signage | ARLnow.com

Morning Notes

Published December 16, 2010 at 5:30AM

Winter Weather Advisory in Effect — Expect 1-2 inches of snow today, says the National Weather Service. The flakes should start falling between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. The advisory is in effect until 9:00 p.m. More from Weather.com.

John Boehner Likes Guapo’s — House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) apparently enjoys drowning his sorrows at the Guapo’s in Shirlington. Boehner, who famously called the Bush administration’s immigration reform bill a “piece of s—,” reportedly dined at the Mexican restaurant on Tuesday. It was his second visit in a month, according to Shirlington Village Blogspot,

Around Town

Bayou Bakery Gets New Sign

By ARLnow.com

Published November 23, 2010 at 11:57AM | Updated November 23, 2010 at 12:20PM

The Camille’s Sidewalk Cafe sign has finally come down from 1515 North Courthouse Road.

A Bayou Bakery sign will be taking its place later today, staff tells us.

News

Murray Asks for Sign Retrieval Help

By ARLnow.com

Published November 15, 2010 at 9:05AM | Updated November 15, 2010 at 9:23AM

Patrick Murray, who lost his bid to unseat Rep. Jim Moran earlier this month, is asking his supporters for one last act of honor and courage: to clear remaining campaign signs from median strips.

Murray estimated that the campaign has collected about 95 percent of signs. That would mean that 5 percent of the campaign’s signs — about 550 signs out of a total of 11,000 — are still scattered about the Eighth District.

News

Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published November 11, 2010 at 8:35AM | Updated November 11, 2010 at 8:57AM

Happy Veteran’s Day — A wreath-laying ceremony will take place at the Tomb of the Unknowns at 11:00 a.m. Most Arlington County government offices are closed today.

W-L High Teacher Heading to South Pole — An 11th-grade physics teacher at Washington-Lee is heading to the South Pole next month. Katey Shirey, 29, was invited to participate in a multi-million dollar Antarctic research project called Ice Cube. She’s only the fifth high school teacher to participate in the project. More from the Washington Post.

News

Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published November 8, 2010 at 6:15AM | Updated November 8, 2010 at 7:51AM

Virginia Dems Seek to Clarify Lobbyist Rule — The Democratic Party of Virginia is seeking an independent legal opinion on whether state law bans federal lobbyists from serving as party chairman. The move comes after Brian Moran, brother of Rep. Jim Moran and a top lobbyist for for-profit colleges, decided to seek the state Democratic chairmanship. Former Arlington County Democratic Committee chair Peter Rousselot is also running for the position. More from the Washington Post.

Giant Wall Projections in Rosslyn — From 6:00 to 11:00 p.m., every night through this coming Saturday, large images will be projected onto the side of an office building in Rosslyn. The photo and video projections are part of FotoWeek DC. More from the Ode Street Tribune.

News

Panel Begins Process of Rewriting County’s Zoning Ordinance

By ARLnow.com

Published October 18, 2010 at 10:03AM | Updated October 18, 2010 at 10:36AM

But that may be changing.

Tomorrow night, the county’s zoning committee will meet to plan a comprehensive rewrite of the zoning ordinance. The meeting, which will run from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in Room A of 2100 Clarendon Boulevard, is open to the public, although the discussion will be confined to the committee.

Around Town

The Sign Police Break Down in Rosslyn

By ARLnow.com

Published October 6, 2010 at 12:57PM

Don’t look now, but an Arlington County vehicle apparently used for sign enforcement was just loaded onto a flatbed tow truck after breaking down in Rosslyn.

Sandwich board signs and overzealously-placed political signs may get brief reprieve from code enforcement scrutiny.

Around Town

Controversy Erupts Over Dog Murals, But Help May Be On The Way

By ARLnow.com

Published August 26, 2010 at 3:18PM | Updated August 26, 2010 at 3:37PM

Painted on the side of a cinder block warehouse and facing the popular Shirlington dog park, a large mural of happy dogs, bones and paw prints seems like a nice addition. And it would be fine with county regulators — if it wasn’t for the fact that a dog-related business commissioned it. But since the mural belongs to a small doggy daycare it’s considered advertising under county zoning code — and may eventually have to be painted over. For now, a blue tarp covers the $4,000 mural.

Thus is the paradox of county regulations intended to protect Arlington from commercial eyesores but permit public artwork — even if the “advertisement” is actually beautifying a monolithic wall in a run-down neighborhood, it is considered a violation. Yet if the doggie daycare were to paint airplanes or fire trucks or elephants on the side of the wall — which is in plain sight of a steady procession of defecating dogs — it would be perfectly fine.