Brief: Volunteers Needed To Tutor Teens, Elementary Students
AHC Inc, a nonprofit affordable housing organization based in Arlington, needs at least 100 volunteers to tutor teens in the evening or to work with elementary students in the afternoon.
On the Campaign Trail
Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell may not have received the vice presidential nomination, but he got a great consolation prize this week — a prime-time speaking slot this year at the Republican National Convention in Tampa.
Rob Krupicka Wins Special Election In Landslide Victory
Councilman wins every precinct in special election for 45th District of House of Delegates.
Back in 2003, a former AOL executive named Rob Krupicka launched his campaign for Alexandria City Council at Fireflies — a popular Del Ray restaurant a stone’s throw from the Krupicka house on East Nelson Avenue.
Arlington "Flourishing After 55"
Upcoming activities for "Flourishing After 55"
The Rosslyn Jazz Festival
The Rosslyn Jazz Festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, from 1-7 p.m. in Gateway Park.
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.
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.
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.
Gaston Deserves Storybook Ending
What if the villainous Gaston in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast found a happier ending?
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.
Arlington Orange Line 8/29
Arlington Orange Line 8/29
‘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.