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Extended Mall Hours for Black Friday — Arlington’s two biggest shopping malls will be open earlier than usual for the traditional post-Thanksgiving shop-a-thon known as Black Friday. Ballston Common...
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The Curious Grape to Reopen — There will soon be two competing boutique wine and cheese stores in Shirlington. The Curious Grape, which moved out of its storefront in Shirlington Village earlier this...
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Shakespeare in Klingon Coming to Artisphere
Klingon is making a theatrical comeback in Arlington. Less than two years after the Arlington-based Washington Shakespeare Company made headlines with an evening of Shakespeare performed in the...
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Photos: ‘Mindset’ at H-B Woodlawn Auditorium
A unique original theatrical production, created entirely by Arlington high school students, premiered last night at the H-B Woodlawn auditorium. ‘Mindset’ is a show “about an artist’s inner battle...
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Citizen Feedback on Streetcar Mostly Negative – The Washington Post counted all 270 citizen comments received by the Pike Transit Initiative regarding the planned Columbia Pike streetcar. Of the...
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Boathouse Meeting Today — A public meeting regarding a proposed boathouse along Arlington’s Potomac River shoreline is being held tonight. The National Park Service is holding the meeting at...
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W-L Softball Field Approved — The Arlington County Board has unanimously approved use permits for a new softball field at Washington-Lee High School. The $1 million field will include lighting,...
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Lubber Run To Host Trio Of Shows This Weekend
The Lubber Run Amphitheater will host a trio of events this weekend, including a Shakespeare play and a Hawaiian music and hula concert. Lubber Run’s summer series of free outdoor shows will offer a...
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Burning of Joan of Arc Prompts ACFD Response to H-B Woodlawn
(Updated at 8:30 p.m.) The H-B Woodlawn middle school production of Shakespeare’s Henry VI brought down the house and brought in the fire department over the weekend. The play, directed by fine arts...
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Central Library Renovations — Updated at 9:25 a.m. — A number of renovations are in progress at Arlington Central Library. The changes include new carpeting, structural maintenance and a new Digital...
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Furloughed Workers Voting Absentee? — The pace of absentee voting in Arlington has nearly doubled since the federal government shutdown, perhaps the result of furloughed workers casting ballots in...
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‘Oklahoma’ Becomes ‘Snowklahoma’ for Local Theater Group
A local theater group is starting to refer to their February production of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical classic “Oklahoma” as “Snowklahoma” after yesterday’s major snowstorm made rehearsing...
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Wakefield HS Theater to Perform Monty Python Musical
Wakefield High School’s theater department is conducting a performance of the Tony Award-winning musical “Spamalot,” based on the comedic film classic “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” The production...
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Arbiter or Actor? Arlington Judge Embraces Both Roles
(Updated at 2:05 p.m.) A local judge is taking his talents from the bench to the stage in an upcoming musical. Hon. William T. Newman Jr., who serves as chief judge on the Arlington Circuit Court,...
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Vornado Scraps Development Proposals — Ahead of the closing of its merger with JBG, Vornado has indefinitely put on hold a number of development proposals, including: all but one building of its...
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Park Upgrades Approved — At its meeting last night, the Arlington County Board approved contracts that will “upgrade the playgrounds and picnic shelter at Oakgrove Park and add a restroom/picnic...
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