Six sculptures made from thousands of canned goods are about to go up at the Pentagon City mall.
Next Friday, Sept. 11, a half dozen architecture firms with a can-do attitude will set up shop at the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City in a charity event to combat food insecurity.
A music festival for local nonprofits is returning next month to benefit the Animal Welfare League of Arlington.
The Reason to Rock Music Festival is happening at Solace Outpost in Falls Church (444 W. Broad Street) on Saturday, Sept. 19. Tickets are $20 in advance, dogs are welcome and the schedule is as follows:
After decades of trying to return to Romania, the last four of which he spent homeless in Arlington, a 77-year-old man is finally going home.
Ion Chilom arrived in the United States 44 years ago, fleeing a communist dictatorship in Romania. Since then, he has made several attempts to return home, but political conditions and financial insecurity dashed those hopes until a neighbor set up a GoFundMe campaign last month.
A fair in Falls Church next week will pull together local organizations, games and dining specials to raise funds for an Arlington nonprofit.
“Summer Stomp” is expected to draw more than a dozen local businesses and organizations next Thursday at Harvey’s, an American restaurant at 513 W. Broad Street.
Friends and family of a pedestrian badly injured in an apparent road rage incident in Ballston are seeking help covering steep medical bills.
As of this morning (Tuesday), a GoFundMe campaign had raised more than $15,000 to support Nick Battista. The personal trainer at the Onelife Fitness in Ballston Quarter was struck by a driver while he crossed the street near the intersection of N. Wakefield Street and N. Glebe Street last Thursday.
An Arlington preschool is seeking donations of footwear to support families around the world.
The Children’s School is asking for “gently used, wearable shoes” in either adult’s or children’s sizes through Tuesday, Dec. 16.
An Arlington man is preparing to scale the highest peak in Africa with a prosthetic leg, aiming to fundraise for clean water and inspire other amputees.
Jacob Rainey, who walks with an artificial right leg, is embarking on a seven-day, 43-mile challenge to hike Mount Kilimanjaro this February. Alongside a group including veterans and former athletes, he is raising funds for Waterboys, a clean water advocacy initiative by former NFL defensive end Chris Long.
The owner of the Falls Church News-Press has started a crowdfunding campaign in an attempt to revive the weekly newspaper’s at-home delivery service.
The newspaper, which has been published continuously since 1991, eliminated free at-home delivery in a cost-cutting move earlier this year. Copies can now be picked up via bulk drops at locations across Falls Church and surrounding areas.
D.C.-area musicians are coming together in Falls Church later this month to support assistance to unhoused people.
Four bands are set to perform at the third annual Reason 2 Rock Music Festival on Saturday, Sept. 20. The event will donate 100% of its proceeds to the Arlington-based nonprofit PathForward.
A woman has been arrested after allegedly defrauding a family out of $26,000 following the death of an Arlington resident.
Yesenia Amaya, 34, reportedly created a GoFundMe to support the immediate family of a juvenile who died in September 2023.
An opportunity to support refugees through fitness is coming to Bluemont at the end of the month.
On Sunday, June 29, the Safety and Health Foundation’s second annual 5K Run/Walk for Refugees returns. The event aims to raise $5,000 for the Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC), a nonprofit that supports refugees as they begin new lives in the United States.
After an Arlington firefighter lost his home in a fire last week, a fundraiser to support his family has raised over $35,000.
Fire Capt. David Zuniga became aware of the blaze around 5:30 a.m. on Friday when his 18-year-old daughter got up to prepare for a friend’s graduation.
