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Eden Brown

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Judge Declares EHO Policy Void on Four Counts

Startling decision seen as step to reset drastic housing policy changes.

Arlington County Courtroom 11A was packed as Circuit Court Judge David Schell issued his judgment in the case Marcia Nordgren et al vs Arlington County Board. It was, as one observer said afterwards, truly a David and Goliath story. It was also an issue on which candidates for the Arlington County Board had sparred.

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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Arlington …

But didn’t have time to find out

I thought I knew everything about Arlington. And I did know most of what is in Barbara Noe Kennedy’s book “100 Things to do in Arlington Virginia Before You Die.”

Deer Must be Managed in Arlington: Residents Asked to Weigh In

To Kill, Sterilize, Repel, or Contain?

Deer Must be Managed in Arlington: Residents Asked to Weigh In

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’Kibbutz Blinken’ Keeps Angry Vigil for 150 Days and Counting

Multi-generational, multi-ethnic protesters want Blinken to take action

Multi-generational, multi-ethnic protesters want Blinken to take action

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Some Unaware Aware It Was Election Day

Primaries are often low turnout events, but only 11 percent voted on June 18

Apparently, a lot of people didn’t know Tuesday, June 18 was Primary Election Day.

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Second Annual ‘Hike for Her’ Raises Funds for Afghan GIrls

Arlington-based non-profit Ascend Afghanistan celebrates 10th year

Marina LeGree and her team have been teaching Afghan girls how to climb mountains since 2014. While living and working in Afghanistan, LeGree saw a need, and an opportunity, to unlock the leadership skills of young women using the mountains surrounding their homes as a classroom.

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Tour de Clarendon Careens Around Corners in Arlington

Brendon Rhim wins Sunday’s Clarendon Cup 2024

It’s a short one kilometer route that turns sharp corners at Clarendon, Wilson, and Washington Boulevards — one hundred times. That is what makes the Armed Forces Cycling Classic (AFCC) so challenging. The 100 km race goes around 300 corners, each time potentially ending in a crash, as happened a few times on Sunday.

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Flowers, Coins, and Tears: Veterans Honored at Arlington Cemetery

Volunteers collected and placed 140,000 flowers on graves.

The Memorial Day Flowers Foundation brought 140,000 flowers for its annual floral tribute at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day.

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Arlington’s 9th Street Quartet Wows Crowd at St. George's Church

... and manages to tie in Jane Austen to Schubert

Music wows

New Harris Teeter in Arlington Emphasizes Customer Experience

Store offers upgraded shop and a bar in the heart of Ballston

Harris Teeter

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Arlington’s Casual Adventure Seeks Socks to Recycle

Socks are one of the most thrown out clothing item, clogging landfills

"There is a tremendous enthusiasm for the whole repurpose movement. People love the idea of finding a new home or a new way to use something that would otherwise be discarded. Casual Adventure goes above and beyond to reach out to the community to make people more aware of the program. Year after year, people continue to find socks to bring in. Casual Adventure has always ranked in the top 10 nationally which is a win/win for everybody involved." — Mitchell McGuinness, Smartwool Regional Representative

We Struggle with the Aftermath of Oct. 7

Quakers, Muslims, Rabbis preach: “We must find the humanity in each other.”

Israel

Just Kidding: 95 Baby Goats and Counting

Two farmers in Mercersburg bring a little good nature to Westover

The Farmers in the Dale

First Free Pop Up Shop To Become Annual Event

Almost 2,000 pieces of clothing found new homes (instead of the landfill).

Pop Up

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J.D. Spain Launches Campaign for Arlington County Board

15 year resident, activist and veteran wants a seat at the table

Arlington County Board

Arlington Students Collect Clothes for Free Pop Up Shop

EcoAction Arlington and other local groups support ‘swap don't shop’ event

pop up shop

Virginia General Assembly Needs Input From Voters

Priority legislation outlined by Virginia Grassroots Coalition

VOTE

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Winter Solstice Concert is a Sublime Celebration of Arts

Ninth Street Quartet Offers a rare moment for retreat and reflection

Music

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Too Many Dogs and Cats, Not Enough Fosters

Fostering in Arlington is easy, supported by staff, and rewarding

Fostering in Arlington is easy, supported by staff, and rewarding

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Natalie Roy Launches Campaign for Arlington County Board

The 32-year resident and ‘bicycle realtor’ wants a seat at the table

Realtor running

Opinion: Zachary Taylor Missed the Point

But then, he DOES work for the plastics industry (response to the response to ‘10 Things You Can Do’)

Opinion

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’VOTE!’ Say the Little Blue Rocks

Popping up all over Arlington, blue rocks remind Virginians to vote every year, but this election is not like others.

Blue Rocks

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Arlington’s Ballston Wetland Opens

No beavers, but green and speckled frogs plus trash seen

Arlington Wetlands

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Sidewalk Spots and Parking Spots

Sidewalks get “Spot treatment” in Country Club Hills, car data collected from parking spots

Cars in Arlington

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10 Things You Can Do To Sustain Arlington

Sustainability

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Can You Guess The Name of This Squash?

Arlington Lee Cleaners’ vegetable patch has a mystery vegetable

Vegetables

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J.D. Spain Receives Luminary Leadership Award

Local activist ran in county board primary as leader who gets things done.

Award

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EcoAction Arlington Seeks To Get Residents Involved

Getting Arlington residents to take responsibility for climate is focus

Eco Action

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July Fourth on a Street in Arlington

Small is beautiful on Albemarle Street

Parade

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Arlington Has a New Cooperative Bike Shop

Nonprofit helps get bikes to those in need, offers fix-it locale

Bike shop

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Flag Day in Arlington Out of Fashion?

Why do we fly the flag on June 14?

Flag Day

Dogs for Adoption

Adopt dogs

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Jake’s Ice Cream Provides Jobs for Adults with Disabilities

Robin Rinearson receives Eleanor Sue Finkelstein Inclusion and Disabilities Award

Jakes Ice Cream

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Arlington Women's Civic Alliance Raises 30K for Free Clinic

Arlington groups benefit from efforts of Alliance since 1993

clinic

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Candidate Q&A: Jonathan Dromgoole

Candidate Q&A: Jonathan Dromgoole

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Candidate Q&A: Maureen Coffey

Candidate Q&A: Maureen Coffey

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Candidate Q&A: Natalie Roy

Candidate Q&A: Natalie Roy

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’Art for a Cause’ Gets Huge Global Response

Four Thousand Collages from Ukraine, Brazil … and Arlington; Collages will be on display until May 25

Art

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Ramadan Tent Iftar Brings Northern Virginia Muslims Together

Local Muslims celebrate unity and democratic values

Ramadan

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Planting Trees To Relieve Future Heat

Previous work mapping hotspots informs placement of canopy trees by Marymount students and tree stewards.

Trees

Pitch in Some Food Scraps in Arlington

Four reasons to embrace Arlington’s Compostables

Food Scraps

Marymount Students Celebrate Holi

Festival of color marks the end of winter for many around the world

Marymount

Students Showcase Arlington's Language Programs

Learning languages is more than conjugations

Arlington Schools

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Jake’s Ice Cream Shop is a Love Story

(It takes) a village called Jake’s

Cake shop

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Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Opens in Arlington

Sit back, relax and enjoy your cocktail and truffle popcorn

Cinema Drafthouse

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Restaurant Week Is Over in Arlington

People come out to eat for the deals, and to try something new.

Restaurants

Glad I Flunked My Home Safety Check?

Arlington County Fire Department does free safety check

Fire safety

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