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Important County Board Meeting Emphasizes Support for Our Diverse County
Arlington Makes Firm Stand Against Policies of DIscrimination
The Board made it clear that no matter how much the federal government seems to be rejecting fundamental concepts of community and human rights, Arlington will stand up for its own.
Arlington Woman Arrested for Protesting
Protestors demand USAID funding be restored, aid be restored.
Julie Hanson Swanson of Arlington was born in Winooski, Vermont.
Arlington Philharmonic Exceeds Expectations
Guest soloist Akemi Takayama featured
I never paid much attention to the Arlington Philharmonic, oddly.
‘It’s Going to Take All of Us’
The atmosphere in the packed Yorktown High School hall was intense. As people lined up to ask questions during Virginia Del. Patrick Hope’s Town Hall meeting on Saturday, they talked about not wanting their names used or a photo taken of a speaker who worked in the federal government.
Judge Declares EHO Policy Void on Four Counts
Startling decision seen as step to reset drastic housing policy changes.
Arlington County Courtroom 11A was packed as Circuit Court Judge David Schell issued his judgment in the case Marcia Nordgren et al vs Arlington County Board. It was, as one observer said afterwards, truly a David and Goliath story. It was also an issue on which candidates for the Arlington County Board had sparred.
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Arlington …
But didn’t have time to find out
I thought I knew everything about Arlington. And I did know most of what is in Barbara Noe Kennedy’s book “100 Things to do in Arlington Virginia Before You Die.”
Some Unaware Aware It Was Election Day
Primaries are often low turnout events, but only 11 percent voted on June 18
Apparently, a lot of people didn’t know Tuesday, June 18 was Primary Election Day.
Second Annual ‘Hike for Her’ Raises Funds for Afghan GIrls
Arlington-based non-profit Ascend Afghanistan celebrates 10th year
Marina LeGree and her team have been teaching Afghan girls how to climb mountains since 2014. While living and working in Afghanistan, LeGree saw a need, and an opportunity, to unlock the leadership skills of young women using the mountains surrounding their homes as a classroom.
Tour de Clarendon Careens Around Corners in Arlington
Brendon Rhim wins Sunday’s Clarendon Cup 2024
It’s a short one kilometer route that turns sharp corners at Clarendon, Wilson, and Washington Boulevards — one hundred times. That is what makes the Armed Forces Cycling Classic (AFCC) so challenging. The 100 km race goes around 300 corners, each time potentially ending in a crash, as happened a few times on Sunday.
Flowers, Coins, and Tears: Veterans Honored at Arlington Cemetery
Volunteers collected and placed 140,000 flowers on graves.
The Memorial Day Flowers Foundation brought 140,000 flowers for its annual floral tribute at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day.