Using a restrictive covenant in a 1938 deed, neighbors in the Tara-Leeway Heights neighborhood convinced a developer to build a single-family home instead of a duplex. The home, 1313 N. Harrison Street, is not far from a wall that separated the historically Black neighborhood of Hall's Hill from single-family-home subdivisions originally built exclusively for white
Last month, some neighbors told a developer they would "oppose any attempt to obtain permits" for a duplex in the Tara-Leeway Heights neighborhood, and the developer backed down. McLean-based BeaconCrest Homes bought a single-family home at 1313 N. Harrison Street, an area residents have dubbed "Larchmont." When it announced to neighbors its plans to build a
After a summer lull, politicking in Arlington is back in full swing. For candidates, the first big stop on the campaign trail was an in-person and virtual forum hosted by the Arlington County Civic Federation, or CivFed, last night (Tuesday). Democrat and Republican candidates for the state legislature outlined their top social and economic goals,