Arlington Snapshot: Teaching Award
Karen L. Bune, an adjunct professor at Marymount University in the Department of Forensic and Legal Psychology, received the outstanding adjunct teaching award on March 17. Bune has been teaching at Marymount for 14 years. Bune is an Arlington resident, and is e
Runners Create Donation Pages to Benefit Arlington Thrive
It’s been a few months since the Resolve to Run group signed up on a snowy night in January to run the 5K or Ten Miler to benefit Thrive Arlington.
Arlington: 22 Stories in Pentagon City
Developers ask for height exceptions for Metro Park 6.
Pentagon City is transforming. Tucked away between the Pentagon City Metro Station and Crystal City, the Metropolitan Park area is nearing the end of a complete rebuilding that began in 2004.
Arlington: W-L Sophomore Edelstein Earns Win Against West Potomac
Generals win third straight with 5-4 victory over Wolverines.
Washington-Lee won its third straight game on Monday.
Eating Smart
Profile: Jean Janssen, force behind area’s Smart Markets.
Food shoppers should take their collective hats off to Jean Janssen. She is the motivating spirit behind the area’s Smart Markets
Editorial: Purple State
Nonpartisan redistricting could support the best interests of the population, not the politicians.
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Arlington: Better Buses
Arlington County applies for funding to improve its public transit.
From better bus stops to shorter waiting times, if a series of grant applications from the regional and state authorities go through, Arlington’s public transit could see some new improvements.
Arlington Snapshot: First Day of Spring?
Despite threatened rain, an Arlington woman and her dog celebrate the first day of spring with a walk in Gulf Branch Park. The dog was unwinding after 23 houseguests had just left and he finally got to sniff some leaves and chase a few squirrels.
Arlington Snapshot: Spring Planting
James Corbett stops by the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) table where Rosemary Jann, a volunteer, gives away bean seeds as well as a variety of herb seeds including thyme, tarragon, basil and cumin. Other seeds are offered to grow a plot for AFAC to feed the families served by the organization. Corbett has a table at the AFAC “Plot Against Hunger” summer season kick-off that demonstrates beekeeping. In two more weeks he will have his colonies in. He sells honey and raises bees as a pollination service for orchards.
Arlington Letter: Continue Fighting World Poverty
Letter to the Editor
Last week, I joined 200 volunteers from all 50 states on Capitol Hill to advocate for global health funding on behalf of the ONE Campaign, a nonpartisan advocacy group that pushes for effective government programs to fight extreme poverty and preventable disease in the developing world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
Arlington All In Conference Addresses the Dangerous Years
“It’s your job to explain to me the consequences of my actions,” teen tells mom.
Mother and son sat on the stage of the George Mason Founder’s Hall auditorium last Saturday, and talked as though they were in their kitchen at home. Kate McCauley and David Balick were discussing those dangerous years between 6th and 12th grade, when teens may exercise poor judgement and parents may overreact, or not react enough.
Arlington: Yorktown Boys' Lax Team Beats Pair of Perennial Powers
Patriots follow win over Chantilly with double-OT victory against Langley.
The Yorktown boys' lacrosse team beat Langley in double overtime on Thursday.
Arlington Home Sales: February, 2016
In February, 2016, 137 Arlington homes sold between $2,550,000-$30,000.
Arlington Home Sales: February, 2016
Arlington: Wakefield Boys’ Basketball Loses in State Semifinals
Sophomore Cooper shows promise in playoff defeat.
The Wakefield boys' basketball team lost to L.C. Bird in the state semifinals.
Private Schools: When Leaving Unexpectedly
Spring is time to commit to one’s school of choice.
When Ashley and Clark Leonard enrolled their son in a local independent school, they were excited about the prospect of him thriving in a new, smaller academic environment.
Arlington Letter: Support Clean Power
Letter to the Editor
In Sen. Adam Ebbin's recent commentary on the General Assembly session (“Governor’s First Vetoes and Ongoing Supreme Court Battle,” March 9), he concluded that Governor McAuliffe was right to veto legislation (SB21) that attacked the state's implementation of the Clean Power Plan.
Arlington Snapshot: Donating 500 Books
The women of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women partnered with The Reading Connection and the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing to host a celebration in honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday and present The Reading Connection with 500 books donated from Pi Beta Phi. On Feb. 29, the children at the Columbia Grove apartments enjoyed being read to by members of Pi Beta Phi as well as receiving temporary tattoos, stickers, and a certificate of participation. At the end of the party, a cake was served to all who attended and each child went home with a new book for their own home library. The Reading Connection will distribute the remaining books donated from Pi Beta Phi at other literacy events they hold regularly at 13 read aloud sites throughout the metro D.C. area.
Arlington: Concert at Culpepper Garden
The Arlington Philharmonic’s Youth Chamber Music program, Crescendo, arrived on March 6 to play a concert of Tango, Pop and Jazz music in the Culpepper Garden Senior Center.