Three years into his tenure as Penrose Neighborhood Association president, Alex Sakes can proudly say he got a grocery store to corral its shopping carts roaming Columbia Pike.
After a late July tempest plunged roughly 35,000 Arlington residents into darkness, ARLnow posed a pressing question to Virginia's largest electric utility: Why not move all power lines underground? The short answer is red tape and price. Local elected officials have been interested in burying power lines since the 1980s, as doing so can reduce power After a severe storm left nearly 35,000 customers in Arlington (83,000 across Northern Virginia) without power in late July, some county residents are once again asking about the feasibility of burying overhead power lines.
(Updated at 4 p.m.) Recently, a family of five with three boys bought a two-bedroom home with a den in Arlington, thanks in part to a little-known county program that helps first-time homebuyers secure a mortgage with small loans. "They were completely comfortable with that," says Karen Serfis, a program manager with Latino Economic Development
VA Senate 40th District Primary Results: Favola Wins: AP - Arlington, VA - Sen. Barbara Favola won the Democratic primary for Virginia's Senate District 40, according to the AP.
(Updated at 11:30 a.m.) Earlier this month, Virginia House of Delegates 2nd District candidate Kevin Saucedo-Broach dropped out of the race to take care of a family member. But when he announced this decision, he said a recurring conversation on the campaign trail will stick with him and inform his advocacy going forward. The topic