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Arlington Night Out: Sept. 5, 2012

ArtJamz Comes to Shirlie’s Girls Night Out

The Village at Shirlington invites DC-area fashionistas to Shirlie’s Girls Night Out on Thursday, Sept. 6, 5-10 p.m.

Orange Line: Sept. 5, 2012

Upcoming events and activities.

Arlington Calendar: Sept. 5, 2012

Upcoming events and activities.

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First Day of School

The first day of school is always busy and exciting.

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Priest from Syria Speaks at Rock Spring Church

Recently expelled priest talks about the uprising in the country.

Members of the local Muslim and Christian communities gathered at Rock Spring Congregational United Church of Christ in Arlington recently to hear from Father Paolo Dall'Oglio, an Italian Jesuit priest who had lived in Syria since 1982, and was recently expelled from the country for speaking out against the Syrian government's crackdown on the uprising there.

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Capital BikeShare To Expand

County officials are considering 42 potential locations for 30 new stations.

By next spring, Arlington residents will have 30 new BikeShare stations to choose from — expanding the existing program of 44 stations dramatically and reaching beyond the Metro corridors for the first time.

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Gaston Deserves Storybook Ending

What if the villainous Gaston in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast found a happier ending?

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Camp Med

Middle school students learn about medical profession at Virginia Hospital Center over the summer.

What did you do on summer break? Some students chose to learn about medical profession at Virginia Hospital Center.

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Molnar Leads Yorktown Volleyball Past South County

Junior tallies 20 kills in five-game, season-opening victory.

Molnar's 20 kills propel Yorktown volleyball past South County in opener.

Arlington Orange Line 8/29

Arlington Orange Line 8/29

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‘Best Little Whorehouse in Texas’ at Signature Theatre

It was known as The Chicken Ranch, a century-old “business” in La Grange, Texas, that earned its nickname for accepting chickens as payment for services rendered.

Arlington Calendar 8/29

Arlington Calendar 8/29

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Students Riding Buses To Use Vouchers

Overcrowding spotlights problem with “walk backs.”

In a letter sent out to parents in July, Superintendent of Schools Patrick Murphy said that elementary students who live more than one mile from school and middle and high school students who live 1 and a half miles from school will still receive bus transportation.

Aquatics Center On the Ballot

State-of-the-art facility to be considered by voters this fall.

When they head to the polls this November, voters may be thinking of Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps.

Superintendent Responds to Bus Concerns

The following letter by Superintendent of Schools Patrick K. Murphy was addressed to Arlington Public School families.