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Tie Dye and Grateful Dead Are Alive Among Local Bands
Tie Dye and Grateful Dead Are Alive Among Local Bands
Mental Health Crisis Snarls Traffic in Mount Vernon, ends Peacefully
Police respond on Tuesday at lunchtime, continued through Wednesday; and ended early Thursday morning.
Standoff in Mount Vernon
Eli Lev’s Music has Worldly Influences
Musician with local roots comes back for shows in October.
Eli Lev
Banks and Eateries Play Musical Chairs in Vienna
Some here are switching places while other bank branches are closing across the country.
Banks closing
Bicycling Skills Track Opening in Springfield
Berms, ramps and jumps to train on in Brookfield Park
Bike Skills Track
Stones Tribute Band Won’t Leave the Piggy Bank “Shattered, Shattered”
Tribute bands have the look and the sound but not the price.
Stones tribute band
Vanishing Act of The Mount Vernon Trolley Line
Tea time stops also include bootleg whiskey, bawdy houses.
Mount Vernon Trolley
Orange Line Stations Closing All Summer
Metro’s platform project continues; riders urged to seek other routes.
Last summer it was the blue line’s turn; this summer it’s the orange line stations closing, part of WMATA’s Platform Improvement Project. The Vienna, Dunn Loring, and both East and West Falls Church Metro Stations, as well as all Silver Line service, will be closed from May 23 through Sept. 7, WMATA said. West Falls Church Metro Station will remain open as both Silver and Orange Line trains can pass through the closed stations but will not stop at them.
Stay-at-Home Order Allows More Time for Road Construction in Virginia
When traffic is down, the crews extend time with lane closures, resulting in project progress.
The quarantine that seems to have no end is having some positive impacts. With most businesses closed and most people staying home most of the time, rush hours have been minimal, gas use is down, local streets are becoming the roads less traveled. For road crews, this is time to pick up the pace.
Rustic Roads in the Area Get An Update
Preservation program highlights 20 more roads in Montgomery County.
Rustic Roads
Searching for a new Superintendent for Arlington Public Schools
Public asked to contribute views: what do you want in a new superintendent?
New Superintendent
Trains Roll Again at Metro
Stations reopen with improvements, although some construction continues.
Metro opens
Looking Ahead to the Summer in Springfield and Burke
Fresh fruits and cardboard boats are coming up this summer.
Fresh fruits and cardboard boats are coming up this summer.
Wish Lists for Northern Virginia Transportation
Spring transportation meeting brings out wish lists, examines smart scale rating system.
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Grocery Store Planned for Fenced-Off Vacant Lot in Springfield
Lidl grocery store to revitalize central Springfield.
Local Pop Star Rorie Sings Her Way to the Big Time
Local Pop Star Rorie Sings Her Way to the Big Time
Community Gardens Are for Learning, Sweating and Reaping
Community Gardens Are for Learning, Sweating and Reaping
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