Letter: Looking for Information
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor: Alice Elizabeth Langley Hsieh was a relative of mine. Her father was Ernest and mother Edna Jockers, a sister Edna Langley. Alice died in 1979. Has anyone knowledge of her or her family?
Arlington: “Flourishing After 55”
“Flourishing After 55” from Arlington Office of Senior Adult Programs, Aug. 16-22.
Function Meets Beauty
Wheelchair accessible bathroom doesn’t have to be utilitarian.
After Curtis Brand was diagnosed with amyotrophic laterals sclerosis (ALS) and he could no longer climb stairs, he and his wife, Judith, had to make the difficult decision to sell their home in northwest Washington, D.C. They then purchased a two-bedroom, two-bathroom property on the 18th floor of Turnberry Tower in Arlington.
Editorial: 'Our Community Deserves Better'
Strongly worded recommendations for police on transparency and public trust; FCPD has miles to go.
Outrage over the shooting death of John Geer of Springfield on Aug. 29, 2013, by a Fairfax County Police officer led the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to form of the Ad Hoc Police Practice Review Commission, which began meeting in March 2015. The Communications Subcommittee was the first to give recommendations to the full commission, and the report pulled no punches.
Arlington: Wakefield Football Enters 2015 as ‘The Hunted’
Warriors hosted first playoff game last season.
The Wakefield football program won eight games last season, including a playoff victory.
Helping Aging Parents
Event will highlight resources available for long-term care planning.
Antonio M. Taguba says his life changed forever during a family reunion in 2006, starting with an announcement from his mother.
Teams in Training
Getting in shape while raising money for charity.
Rain poured from a gray March sky. Drenched racers wound their way through Washington, D.C. before spilling across the finish line at R.F.K. Stadium, their running shoes heavy and soaking wet.
New Heights for Arlington Skyline
Approved Rosslyn Sector Plan comes with new density and building height regulations.
Controversy and discussion surrounding plans for Rosslyn was so intense, the meetings had to be divided into two five-hour sessions.
Arlington: Sewage Pipe Repaired
Donaldson Run affected for two weeks.
Arlington County has lifted the advisory it issued on Saturday, July 11, to avoid the water in Donaldson Run near Military Road after the discovery of a broken sewage pipe and sewage release.
Arlington: Police Seek Assistance in Identifying Attempted Rape Suspect
The Arlington County Police Department’s Special Victims Unit is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect involved in the attempted rape and abduction of a female victim which occurred in the early morning hours of July 25.
Arlington: Taste By Katie Wins Neighborhood Support
Ice cream is back on the menu of small business.
Taste by Katie, the home-cooked meal shop located in Dominion Hills run by a Yorktown High School graduate, succeeded in crowd-funding for its new freezer, raising $7,800 in donations from customers and family.
Burke: Illinois De-Commit Ohanian Faces Uncertain Future
Bishop O'Connell rising junior softball player and Burke resident Patty Maye Ohanian de-committed from the University of Illinois this summer.
Letter: Lift U.S. Ban On Oil Exports
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor: Forty years ago, at the height of the 1970s energy crisis, Congress passed a law banning exports of oil from the lower 48 states. The law was intended to limit America’s dependence on imported oil by keeping domestic oil from leaving the country. It was not successful – oil imports continued to climb for decades. But the law stayed on the books.
Seeing Red: After Four Years In Limbo Arlington Will Have New Retail Plan
Arlington County approves new retail plan.
After nearly four years, Arlington’s new retail plan passed through the County Board on a 4-1 vote. But despite its “flexible new approach,” many in the county took issue with the plan’s restrictive “Red Streets.”
Arlington: “Flourishing After 55”
“Flourishing After 55” from Arlington Office of Senior Adult Programs for Aug. 3-7.
Letter: Virginia Hospital Center ‘Rocks’
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor: In my mind, there is no uncertainty as to why Virginia Hospital Center (VHC) is one of the top 100 hospitals in the country.
Arlington: Strain, 76, Sways to the Music
And dances the night away.
Arlington resident, Robert (Bob) Strain, 76, has not let the “golden years” slow him down.
Arlington: Retirement Party
But of course she will never retire.
It was the retirement party for Gail Arnall, executive director for 10 years of Offender's Aid and Restoration (OAR). "But," as her friend from 1973, Belle O'Brien, said as she is putting flowers on each table, "if you believe she is retiring, you don't know Gail."