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Published November 7, 2022 at 3:55PM | Updated November 7, 2022 at 9:56PM

A map of Marymount University's proposed field and green space, currently county property (via Marymount University)

(Updated 9:55 p.m.) Marymount University is developing plans to build a new sports facility on an embattled parcel of county property near its campus.

Currently, the property at 26th Street N. and Old Dominion Drive, in the Old Dominion neighborhood, is home to a temporary road salt storage “dome” and a parking lot used for mulch distribution. In 2019, despite opposition from some neighbors, the county demolished a roughly 90-year-old water storage tank, repurposed for road salt, which was on the brink of collapse.

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Arlington high school students hold walkouts, rally for abortion rights

By Brandi Bottalico

Published May 10, 2022 at 11:45AM

Washington-Liberty High School students walk out and rally for abortion rights at Quincy Park (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

High school students across Arlington staged walkouts Monday afternoon and rallied to demand measures to codify Roe v. Wade.

After a Supreme Court draft opinion to overturn the 1973 decision that protects abortion access leaked last week, youth-led student group Generation Ratify Virginia helped organize walkouts across the state. In Arlington, Washington-Liberty, Arlington Tech and Wakefield High students left their schools and rallied to discuss the implications if the ruling is overturned.

Schools

W-L students give away books they say could be ‘banned’ under new bill

By Jo DeVoe

Published February 23, 2022 at 3:55PM | Updated February 23, 2022 at 4:26PM

Washington-Liberty High School students browse copies of "Beloved" and "Maus" (courtesy photo)

(Updated at 4:25 p.m.) This afternoon, a group of Washington-Liberty High School students are giving their peers more than 100 copies of two politically controversial books.

The books are “Beloved,” Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel following a Black family during the Reconstruction era, and “Maus,” Art Spiegelman’s award-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust and his father’s life during World War II. Both have explicit content that has some parents and politicians questioning their place in schools.

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Free Covid testing kiosk opens at Central Library near Quincy Park

By Brandi Bottalico

Published January 11, 2022 at 9:30AM

People stand in line at the recently opened COVID-19 testing kiosk at Central Library. (staff photo by Matt Blitz)

A free Covid testing kiosk opened Monday at Central Library near Quincy Park.

Arlington County sponsors the new kiosk that Curative operates daily between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. at 3809 10th Street N., the southwest corner of the park near the tennis courts.

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Here are some alternate locations for the County Fair that Arlington mulled

By Jo DeVoe

Published October 28, 2021 at 10:40AM

Fairgoers get food, drinks and treats from vendors at the county fair (staff photo)

The board of the Arlington County Fair has its sights set on moving the annual event to Long Bridge Park.

But many residents who’ve weighed in say they’d rather see it stay at the Thomas Jefferson Community Center and grounds.

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Neighborhood Spotlight: 5 Amazing Parks in Arlington

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Published June 20, 2020 at 12:00PM

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Around Town

Non-Native Plants Removed Near Quincy Park

By Bridget Reed Morawski

Published March 29, 2018 at 1:45PM | Updated March 29, 2018 at 10:43PM

A small patch of trees and shrubs have been cut down on a traffic island near Washington-Lee High School but replacement plantings are planned.

The spot alongside the intersection at Washington Boulevard and N. Quincy Street previously had several trees, including an older tree and several shrubs.

Around Town

Ribbon Cutting Planned for Revamped Quincy Park Playground

By ARLnow.com

Published November 17, 2016 at 10:40AM

Following a nearly $1.3 million improvement project, the new Quincy Park is ready for its big day.

A ribbon cutting ceremony for the park’s playground and volleyball court, located at 1021 N. Quincy Street near Arlington Central Library and Washington-Lee High School, is scheduled to take place Saturday from 1-2 p.m.

Weather

Photo: Apparent Dust Devil Bedevils Youth Baseball Game

By ARLnow.com

Published April 18, 2016 at 4:45PM | Updated October 7, 2016 at 1:29PM

The tornado-like weather phenomenon happened around 4 p.m. at Quincy Field, near Arlington Central Library, during an Arlington Babe Ruth baseball game, we’re told.

A witness said the whirlwind sent spectators and players scurrying for cover.

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Police: Man Made Up Gang-Related Attack in Quincy Park

By ARLnow.com

Published February 17, 2016 at 3:45PM

The 19-year-old man who reported the crime has admitted that he made it up and has been charged with filing a false police report, said ACPD spokeswoman Ashley Savage.

Police conducted a “significant investigation” into the crime because the purported victim claimed the suspect who tried to stab him said it was part of a gang initiation.

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Attempted Stabbing In Quincy Park May Have Gang Link

By ARLnow.com

Published February 12, 2016 at 11:15AM | Updated February 17, 2016 at 3:44PM

Arlington police car outside police headquarters (file photo)

Police are investigating a possible gang-related attempted stabbing in Quincy Park last night.

Police say a male victim in his late teens was cutting through the park — near Arlington Central Library and Washington-Lee High School — just after 8:30 p.m., when he was approached by an unknown male suspect, also in his teens.