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Progress is being made on an expansion plan for public broadcaster WETA’s Shirlington offices. The plan is to construct a four-story addition between the existing office building, at 3939 Campbell Avenue,…

Nicklas Backstrom is loving dad life in Arlington. Backstrom recently signed a new five-year, $46 million contract to remain with the Washington Capitals. In addition to being the second all-time…

The Salsa Room is moving out next month, and other tenants are being put on short-term leases. All signs point to the planned redevelopment of the Fillmore Gardens Shopping Center,…

This report is published every weekday, except County holidays. The information in each report covers significant criminal incidents generally from the day before; reports published on Monday cover the preceding…

If you’ve been fretting over where to find second-hand clothes, accessories and oddities on Columbia Pike, worry no more, the Goodwill retail store at 4714 Columbia Pike is scheduled to…

The Arlington County Board voted yesterday to advertise a maximum tax rate that will, at most, keep the current rate steady. The action comes amid rising property assessments that will…

News that was making news in years gone by.

News of interest to active seniors in Arlington.

News of the achievements of local students and members of the Armed Forces.

Cites increased assessments, revenues CY 2020 tax rate will be adopted in April, along with FY 2021 Budget FY 2021 Budget hearing March 31, Tax rate hearing April 2 The…

Arlington Public Schools will close next Tuesday, March 3, due to the primary elections. The Super Tuesday primary in Virginia is expected to draw large crowds to the polls, as…

The Arlington County Board voted Tuesday to authorize a Letter of Intent with Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia—the first step to turning the historic Reevesland farmhouse into a group home for individuals with developmental disabilities. The group

SOPHOMORE GUARD Zoraida Icabalceta and the Mustangs will have to win one more game on the road if they want their season to go to the Class 3 state tournament.…

By Ari Autor JUNIOR RYAN YORK (left) finishes second during the 50 Yard Freestyle event last weekend. Freestyle was Mason’s strongest event as both the girls and boys finished in…

Three different testing dates are coming up in March for Falls Church City Public School students. The Writing SOL for 8th graders will be on March 2 and 3. The…

CALLS FOR SERVICE SUMMARY: Date Covered: 02/25/2020 Total calls for Service: 1263 Total Domestic Related Calls for Service: 24 Total Persons Experiencing Mental Health Crisis Calls for Service: 18 Total…

Falls Church resident Sara Fitzgerald will talk about her new novel, “The Poet’s Girl,” and sign copies of the book at One More Page Books (220 N. Westmoreland St., Arlington)…

The Washington region has now seen 40 consecutive months of year-over-year growth in home values, with January’s median sales price the highest for that month in a decade, according to…

An illustration of townhouses proposed by EYA for the Graham Park Plaza property. The EYA development company is planning a 180-unit townhouse community on the western part of the Graham Park…

The Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) will activate its SoberRide program across the region for St. Patrick’s Day.

More than 850,000 Virginians in 2019 took the steps necessary to get a “REAL ID”-compliant driver’s license or identity card, but perhaps twice that many are still in need of…

(Photo: News-Press) CAROLINA LARQUE VAZQUEZ (left), for almost 20 years an outstanding personal banker at the Wells Fargo branch at 1000 W. Broad in Falls Church, retired last Friday.Read Local…

Oakton High School graduate and girls basketball standout Jasmine Thomas has been selected to the Virginia High School League’s Sports Hall of Fame.

George Mason High School’s robotics team, 1418, has been working on this year’s robot design. They are more than halfway through the build season, which began at the start of…

Singers who belong to the non-profit Lake Ridge Chorale have been belting out notes for a decade.

The Fredericksburg Nationals will be playing their home opener in a brand new “state of the art” facility on April 23.

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Hal Parrish II is hanging up the mayor’s sash a the end of the year. The three-term Manassas City mayor announced he won’t seek reelection this fall.

Prince William County Public Schools officials are monitoring the Coronavirus outbreak.

When drivers head out on Manassas streets might want to take it slower, and be extra cautious.Traffic crashes in Manassas at 5-year high

A mixed-use development has been proposed for a parking lot in downtown Manassas.

An Ashland man was arrested Tuesday after his firearm discharged and fired a bullet into his neighbor’s kitchen wall, according to police.

