(Updated 1 p.m.) The County Board is directing $500,000 in federal coronavirus stimulus and recovery funding towards closing a digital divide that the pandemic has made impossible to ignore. "Broadband connectivity is not a luxury, it is essential for households," County Board member Christian Dorsey said. Dorsey said the digital divide between households with broadband internet
With Arlington and Northern Virginia poised to begin a Phase 1 reopening on Friday, the Arlington County Board today took a first step towards allowing more business to be conducted outdoors during the pandemic. A growing body of scientific evidence has found that coronavirus spreads primarily in confined, indoor settings. That's why Virginia's Phase 1 reopening
A proposal to expand public television station WETA's Shirlington headquarters has been approved by the Arlington County Board. The station is planning to construct a four-story addition between the existing office building, at 3939 Campbell Avenue, and its parking garage. The 17,000 square foot addition would then house the WETA studios that produce the national PBS
Basket, a startup that produces a mobile app for saving money while grocery shopping, has moved from the District to Clarendon. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe,
After months of planning, Arlington County is preparing to enter the first phase of its "Missing Middle Housing Study." The study will look at whether the