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Outpouring of Local Help for Afghan Refugees
The need is great for volunteers, monetary donations and more.
Thousands of Afghan refugees have landed at Dulles Airport in recent days.
A Page a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
180 shoppers arrive in the first five minutes of the Arlington Public Library book sale.
“It’s wild, very exciting. The dealers are first in the door with a plan and a mission and know what they are looking for.” — Peter Petruski, Division Chief of Collections and Access, Arlington Public Library
Becoming Aware of Child Sex Trafficking
The problem extends throughout northern Virginia.
She stands on the sidewalk outside the mall with her backpack full of 7th grade science and math books. An older man pulls up and she gets in the backseat of his car.
Low-Income Families Struggle as Benefits End
Food benefits
Raw and Real Poetry by Arlington Youth Poets
‘These poems are moving and striking and most of all, wise. … Prepare to be wowed.’
Poetry
Black Seniors at Culpepper Garden
The journeys three current Black residents made to Culpepper Garden.
Black seniors
Deliberation on Major Housing Proposal Enters Homestretch
County proposes county-wide change from single to multi-family zoning
Competing signs and loud vocalizations characterized the deep divide between the proponents and opponents of the Arlington County...