OAR's Project Winter Cheer Program
There’s still time to help with OAR's Project Winter Cheer.
Virtual or In-Person in Arlington
What should “back to school” look like during a pandemic?
Sept. 8, early October, November and now 2021.
Giving Thanks for Local Help: Arlington Nonprofits Deserve Your Help
Giving Thanks for Local Help: Arlington Nonprofits Deserve Your Help
Delivery Changes, But Cheer Remains the Same in Arlington
Cars line up in the Harrison Shopping Center parking lot on Nov. 20 to drop off toys at the contactless, drive-thru Fill the Cruiser Holiday Toy Drive event.
Pavilion Fenced Off as Site for SEEC Workers in Arlington
The pavilion on South 27th Street and Shirlington Road sits empty after 20 years of serving as a meeting place for Shirlington Employment and Education Center (SEEC) workers.
Glenstone Museum To Close Temporarily
All scheduled visits cancelled at least through the end of December
Glenstone Museum will temporarily close beginning on Wednesday, Nov. 25.
Sewer, Expansion at Glen and Travilah?
Citizens group hears plans for added commerce at Travilah and Glen Roads.
The West Montgomery County Citizens Association hosted developers Guy Semmes and Robert Eisinger at its November meeting, to hear plans for future development at Potomac Oak Center and the recently renovated white house across the street.
Where to Give Locally in the Potomac Area
Local nonprofits need your help to help others for the holidays during the pandemic.
We list many kinds of nonprofits in and around Potomac: food banks, animal adoption, arts, environment, housing; find what appeals to you, and pitch in.
Opinion: Column: A Question of Time
Let us presume, for the sake of this column, that I only have papillary thyroid cancer stage IV, and that my years as a non small cell lung cancer patient, also stage IV, are over.
Seniors and the Flu
Getting vaccinated can reduce hospital visits and admissions during anticipated shortage due to COVID-19
While shopping for dinner on a recent Wednesday afternoon, Roger Whitehead spotted a sign near the pharmacy of a grocery store near his home in Alexandria.
Artifacts Tell the Nation’s Story at the New Army Museum
The display cases, first-hand accounts and newsreel footage showcased in the museum.
In 1861, when the Civil War was just starting, Capt. Josiah Sawell was attacked by a pro-secession mob while passing through Baltimore with the 6th Massachusetts Volunteer infantry.
The Potomac River, a Stalling Recovery?
Cleaner than it was in 2011 when it got a D, but “its recovery is plateauing.”
While the Potomac River is clearly not what the Washington Post in 1951 called an “open sewer,” for the first time in a decade, the river’s health has declined, reported the Potomac Conservancy last month, falling from a grade of B to B- and still unsafe for swimming or fishing.
Expunging the Record
Democrats are divided on how to clear charges and convictions.
House Democrats and Senate Democrats are deadlocked over how people accused of minor crimes should be able to clear their records, a clash that has stalled action for now on one of the most important criminal-justice reform efforts on the agenda for Democrats now that they have seized control of the General Assembly.
Remembering Harry Covert
Noted journalist, relief worker, dies at 80
Harry Covert was a proud, born and bred Virginian.
ArPets: Appreciating Our Pets this Thanksgiving
Local rescues are reporting that pet adoption is at an all-time high with more people working from home and looking for joy and companionship.
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