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Inbound Traffic
Looming noise mitigation and traffic overflow concerns haunt I-395 project.
The I-395 extension is here. As the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) gets closer to the project’s start in spring, 2017, outreach has started to the affected communities near the road and to the County Board.
Learning at the Firehouse in Arlington
Public gets look inside the life of their local firefighters.
Consensus Leads to Conflict
Neighborhood-School agreement leads to City Council-Planning Commission spat.
City Council
Redrawing School Lines in Arlington
Arlington middle and elementary schools to undergo redistricting in the fall.
Neighborhood Outlook: A Snapshot of Upcoming Arlington Developments
New developments are springing up in Arlington.
Small Area, Big Plans
North Potomac Yard takes design cues from an Eisenhower autopsy.
North Potomac Yard Plan
Alexandria Issues Seeking Statewide Solutions
City reviews 2017 legislative package.
From the ongoing debate over Confederate statues to the cutting edge of body-camera technology, Alexandria’s City Council considered a series of local and statewide topics to be addressed in the upcoming state legislative session.
Alexandria: John Warner Chooses Clinton
With Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate Tim Kaine joining him at Charles Houston Recreation Center on Wednesday, Sept. 28, Republican former U.S. Sen. John Warner, former chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and former Secretary of the U.S. Navy, endorsed Democratic Candidate Hillary Clinton, citing his experience working with her in the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Arlington Brief: Reevesland, County Board Divided
On the bright side: the entire Reevesland property is classified as a historic district. But for local residents who fought for the preservation of the farmhouse as county property, the Sept. 19 decision to divide the farmhouse and the surrounding property as two separate parcels was still a loss.
Alexandria: City Council Brief for 6/26
Pepper Celebrates 30 Years on Council
At the close of the 2014-2015 City Council session, members of the council watched a presentation and recalled where each was 30 years ago. For most, they were memories of playing sports as a young adult or living with their families, Councilman John Chapman was still celebrating a single-digit birthday. But for Council member Del Pepper, 1985 was memorable for an entirely different reason: it was the year she joined City Council.
Arlington: Board Adds 68 Units of Affordable Housing
The Arlington County Board solved two problems with one $10 million loan.