Runners and families can share meals with motivating Marines to prepare for the Marine Corps Marathon.

A Manassas woman is being held without bond on child neglect, DUI and drug charges after police say she drove her vehicle off the road and struck a traffic-light pole,…

“I have a huge problem with this project. It is very dense,” Supervisor Jeanine Lawson said. “I struggle with that.” The post Brentsville Supervisor Still of Critical Devlin Road Residential…

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors rejected Tuesday night an option to replace the county’s animal shelter with a renovated veterinary clinic in Manassas Park and renovations to the…

Tan France, a style guru who is on Netflix’s makeover show “Queer Eye,” made an unexpected stop to Reston over the weekend. The fashion designer and celebrity author stopped by…

Great Falls has taken a tiny hit in Bloomberg’s annual index of the richest place in the D.C. area. The community ranks #20 on the list, down from #16 last…

The Reston Association’s Design Review Board bid farewell to two longtime architects and board members this month. Richard Newlon, who served on the board for 21 years, and Neal Roseberry,…

Voting in the 2020 Reston Association Board of Directors election will run from March 2 through April 3. This is the last candidate profile. Featured here is Sarah Selvaraj-Dsouza, who is running against Paul Berry…

Voting in the 2020 Reston Association Board of Directors election will run from March 2 through April 3. This is the last candidate profile. Featured here is Paul Berry, who is running against Sarah Selvaraj-Dsouza for…

The real estate tax could increase by three cents in the next fiscal year if the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors accepts a budget proposed by County Executive Bryan Hill.…

An addiction treatment center for drugs and alcohol recently announced its plans to expand into the Reston area. Sandstone Care specializes in addiction treatment and care for young adults and teens.…

Three local businesses decided to partner on a brand new monthly book and tea pairing for people looking for book lovers and stay-cationers. The program, which makes its debut on…

Sweetgreen has requested permission from Fairfax County to renovate property down the block from its current location 11935 Democracy Drive in Reston, according to county documents. The chain salad restaurant submitted…

Local boat owners are protesting Reston Association’s enforcement of boat-related rules after the homeowner’s association sent out a batch of letters threatening legal action earlier this month. While the letters…

Burglary Reported on Friday — A burglar broke into a home on the 1500 block of Cameron Crescent Drive on Friday and stole personal property. Information about the incident was…

Brace yourselves, Restonians: the next South Beach could be on the shores of Lake Anne. According to the Facebooks, Tan France of the Queer Eye teevee series was out at…

Cranes and crews are busy working on a new office tower near the Greensboro Metro station in Tysons. Tysons Biergarten’s former site will soon become a 383,000-square-foot office tower with…

Stationery and gift company Paper Source is set to open its doors in The Boro tomorrow (Thursday). An employee at the store told Tysons Reporter about the store’s planned opening at 1643 Boro…

A new apprenticeship program in Tysons will allow a wide range of job seekers in the technology industry to get a foothold in the workforce. The initiative welcomed 10 apprentices…

The Vienna Town Council recently revisited the idea of installing new sidewalks within three neighborhoods. After a former councilmember Maud Robinson donated a chunk of money in her will for the…

Editor’s Note — This is a guest post written by Saira Uttamchandani, an eighth-grader and Falls Church resident, that was submitted by her mom Komal Mohindra. The story has been lightly edited.  …

Hei Hei Tiger is now serving up Cantonese cuisine in Tysons Galleria’s Urbanspace. The new eatery is from the team behind Tiger Fork in D.C. and opened yesterday (Tuesday) in the mall,…

The Athleta store in Tysons Corner Center plans to offer a monthly fitness bootcamp starting this weekend. The free bootcamps are set to take place at the Fashion Court on…

The Market at Tysons Corner has closed its doors at Tysons Corner Center. In the summer, the market relocated into a smaller space on the second level near Nordstrom. “Tysons Market…

Fairfax County is seeking proposals that would revamp the former home of the Container Store into a pop-up space. The site sits across from Embassy Suites by Hilton by the…

After months of deliberation, the Vienna Town Council still has not decided on a course of action for the parking situation for the upcoming redesign of the Patrick Henry Library.…

The Langley School, a private school in McLean, wants a multi-million-dollar makeover. Today (Tuesday), the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved issuing $21,000,000 in revenue bonds by the Fairfax County…

British music enthusiasts may soon be able to enjoy food and drink at an upcoming live performance venue in Vienna. The Hawk & Griffin Pub wants to offer guests a…

The coronavirus deterred one Ashburn woman from taking a trip she planned, now she said she's not able to get her travel insurance refund.        

