Arlington Letter: Help County’s Most Vulnerable
Letter to the Editor
I would like to commend new County Board members, Christian Dorsey and Katie Cristol, for their new year’s day addresses focusing our vision on rebuilding faith in Arlington government and helping the county’s most vulnerable.
Arlington Letter: More Science, Less Fear
Letter to the Editor
A recent study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics entitled “Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy and the Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children” (Boukhris 2015) may have caused unnecessary harmful repercussions among pregnant women and new mothers.
Arlington Brief: County, Hospital Negotiating
The Arlington County Board approved last month an agreement to grant Virginia Hospital Center (VHC) an option to purchase county-owned land. This agreement, reached at the board’s December meeting, will allow VHC to expand onto 5.5 acres.
Arlington Brief: Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested
The Metro Transit Police Department arrested a suspected bank robber during the evening of Jan. 8. The suspect, a 45-year-old man, was taken as he exited the Eastern Market Metro station. He was charged with bank robbery and attempted bank robbery and is currently being held pending extradition.
Arlington Brief: New ‘Open Door Mondays’
The Arlington County Board kicked off its 2016 Open Door Mondays on Monday, Jan. 4, with a session at Langston-Brown Community & Senior Center and Park.
Brief: Preserving Arlington’s Past
The county’s History Task Force has made its final recommendations to the county manager for how to preserve Arlington’s history online. Using an online survey, they garneted 450 responses, to determine how to make archival information available to residents online in the most effective way.
Arlington Brief: Booklet To Document Little Saigon
A collaboration of three Arlington organizations will create a full-color booklet to document Little Saigon, a community of Southeast Asian immigrants that sprang up in Arlington after South Vietnam fell in 1975. The booklet is titled “Echoes of Little Saigon: Southeast Asian Immigration and the Changing Faces of Arlington.”
Arlington Brief: Fire Station Task Force Named
The County Board appointed Noah Simon as chair of its Fire Station No. 8 Task Force on Dec. 15. The task force is charged with reviewing viable sites for a replacement Fire Station 8 — currently located at Lee Highway and North Culpepper Street. Simon, who served on the Arlington School Board in 2013-2014, is a former Capitol Hill staffer and previously worked for the American Red Cross.
Arlington Brief: Bank Robber Sought
A subject described as a black male in his late 30s wearing glasses, a black baseball hat, gloves, a light grey hooded sweatshirt and dark sweatpants with a plaid red scarf over his mouth robbed the Wells Fargo Bank located at 1429 South Fern Street in Arlington on Thursday, Jan. 7, at approximately 10:10 am.
Pet Photos for the Pet Connection
The Pet Connection, a twice-yearly special edition, will publish on Feb. 24, and photos and stories of your pets with you and your family should be submitted by Feb. 17.
Editorial: Budget Season Trainwreck?
County looks at “lines of business,” schools call for full funding.
Karen Garza didn’t move to Fairfax County from Texas to preside over the decline of Fairfax County Public Schools.
Design Trends for 2016
Local style gurus predict the elements that will be popular this year.
The start of the year offers an opportunity to ring in new trends, particularly when it comes to a home’s interior.
Color of the Year
Pantone honor bestowed on two colors for 2016
Two colors, Serenity (light blue) and Rose Quartz (pale pink), were recently named the Pantone Color of the Year selection for 2016.
Above a Cut
FCPS Superintendent Garza calls for no additional cuts in $2.67 billion FY 2017 budget
For Fiscal Year 2015, Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Karen Garza oversaw $96.5 million in cuts made from the school system’s annual operating budget. For FY 2016, it was $55.4 million, she said.
Residents List Priorities for General Assembly
Residents tell legislators of priorities ahead of the 60-day session of the General Assembly.
Barbara Quesada, parent of a Franklin Sherman Elementary School student, reminded the General Assembly delegation from Fairfax that Nova Firearms opened its new store right next to the McLean elementary school.
Alexandria/Mount Vernon Weekend Fun: Jan. 15-24
Entertainment
Events in Alexandria City and Mount Vernon, Va.
Vienna, Oakton Home Sales: November, 2015
In November, 2015, 75 homes sold between $1,650,000-$189,900 in the Vienna and Oakton area.
Vienna, Oakton Home Sales: November, 2015
Springfield Home Sales: November, 2015
In November, 2015, 103 Springfield homes sold between $854,000-$167,500.
Springfield Home Sales: November, 2015