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Arlington Snapshot: Fall Heritage Festival
Dhaya Wood stuffs straw into hand-made scarecrows lined up on bales of hay while her brother Shaan (who has chosen his World Series team) looks for a refill at the Gulf Branch Fall Heritage Festival on Saturday, Oct.17. The festival gives children the experience of stepping back in history to recreate life in the early 1900s in Arlington. Dave Farner, park manager, says the festival had gone on long before the first one he did in 1998.
Arlington Snapshot: Clearing the Shelter
An exciting day on all sides at the Animal Welfare League of Arlington. Pets were available with waived adoption fees at shelters participating in the nationwide Clear the Shelter event.
Arlington: Senior Olympics Opens with a Splash
The Northern Virginia Senior Olympics (NVSO) opened Sept. 10 with an afternoon splash at Yorktown Aquatic Center.
Coffee with an Arlington Cop
Coffee with an Arlington Cop
Everyone Loves a Good Parade in Arlington
Police cycles lead the parade down Four Mile Run Drive with antique cars wedged in the middle and two Arlington County fire engines, with sirens blaring, bookending the rear.
Spaghetti at the Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Department fundraiser
Spaghetti fundraiser
‘Trick or Treat’
Batgirl, Robin, witch, and princess plus mom from 39th Street in Arlington crowd up to a door in their neighborhood, yelling “trick or treat.”
Arlington Snapshot: Feeling Like a Firefighter
Caitlyn Suet has climbed up onto the silver platform on the front of the fire engine and now has to figure out how to get down.
Arlington Snapshot: What Month Is This?
Temperatures seemed more like June on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 13, at Potomac Regional Overlook Park. Parents sat on picnic benches chatting as their children climbed the playground pegs, played hide and seek and ran around the park, some in their summer shorts and T-shirts.
Arlington: Gulf Branch Nature Center Gives Firefly Lessons
Gulf Branch Nature Center and Park gave firefly lessons on June 3.