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Morning Notes

Published January 13, 2017 at 9:10AM | Updated January 13, 2017 at 10:56AM

Waverly Hills Profiled By WaPo — In a profile of Waverly Hills, residents call the north Arlington neighborhood — which features kids walking to school, a variety of house sizes and plenty of tree cover — “very storybook” with a “really strong sense of community.” [Washington Post]

Go-Go Concert in Arlington Tonight — The Church at Clarendon tonight will host a world premiere performance of “JuJu Symphony” and “Down With You” by the Go-Go Symphony. The event, which mixes go-go and classical music styles, is scheduled from 8-9:30 p.m. [ARLnow, Washington City Paper]

News

BREAKING: ACFD Battles Apartment Fire on Lee Highway, Rescues Dog

By ARLnow.com

Published January 10, 2017 at 12:15PM | Updated January 10, 2017 at 3:13PM

Photo courtesy @DeborahE5

(Updated at 1 p.m.) Arlington County firefighters battled a fire in an apartment building on Lee Highway today (Tuesday) and rescued a dog in the process.

The fire was reported just after noon on the third floor — the top floor — of the apartments at 4356 Lee Highway, just east of the Lee Heights Shops in the Waverly Hills neighborhood.

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Crime Report: Armed Robbery in Bluemont

By ARLnow.com

Published October 5, 2016 at 12:15PM | Updated February 27, 2020 at 4:33PM

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The crime happened close to the entrance to the Bluemont Junction Trail. Attempts by police to find the suspect were unsuccessful.

From an Arlington County Police Department crime report:

News

Downed High-Voltage Line Sparks Car Fire on Lorcom Lane

By ARLnow.com

Published July 21, 2015 at 12:50PM | Updated July 21, 2015 at 2:23PM

Firefighters are on the scene of downed wires and a car fire near the intersection of Lorcom Lane and Lee Highway in Waverly Hills.

A high voltage line came down on top of six cars around noon, according to Arlington County Fire Department spokeswoman Lt. Sarah Marchegiani. At least one of the cars caught fire and smoke from the blaze could be seen from as far away as Ballston.

News

BREAKING: Bank Robbery on Lee Highway

By ARLnow.com

Published July 6, 2015 at 5:10PM | Updated July 6, 2015 at 6:19PM

(Updated at 6:15 p.m.) Arlington County Police are on the scene of a reported bank robbery in the Waverly Hills neighborhood.

The robbery was reported around 5:00 p.m. at the Capital One Bank, at 4700 Lee Highway.

Opinion

Progressive Voice: Waverly Hills, A Success Story

By Ginger Brown

Published November 20, 2014 at 1:00PM | Updated November 20, 2014 at 1:38PM

Progressive Voice is a weekly opinion column. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the individual author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ARLnow.com.

During a two-year process driven by resident input and feedback, the Waverly Hills Civic Association (WHCA) developed the Waverly Hills Neighborhood Conservation Plan (NCP) — a document that fosters a more closely knit community, identifies citizen-driven capital improvement projects, and lays out a dynamic vision for the future of our neighborhood.

News

Board Approves Resident Plan for Future of Waverly Hills

By Ethan Rothstein

Published November 17, 2014 at 11:15AM

Waverly Hill is the area north of I-66, south of Lee Highway between N. Glebe Road and Utah Street. According to a survey of almost 400 residents in the 3,800-person neighborhood, 70 percent of Waverly Hills residents want to retire in the neighborhood.

“Seventy percent is a very large number, and I don’t want to say we’re transient, but there are a lot of people that come and go from Arlington,” Arlington County Board Chair Jay Fisette said. “It shows how many people like it enough to suggest that they want to live their whole life here and take advantage of the services into retirement.”

News

Six Neighborhood Improvement Projects Could Secure Funding

By Ethan Rothstein

Published February 20, 2014 at 3:30PM | Updated February 21, 2014 at 12:09PM

Six projects are slated to receive $3.5 million in funding in the fourth ~~and final~~ round of appropriations from 2012’s $11 million Neighborhood Conservation Bond.

The projects are:

Around Town

Civic Associations Partner for New Lee Highway Plan

By Ethan Rothstein

Published October 29, 2013 at 1:15PM

With the stated goal of “a more economically vibrant, walkable, attractive Lee Highway corridor — one that benefits neighborhoods and the business community,” representatives from the civic associations have already met with the Arlington County Planning Commission for guidance, according to representatives of the Waverly Hills Civic Association.

Along with Waverly Hills, East Falls Church, John M. Langston, Glebewood, Yorktown, Leeway Overlee, Old Dominion, Donaldson Run, Cherrydale, Maywood, and Lyon Village have also joined what the group is calling the “Lee Highway Grassroots Re-visioning.”

Around Town

FBI Conducting Training Exercise in Waverly Hills

By ARLnow.com

Published September 24, 2012 at 9:45AM

The exercise inadvertently drew a large police response to the area when a 911 caller reported seeing a man dressed in camouflage with an assault rifle strapped to his back near Glebe Elementary School. Police searched the area and eventually discovered the training exercise, according to scanner traffic.

This is the third such FBI training exercise in Waverly Hills in the past year and a half.

Around Town

New Apartment Building Coming to Waverly Hills

By ARLnow.com

Published June 7, 2012 at 12:00PM

Archstone has broken ground on a new 227-unit apartment building next to the strip mall at the corner of N. Glebe Road and 20th Road N. in Waverly Hills.

Parkland Gardens, as the project is currently known, is billed as a high-end residential community in a “pedestrian-friendly, North Arlington neighborhood.” A press release (after the jump) claims the building will be “in close proximity to the Ballston Metrorail station,” though the station is a mile and a half away.