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Missing Middle Housing Moves Ahead

Months of protests include “Reality Check Rally” that drew hundreds last Sunday.

Housing

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The Dress With a Story in Arlington

The dress to wear to the first annual Teacher’s Festival which Dr. Soyini Richards founded to honor teachers

Dress

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Opera NOVA Supports Children’s Opera

Annual concert brunch helps opera reach 55,000 children since it began

Opera

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Small Business Saturday in Arlington

The Saturday after Thanksgiving, this year, Nov. 26, celebrates small businesses.

Small Business Saturday

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Frozen Hands Cart Home Frozen Turkeys at AFAC Turkey Week

You can help with near record need for food assistance.

Turkey

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Arlington Celebrates its Heritage

Festival

Conversations with a Chef in Arlington

The Arlington Chefs of Restaurant week.

Chefs in Arlington

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Community Mourns NAACP Leader

Kent Carter killed in Turks & Caicos ambush.

NAACP Leader

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St. Ann’s Celebrates 75 Years

Fall fair offers something for all ages and all tastes

St Ann's

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Wherever You Are There’s A Taco Nearby

Taco taco everywhere

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Eat Fresh at a Market Near You

Markets

Household Pets Flee Violence, Too

Cleaning supplies, sheets, garbage bags and cat beds. Doorways has a wish list

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Sing the Summer Away

It’s never too early to begin your opera career.

Deliberation on Major Housing Proposal Enters Homestretch

County proposes county-wide change from single to multi-family zoning

Competing signs and loud vocalizations characterized the deep divide between the proponents and opponents of the Arlington County...

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Nothing Like Opera in Person

It is a sunny Sunday afternoon on June 5, and Opera NOVA is back...

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AHC Commits to Success for Low-Income Students

Forty-two low-income high school students celebrated College Signing Day hosted by AHC, Inc. who sponsors the College and Career Readiness Program.

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The Best Way To Solve Violence Is To Get Ahead of It

Teaching middle school and high school students to know what a healthy relationship with a peer looks like, what are the boundaries, and conflict resolution.

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A Local Gem Sparkles No More

Jeweler closes

SEEC gift

Gift

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Culpepper Garden Celebrates First Responders

First Responders

Mask Mandate—Yes or No?

Masks

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The Show Must Go On in Arlington

Cinderella

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Let it Snow, Let it Snow

Snow

What to Put in That Christmas Stocking

Christmas stocking

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Bag It?—Not Any More

Arlington to consider a new five-cent tax for each plastic bag.

Bag Tax

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Stop on the Corner for Brats and Tunes

Pastry Shoppe

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Outpouring of Local Help for Afghan Refugees

The need is great for volunteers, monetary donations and more.

Thousands of Afghan refugees have landed at Dulles Airport in recent days.

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Senior Olympics Profile Orienteering

Which way is north again?

Grab a compass and detailed topographical map and head out over unfamiliar terrain to navigate a set course in the fastest time.

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Lucky Danger Adds Twist to Chinese-American Food in Arlington

New take-out opens in Westport

Lucky Danger opened with much anticipation July 21 at Arlington’s Westport behind Pentagon City.

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Silver Anniversary, Grande Finale

Last performance for Bowen McCauley Dance Company to celebrate final performance, at Kennedy Center

Lucy Bowen has decided to go out with a bang.

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Rock Spring UCC in Arlington Donates $24,000 to Power Rural Clinics in India During COVID

One man’s journey lights a village.

Save a life with a reliable solar panel in a medical clinic in rural India.

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Northern Virginia Senior Olympics Opens 39th Year in September

Step up and claim your Olympic medal awarded after each event.