ceremony today (Wednesday) from 3-6 p.m. at the Ellen M. Bozman County Government Center, located at 2100 Clarendon Blvd.
A branch of Arlington Public Library housed in the lobby of Arlington County government headquarters in Courthouse will reopen next week.
On Monday, March 13, the library will debut a new name and new amenities added as part of $4.8 million in renovations to the government office building. Interior renovations to some floors of the building at 2100 Clarendon Blvd in Courthouse began in September 2021.
(Updated at 2:25 p.m.) A major rally is being planned for later this week in front of the county government headquarters, in a show of solidarity with recently-unionized Starbucks employees.
The president of the AFL-CIO and Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) are both expected to attend, among others.
(Updated at 10:25 a.m.) The employees at the Courthouse Starbucks have gone on strike, days after unionizing.
The reason for the strike, per Starbucks employee and union member Samuel Dukore, is that the company is not negotiating “in good faith” when it comes to a contract.
