Arlington Snapshot: ‘Wreaths Across America’
“Wreaths Across America” delivered wreaths for each grave sites at Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday, Dec. 12. See www.wreathsacrossamerica.org.
Arlington: Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
Suzanne McGrath pairs with Taste By Katie.
For anyone wondering where The Curious Grape went after closing its Shirlington restaurant this past March, Suzanne McGrath is still very much engaged in the local wine and food community, just without the restaurant.
Arlington: Bill Neikirk Launches Novel, ‘The Copperhead Club’
Spinning a tale of “sex, money, intrigue, and Washington politics.”
William (“Bill”) Neikirk says he has always wanted to write a novel, ever since he was an 8-year-old.
Arlington County Board Approves 173-Unit Affordable Housing Complex
Some residents question socio-economic segregation.
For the Arlington County Board, 2015 ended on a high note. With construction scheduled to begin in 2017, the current Arlington Presbyterian Church will soon be transformed into Gilliam Place, a home for 173 families at various levels of affordable housing needs.
Arlington Snapshot: What Month Is This?
Temperatures seemed more like June on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 13, at Potomac Regional Overlook Park. Parents sat on picnic benches chatting as their children climbed the playground pegs, played hide and seek and ran around the park, some in their summer shorts and T-shirts.
Arlington Snapshot: Lighting of the Menorah
"Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay." Children balanced on their ice skates sing traditional Jewish songs at Chanukah on Ice held at the Pentagon Row Ice Skating rink in Arlington on Dec. 8.
Arlington: Wakefield Transfers Trying to Jell with Captains Nhial, Treakle
Warriors remain undefeated with wins over T.C. Williams, Eastern.
The Wakefield boys' basketball team is off to a 4-0 start despite several new faces.
Arlington: Thrive’s 40th Anniversary Gala Raises Over $140,000
Thrive Arlington community depends on its volunteers and neighbors.
At that point in the George Washington Parkway Ten Miler where you aren’t sure you are going to make it to the end, Kim Kenney and Mary Bohan were amazed to see Thrive Executive Director Gerry Shannon cheering them on from the sidelines, shouting out their names with encouragement.
Arlington: Turkey Bowl in Hall’s Hill
The over-30 crowd beats the under-30 crowd in football.
Arlington has a way of unfolding its secrets slowly, a magician with successive rabbits coming out of its hat.
Arlington: Interfaith Community Marches Against Islamophia
“We’re here to share the love with people thousands of miles from us and right next door."
The last month hasn’t been easy for the Dar al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church.
On the Air in Arlington
Arlington Independent Media Launches 96.7 WERA
Heff Munson can create fire with just a plastic bag. He can make creaky stairs from rubber bands and a winch. Using a bag of rice, he can make it rain. Munson replicates the sounds as best he can, but when his program plays on Arlington’s new 96.7 WERA, it sounds real.
Parable of the Good Arlingtonians
Planning Commission gives its blessing to Gilliam Place.
When the County Board’s meeting room is even a little crowded, it’s generally a sign that there’s a fight impending.
Letter: ‘Leafing’ Truth Behind
Letter to the Editor
As a longtime resident of Arlington, I am generally satisfied with the services provided by the county.
Arlington: Stein Crafts Themed Jewelry
Suzanne Stein uses beads and charms.
Originally from Westchester County, N.Y., Suzanne Stein, 52, relocated to Virginia in 1991 with her husband, Dr. Lawrence Stein, when he had a job opportunity to work as a physician in Northern Virginia.