County News
Arlington County Board Moves to Preserve 68 Affordable Westover Units
The County Board today moved to preserve 68 affordable apartments in the Westover neighborhood, approving a $10.9 million Affordable Housing Investment Fund allocation to the non-profit Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH).
Arlington to Put Temporary Fire Station 10 on Wilson School Site
The County Board today accepted the County Manager’s recommendation to put a temporary fire station on the Wilson School site, after extensive public engagement and examination of two dozen potential sites.
Planning a Better Park, Green Space for Rosslyn
The County Board approved a blueprint for a dynamic park in the heart of Rosslyn. A robust community process led to the development of the Rosslyn Highlands Park+ Coordinated Open Space Plan, the conceptual plan for a park that will be part of an even bigger project that will include a new schools, affordable housing, an office building and a new Fire Station 10.
Improvement Coming to Aurora Hills Community Center, Intersection
The County Board approved contracts to upgrade Aurora Hills Community & Senior Center & Library and a busy intersection at Lee Highway and North Glebe Road.
E-CARE, Arlington’s Fall Recycling Day, Set for Sept. 24
Arlington holds its fall Environmental Collection and Recycling Event (E-CARE) on Saturday, Sept. 24 at Thomas Jefferson Middle School.
September County Board Meeting Agenda Preview
Highlights for the September County Board Meeting include action on Westover Village affordable housing, a temporary location for Fire Station No. 10 and more.
Arlington Tourism Generates Record Revenues for County and Commonwealth in 2015
Arlington County continues to lead Virginia in the tourism revenues the County generates.
Media Alert: Release Event for Arlington History Booklet “Echoes of Little Saigon”
The new full-color booklet, "Echoes of Little Saigon: Vietnamese Immigration and the Changing Face of Arlington" — a collaboration led by the County’s Cultural Affairs Division working with the Historic Preservation Program and Arlington Public Library’s Center for Local History — will be introduced at an annual traditional event for the Vietnamese community: the Trung Thu Children’s Festival.
Public Safety News
- Arlington to Put Temporary Fire Station 10 on Wilson School Site
- Police Investigate Morning Pedestrian Collision
- Police Seek Assistance in Identifying Grand Larceny Suspects Caught on Surveillance Camera
- REMINDER: Officers to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint
- September County Board Meeting Agenda Preview