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Committee of 100 to look at housing from local, regional angles

The Arlington Committee of 100’s upcoming monthly meeting will focus on whether Arlington will be able to tackle affordable and “missing-middle” housing issues on its own, or whether it will require regional collaboration to effectively address the matter. It is...

Police aim to ‘Fill the Cruiser’ for food pantry

The Arlington County Police Department will host its second annual “Fill the Cruiser” food drive for the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) on Tuesday, May 18. From 6 to 8 p.m., police will be collecting food from the public at...

Yorktown High girls soccer team stands 2-0

The Yorktown Patriots topped the McLean Highlanders, 5-4, in overtime in girls high-school soccer. Shay Montgomery, who will play in college at the University of South Carolina, and Katy Talotta, Davidson College-bound, each scored two goals for Yorktown. Nora Green...

MPA celebrates donation of Brzezinski works

The McLean Project for the Arts (MPA) has accepted the donation of much of the body of work of sculptor and longtime local resident Emilie Benes Brzezinski. The gift was announced at the arts organization’s recent “ArtSprings!” benefit, held online...

Slowly but steadily, Fairfax jobs picture brightens

Incremental progress continues to be the direction of Fairfax County’s jobs picture, but there remains a long way to go to get back to pre-pandemic norms. With 586,850 county residents employed in the civilian workforce and 28,050 looking for jobs,...

County jobless rate continues to show improvement

Although it continues to report improvements, the latest unemployment date shows Arlington’s jobless rate remains more than twice what it was at the onset of the pandemic. With 143,079 employed in the civilian workforce and 5,917 looking for work, the...

O’Connell softball team dominates

The defending state champion Bishop O’Connell High School girls softball team is off to a dominating 3-0 start, having outscored its opponents 69-0 while allowing just three hits with one no-hitter. All three games have been five-inning slaughter-rule contests, with...

Sometimes people make it too easy for car thieves

Sometime between April 25 at 10 p.m. and April 26 at 9:38 a.m., a vehicle parked in a driveway in the 3600 block of North Nelson Street was entered, then a garage-door opener was used to gain entry to...

Scaled-down ‘McLean Day’ still promises lots of fun

The McLean Community Center is getting creative in re-imagining its “McLean Day” celebration for 2021. The event, to be held May 15 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., will feature a drive-through experience in the parking lot at the center,...

Upcoming event to showcase WWII warbirds

The Capital Wing of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), based in Culpeper, is bringing its “World War II Warbird Showcase” to Warrenton-Fauquier Airport the weekend of May 22 and 23. Residents in Northern Virginia will have the opportunity to buy...

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New School Board member receives liaison assignments

New Arlington School Board member Bethany Sutton has her assignments. School Board members on Feb. 2 are expected to approve...
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