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Arlington: Ambar Combines Balkan Countryside with Urban Feel
New restaurant on Wilson Boulevard.
Favorite Balkan dishes with a modern twist have arrived in Arlington with the opening of Ivan Iricanin's new Ambar restaurant on Wilson Boulevard. Iricanin sits at a table refurbished from the previous restaurant and looks around the new space designed by his wife, Nya Gill. "Final touches," he said as the fresh plants are arranged in the overhead room-length rectangular planter, "and opening only two days late."
Arlington Naturalists Unite in Common Cause
Japanese Knotweed crowds out native growth along the Potomac
It is 6:15 a.m. as Kit Britton heads for the Donaldson Run trailhead where he will have a 45-minute hike to the Potomac River.
Step Out the Door, Return as a New Woman
New mobile hair salon gives door-to-door service.
People at Work
Alexandria People at Work: Singing Is Breathing
Voice coach Elizabeth Kluegel-Niblock starts with basics.
"So let's warm up." Elizabeth Kluegel-Niblock says, "we always start with a neutral vowel."
Alexandria People at Work: Knowing Customers and Beers
Will Bruder opens a tap at Rustico on Slater Lane. Beer slides down the side of the Pilsner glass. "This is very much a neighborhood beer bar," Bruder said. Eight bar stools are full at 4 p.m. on a Tuesday.
Bondareff Expands Pediatric Practice in Alexandria
Fifty-three years brings many changes.
Four-month-old Quinn Doren wiggles her toes and squirms on the table in the nursing area at Pediatric Associates of Alexandria.
From Homeless to New A-SPAN Home
Veteran counts his blessings.
Walk through the front door of Dennis Clark's new apartment on N. Thomas Street.
People At Work: New Smile Brings New Life in Alexandria
Changing lives through Give Back A Smile program.
Week 12: Inside Coronavirus at Virginia Hospital Center
“It’s safe to say that coronavirus cases in Arlington are starting to see some leveling off, but not that it is definitely going down,” according to Adrian Stanton, Vice President for Business Development and Community Relations at Virginia Hospital Center.
Eviction Nears Crisis Levels in City of Alexandria
Relief funds have run out, and legal protections are slim.
Relief funds have run out, and legal protections are slim.
Alexandria Station 206 Firefighter Wins Best Chef Contest
Cooking with an eye to sudden interruptions.
Ever wonder what firefighters on 24-hour duty eat for dinner?