A fundraiser supporting the arts and efforts to preserve Black history in Arlington showcased the work of a local artist last week.
The Langston Boulevard Alliance hosted the event on Sept. 24, displaying photographic collages created by Zane Killgo that explore the Halls Hill, Arlington View (Johnson’s Hill) and Green Valley communities.
The Arlington library system has developed a creative tool to bring the county’s Black history to life.
Using photos taken of youth participating in recreation activities during the era of segregation, library officials have commissioned a number of jigsaw puzzles to engage children and youth alike.
The lives of six residents of a historic African-American Arlington community were celebrated during Green Valley Day on Saturday (Sept. 19).
“Green Valley Greats” honored the civic legacies of George “Go-Go” Long, Joan Cooper, John Robinson, Leonard “Doc” Muse, Dr. Alfred Taylor and Portia Clark.
The Arlington Historical Society has modernized its operations and outreach, but challenges remain for the nearly 70-year-old organization, leaders said.
Five former Historical Society presidents gathered Sept. 10 to assess the state of the organization. Their verdict was mixed.
A new marker in Penrose honors 5,000 Black U.S. Army troops who trained in Arlington during the Civil War.
From 1863-64, two military regiments trained at Camp Casey: the 2nd and 23rd U.S. Colored Infantries. A historic marker adjacent to Towers Park at 801 S. Scott Street, two blocks north of Columbia Pike, was dedicated on Saturday.
Falls Church’s efforts to mark the nation’s 250th birthday could spill into 2027.
One of the goals for 2026, improvements to Fort Taylor Park, has yet to pan out. However, leaders hope that it could be completed with the support of local Eagle Scout candidates.
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Around this time 80 years ago, Arlington residents celebrated the community’s 100th anniversary with a week’s worth of special events.
Markers honoring dozens more people once enslaved in Arlington are slated to be installed by the end of the year.
The Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington project has been in the process of installing “stumbling stones,” brass markers embedded in sidewalks. They mark places where those enslaved in Arlington lived and/or worked between 1669 and 1865.
Mary Jo Jaynes, a classified-ad sales representative at the Northern Virginia Sun newspaper, was adamant she’d come in on her day off to answer the phones on a Saturday morning back in early November 1996.
The Sun that day was getting a phone call from Dolly Parton, and Mary Jo wanted to be the one to field it.
A church that has been part of the Glencarlyn neighborhood for more than 130 years is about to close its doors.
St. John’s Episcopal Church will hold its last regular worship service on Sunday, Aug. 30 at 9 a.m. A final community service of thanksgiving is planned for mid-September.
A new historical marker honoring the Reeves Farmhouse property is up for consideration this week at the Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board (HALRB).
The vote, slated for Wednesday, comes as renovation and expansion work continues on the property, which will be used to provide housing and services to adults with intellectual disabilities.
The Falls Church Historical Commission is hoping to create buzz around the concept of a new city flag.
Commission members last year recommended that city leaders consider a change to the current flag, which shows the city seal featuring the historic Falls Church, from which the city takes its name.
