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The Uncertain Land of the DACAs

What happens next?

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Just a Sampling of Places to Eat for Arlington Newcomers

And there’s plenty more

Places to Eat

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Fill the Cruiser Toy Drive

Toy drive

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Housing Goal Not Backed by Housing Commitment in Arlington

Meeting housing goal takes hard choices.

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Celebrate Earth Day Every Day

Earth Day

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Alexandria People at Work: Emily Henry of Hooray for Books Makes Transition

Emily Henry makes transition from story hour to the guitar.

It is 10:29 a.m. and the floor is crowded with chairs all filled for the Friday morning story hour at Hooray for Books on King Street.

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50 Shades of Gray in Home Decorating

Creating interior design through simplicity.

"Gray is a new hot color, the neutral color in today's mainstream. It is the new beige," said to Gayle Yoxtheimer, interior design specialist. She said another trend is less of everything: "You remember the ‘80s when people had a lot of tassels and bows and large florals?"

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  • By Shirley Ruhe/The Connection
  • April 23, 2015
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Alexandria People at Work: Every Kitchen’s a Challenge

Shawna Dillon's mother let her pick out the furniture for her bedroom and rearrange it when she was 7 years old and, "I've always, always wanted to be an interior designer."

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Community Turns Out for Green Valley Day

Community Turns Out for Green Valley Day

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Local Chef Nominated for James Beard Award in Arlington

Queen Mother’s Restaurant in Arlington owned by chef Rock Harper, Alexandria native.

Chef nominated for award

All Aboard the Trolley

It was a cool October morning. The trolley door opened with a swish. “Good morning, watch your step," Marlene Stevens, the bus operator for the Alexandria trolley was beginning her first trip of the day.

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  • By Shirley Ruhe/Gazette Packet
  • October 16, 2014

Bag It?—Not Any More

Arlington to consider a new five-cent tax for each plastic bag.

Bag It?—Not Any More

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  • By Michael Lee Pope and Shirley Ruhe
  • September 15, 2021
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Bag It?—Not Any More

Arlington to consider a new five-cent tax for each plastic bag.

Bag Tax

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Pioneering Change For Autism

University of Virginia seminar studies tension between “The Science & Lived Experience of Autism.”

Despite a recent surge in attention and research over the past decade about autism, controversy exists.

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