The Millbrook Pioneers rallied from a six-point halftime deficit to defeat the Tuscarora Huskies 64-60 in the Region 4C girls' basketball semifinals Tuesday night in Winchester.

Two representatives of the Loudoun County Public Schools Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee publicly called for School Board member John Beatty's resignation during Tuesday night's meeting.

Juddson Matthew Jackson, 28, was hit by a train and killed in West Palm Beach, FL, on Thursday, February 13, 2020.Born Monday, January 13, 1992, in Warrenton, VA, he was…

Our loving mother, Jane Elizabeth Frye, born February 12, 1928, passed away on February 17, 2020. Her late husband was Charles Eugene Frye. She is survived by her children, Margaret…

Alan Chauncey Case, of Hamilton, VA, died February 22, 2020, at INOVA Fairfax Hospital, at the age of 60. Alan was born August 27, 1959, in Alexandria, VA. He was…

Thomas Francis Moorcones, 87, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on February 9, 2020. Tom is the son of Anthony P. and Mary H. Moorcones. He was born in…

Alice V. Lucas passed February 12, 2020, at home in Leesburg, VA. Funeral services were held February 19, 2020 at Providence Baptist Church. For a full obituary and online condolences…

Michelle LaMay Forgash, of Leesburg, Virginia, passed away peacefully sur-rounded by her family on February 18, at 4:35 p.m. after a long battle with colon cancer. She was 48 years…

Charles J. Ford Jr. (October 18, 1927 to February 22, 2020) was born in Round Hill, VA, to Charles J. Ford and Ruth Bridges. He attended VPI and SU before…

The former Leesburg Vintner space on King Street will soon become Leesburg Gourmet.

868 Estate Vineyards won Virginia’s top wine honor on Tuesday evening, taking home the 2020 Virginia Governor’s Cup for the vineyard’s 2017 Vidal Blanc Passito. This marks the first time…

ALEXANDRIA, VA – Helbiz, a global leader in micro-mobility, has been awarded a permit to operate both its innovative e-bikes and e-scooters in Alexandria, making it the only company to offer…

Alexandria, VA  Today is the day the semifinalist list of James Beard Award nominees is presented. Watch for the down select on March 25 to five finalists, and the winners are…

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors say a former neo-Nazi leader in Texas has been arrested and charged with a series phony bomb threats made in Virginia. Twenty-six-year-old John C. Denton…

Holmes Run Trail was pummeled in the epic rainstorm in July 2019 and had to be closed. (Photo: City of Alexandria)ALEXANDRIA, VA – Alexandria City Manager Mark Jinks has proposed…

City Manager Proposes Funding to Reopen Storm-Damaged Portions of Holmes Run Trail: http://alexandriava.gov/113877 . pic.twitter.com/LsiHiP00Nc

Alexandria, VA – The City of Alexandria has launched a new customer service initiative called Alex311, to connect customers to more than 175 City services in a variety of convenient…

The City has launched Alex311 ( @AlexandriaVA311), a new initiative to connect customers to more than 175 City services in a variety of convenient ways. The service includes new web,…

The MacDonald Family gave back to ACPS because they know the Sensory Room can help other children like their son Daniel. (Photo: ACPS)ALEXANDRIA, VA – Daniel MacDonald was just six-years old…

Did you know that city residents Lillie Finklea and Louise Massoud helped to protect a Civil War-era African American burial ground? Learn more and celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth with City events, activities…

The Alexandria City Council has decided to allow the Potomac Riverboat Company to begin operating its water taxi commuter service a half-hour earlier at 6 a.m. instead of 6:30 a.m.…

The library at T.C. Williams High School provides a great source of escapism for our teenage students. The shelves are lined with 17,000 books, and the amazing librarians are on…

By Steve Houk  livingonmusic.com Looking at things from a bird’s eye view — maybe one of an Osprey or Cooper’s Hawk sailing over his home in Oregon — Patterson Hood has a…