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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.

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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

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Compromise Is Not a Dirty Word in Arlington

Working Group Plan for 4MRV heads to county.

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A Local Gem Sparkles No More

Jeweler closes

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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.

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Avery Park Receives Eagle Scout Rank

One of first females in country to achieve status

Eagle Scout

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Ring in the New Year, Ring Out Café Oggi

Cafe Oggi closing

Your Past Does Not Define Your Future

One month, one family at a time

Housing

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People at Work in Arlington

Dream Chasers Catch Their Dream

Coffee place

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People at Work: Keeping the City Safe in Snowstorm

Team works 24/7.

It is Thursday before the big snowstorm predicted to hit the D.C. area with up to two feet of snow.

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Raw and Real Poetry by Arlington Youth Poets

‘These poems are moving and striking and most of all, wise. … Prepare to be wowed.’

Poetry

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Patching City’s Potholes

A matter of teamwork.

Earplugs in, yellow vests zipped up and protective eyewear in place. A large white knob on the back of the protective helmet adjusts it to an individual’s head size. The 65 -pound jackhammer blasts into the 6 x6 foot square of asphalt at the High and Orchard intersection in Alexandria.

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Black Seniors at Culpepper Garden

The journeys three current Black residents made to Culpepper Garden.

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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...