Arlington: Breaking Through
Yorktown gymnastics wins Conference 6 championship.
Yorktown won the Conference 6 gymnastics championship.
Arlington 2015 Home Sales
In 2015, 1520 Arlington homes sold between $3,700,000-$30,000.
Arlington 2015 Home Sales
Arlington: Completing the Street
Public feedback potentially left on the roadside.
How’s your sidewalk? If you live near a road where there’s no sidewalk on either side of the street, or the sidewalk is incomplete, your street might be be receiving a makeover courtesy of Arlington County. The new Neighborhood Complete Streets Program, approved by the County Board at its Jan. 28 meeting, could have a radical impact on the lives of some Arlingtonians.
Arlington: Mardi Gras Cooking with a Healthy Twist
Onion, green pepper and celery — “The Holy Trinity.”
"What do you think of when I say New Orleans?" Katy Strong, dietitian, nutritionist and Extension agent, asked her Mardi Gras Cooking class the question on the day before Fat Tuesday, the celebration of Mardi Gras before the traditional fasting of Lent begins. One voice says "spicy." Another offers "all those bands."
Arlington Snapshot: Award Winners
Otilia Danalache (left) of Vienna and Atharv Gupta of Arlington, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology freshmen, won a Best Delegate Award at The Ivy League Model United Nations Conference 2016. The conference, which took place Jan. 28-31 in Philadelphia, featured debate, discussion, and the opportunity for the world's future leaders to engage with and solve myriad issues. TJHSST's Model United Nations team won 9 Gavels, 9 Outstandings, 6 Honorables and 4 Verbal Awards, as well as the ILMUNC XXXII Outstanding Large Delegation Award.
Arlington Snapshot: Designer of the Year
Reem Acra’s designs epitomize global glamour, with European style, a sense of luxury and a modern aesthetic. She will be honored as Marymount University’s 2016 Designer of the Year at the school’s annual student fashion show, Portfolio in Motion, on April 28 in the Rose Benté Lee Center on Marymount’s main campus in Arlington, Virginia.
Arlington Snapshot: Healthy School Award
The Marine Corps Marathon presented the Healthy School Award and a $1,000 check on Feb. 4 to Taylor Elementary School from MCM partner Sodexo.
Helping Arlington Set a Course
Department of Parks and Recreation asks residents to weigh in.
Arlington residents were given four chances over the past week to weigh in on their parks, recreation, and natural resources. “POPS,” a Plan for Our Spaces, was initiated by the county’s planners and the Parks Department to solicit input from residents. They gathered on Friday, Feb. 5, at the happy hour at Whitlow’s on Wilson Boulevard to drink Dale’s Pale Ale and put green dots on the charts around the room.
Arlington: Consultants Unveil Draft Plan for Lee Highway
Residents indicate approval of direction but concern about unintended consequences.
The concepts of “Complete Streets,” “New Urbanism,” pop up parks, and TDR’s were new to many of the 183 residents gathered at Yorktown High School on Saturday, Feb. 6.
Arlington Brief: Awards Spotlight Architectural and Landscape Designs
Eleven architectural and landscape projects were selected to receive 2015 DESIGNArlington awards.
Arlington: Yorktown girls’ swim team wins first Conference 6 title.
Two Yorktown boys' records fall.
The Yorktown girls' swim and dive team wins the Conference 6 title.
Arlington: Gondola Project Gets Off the Ground
Board approves feasibility study for Rosslyn-Georgetown Gondola.
It's crazy enough that it just might work.
Arlington Snapshot: Heart Pillows for Heart Month
Woman's Club of Arlington is honoring Heart Month by making padded recovery heart pillows to be donated to those who have had recent heart surgery. From left are Sandy Newton, Vicky Gill, Kathleen Harrison and Club President Anne Kauzlarich. The American Heart Association’s National Wear Red Day is Friday, Feb. 5.
Arlington Enters Final Snow-Clearing Phase
The fallout of the 2016 massive snowstorm is coming to a close for Arlington.