An open house about a planned expansion to Green Valley’s Drew Park is happening next week.
Part of a long-anticipated project to create a new Drew Park Master Plan, the event will let community members provide input and learn more about the future of the recreation area at 2310 S. Kenmore Street, between John Robinson, Jr. Town Square and Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary School.
Arlington’s swarms of spotted lanternflies will finally go away over the winter, but residents should expect to see even more next year, experts say.
The invasive insects, which have appeared en masse in Arlington this year after sporadic sightings for the last few years, will die with the first frost, Alonso Abugattas, natural resources program manager for Arlington County, told ARLnow. This typically takes place around Oct. 25.
Matt Richards knows exactly what he wants to do on Saturday, Aug. 16: grab a beer and relax in the upper field at the Arlington County Fair.
After five years as chair of the Arlington County Fair Board, Richards is among those on the all-volunteer board who will be able to take a breath and enjoy the fruits of their labor this year thanks to a new partnership with the Arlington County Department of Parks and Recreation.
For the second day in a row, Arlington is under an Extreme Heat Warning.
Expect dangerously hot conditions outside for much of the day today (Tuesday), with heat index values rising above 110.
Arlington County has canceled all outdoor Dept. of Parks and Recreation programming after 11 a.m. Monday due to the Extreme Heat Warning.
The cancellation affects league practices, games, and other partner outdoor programming at county outdoor facilities. Summer camp participants will be notified directly via email and phone if their programs are canceled, closed early, or relocated.
A 28-year-old reportedly trying to pass classified documents to a foreign government last week is the latest episode in a long history of espionage-related cases in Arlington.
Nathan Vilas Laatsch, an IT specialist for the Defense Intelligence Agency, was arrested on Thursday after allegedly arranging to hand sensitive records to an undercover FBI agent in an Arlington park.
With summer on the horizon, “spraygrounds” across Arlington are set to reopen tomorrow (Saturday).
Arlington is home to seven parks with splashing and water features. These will reopen from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. this Memorial Day weekend, with the exception of Penrose Square, which is closed for repairs.
Arlington officials are considering whether it would be worth establishing a community foundation to supplement funding for local park facilities and programming.
So far, however, there’s no firm consensus on the Park and Recreation Commission on whether this would be a good step to take.
Arlington’s parks are still among the best in the country — but they don’t rank quite as high as they used to.
For the first time since 2017, Arlington County’s parks failed to rank among the top five in the nationwide “ParkScore” rankings. They fell from No. 5 last year to No. 7, in between San Francisco and Seattle.
Arlington County’s heavily subsidized 55+ programming may get more pricey for participants in coming years.
County Board members have unofficially tasked the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) to examine the fee scale for the approximately 7,000 people — most county residents — participating in these programs.
Arlington summer camp programs are offering more flexible cancelation and payment options this year to help families dealing with job losses.
The Department of Parks and Recreation is offering more generous refund options and cancelation fees and has pushed back the date for final payment deductions from May 1 to June 2.
More robust efforts to eradicate invasive plant species are in the works at Arlington Public Schools.
Core to the effort is collaboration with the county and community volunteers.
