A New Mission
Veteran to teach yoga to fellow veterans.
After 12 years in the U.S. Air Force, Arlington resident Natasha Glynn is taking a step in a new direction. Thanks to a fellowship with the non-profit organization The Mission Continues, Glynn will spend the next six months teaching yoga to fellow veterans in the D.C. Metropolitan area.
Cherry Blossom Trees To Be Removed for New School
Residents still think trees can be salvaged.
Over the next week, the Crescent Hills community will lose what is remaining of about over a dozen cherry blossom trees that Sholar planted, to a new elementary school that will be built alongside Williamsburg — a decision that many residents think is wrong.
County Schools’ Autism Program Could Face Major Cuts
School board to vote on program's budget this Thursday.
Arlington public middle and high schools are facing possible budget cuts regarding the schools' autism programs.
Commetary: Brown v. Board of Education: 60 Years Later
Today marks the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision.
Yorktown Boys’ Soccer Secures Regional Berth
Patriots beat Madison in Conference 6 quarterfinals.
The Yorktown boys' soccer team fell short against McLean in the Conference 6 semifinals.
Yorktown Girls’ Soccer Dominant in Tournament Win
Patriots score seven first-half goals against Hayfield.
The Yorktown girls' soccer team will face Washington-Lee in the championship game on Thursday.
Tembo Achieves Eagle Scout Rank
Centreville-based Boy Scout Chiti Tembo was honored at Sully Government Center on Sunday, May 4, for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout, with Boy Scout Troop 146. Chiti, 13, has been a Scout since 2006, when he joined Cub Scout Pack 43 at St. Veronica Church in Chantilly as a Tiger Cub Scout. Inspired by older Troop members who made an impact on their neighborhoods with their projects, Chiti decided to install two benches in concrete slabs in his Cabells Mill Community, to allow walkers, runners, adults and children to rest, relax and enjoy the neighborhood.
Too Patient a Patient
Since I’m in the honesty business (as you regular readers know; and based on many of the e-mails I receive, commended on being so), if I were to admit anything concerning my behavior during these last five-plus years as a lung cancer survivor, it would have to be my continual tendency to minimize new symptoms, and in turn, not contact my oncologist (which from the very beginning is the exact opposite of what we are told to do). Stupid, stubborn, scared, naive, in denial; you pick.
You’re Never Too Young for Poetry
Local educators say exposing children and even babies to rhyme and rhythm can help develop reading and language skills.
Though Keith Ward's son is still a baby, the young child is already being exposed to exposed to not just silly stories, but poetry, and a variety of poetic forms at that.
Editorial: Remembering on Memorial Day
Fewer deaths as military operations wind down, but 22 veterans a day die of suicide.
In Arlington over the coming Memorial Day weekend, the organization TAPS, or Tragedy Assistance for Survivors, will hold its 20th annual Military Survivor seminar and Good Grief camp for young survivors, children of all ages. TAPS offers support to anyone who is grieving the death of someone who died in the military, whether from combat, suicide, terrorism, homicide, negligence, accidents or illness. http://www.taps.org/
Apprehension Grows Along with Cost Estimate
200 percent spike in cost of streetcar creates a sense of uneasiness among businesses.
Will the Columbia Pike streetcar be good for business? County leaders in Arlington seem to think so, even if the cost of the project has steadily increased since county leaders began planning to finance a streetcar line along the pike. Back in 2005, county leaders estimated it would cost $120 million. Now County Manager Barbara Donnellan estimates it will cost $358 million. That means the cost of the proposal has escalated 200 percent in the last decade.
Kanninen Seizes Democratic Endorsement for School Board
18-vote margin of victory in second round of voting.
After two rounds of voting in the Democratic caucus, author Barbara Kanninen seized the Democratic endorsement with a slim 18-vote margin of victory against Nancy Van Doren. A third candidate, Greg Greeley, was knocked out in the first round of voting. That led to an instant runoff in which the second choice of voters were considered. Most of those went to Van Doren, which led to a razor-thin 18-vote margin of victory for Kanninen in the second round of voting.
Arlington Home Sales: April, 2014
In April 2014, 264 Arlington homes sold between $3,750,000-$45,000.
Arlington Home Sales: April, 2014
Classified Advertising May 14, 2014
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How Will School Board Candidates Handle Crush of New Students?
What will they do if elected to tackle spike in enrollment?
The three candidates seeking the Democratic endorsement for School Board all say they are opposed to increasing class sizes, and all three say the School Board is probably going to have to consider boundary changes to handle the crush of new students. Beyond that, though, the candidates have a wide array of opinions about how the county schools should handle the enrollment spike.
Spring Songbirds Arriving
Local bird groups and bird walks help beginning birders see colorful birds.
Avian enthusiasts (birders/bird watchers) and general nature buffs have eagerly awaited the birds’ arrival and are now out in force hoping to see some of their feathered friends.
Going Green
Hundreds of students in Arlington elementary schools were enrolled in Dominion’s Project Plant It! program this spring.
2014 Portfolio in Motion
With a theme inspired by industrial art, Marymount University’s annual fashion show premiered on May 1. Designer Jhane Barnes received Marymount’s 2014 Designer of the Year Award in recognition of her innovative menswear, textiles, and creative use of mathematics in the design process.
‘Shutdown’ a new beginning for BoxCartel Jumphead
Arlington band BoxCartel hosting a CD release party on May 24 at the Rhodeside Grill.
Last fall's closure of the federal government for more than two weeks might have been a frustrating time for some, but five local men used it to make a record.
Garden Enhances Capital Caring
Plant sale funds volunteer-operated landscaping.
Arlington’s Halquist Inpatient Center of Capital Caring, the only non-profit hospice in Northern Virginia, can be an emotionally difficult place to work, visit, and live. The six-person landscaping volunteer committee comes together to ensure that all people affected by the center — patients, employees and its neighbors — have natural gifts that make this phase of life a little more peaceful.