2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (341+ words) A former Walgreens on Langston Blvd is being converted to host a seven-week arts extravaganza. The 5,000 square feet of space will provide the backdrop for a succession of mini-galleries featuring the work of dozens of Arlington Artists Alliance members, plus…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (402+ words) Arlington Public Schools kicked off the school year with an enrollment of 27,173, down 1.6% from last year. The figure, which counts students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, is down from 27,603 reported during the first week of the 2025-26 school year. It is off…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (308+ words) Markers honoring dozens more people once enslaved in Arlington are slated to be installed by the end of the year. The Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington project has been in the process of installing “stumbling stones,” brass markers embedded in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (192+ words) The Arlington County Courthouse has begun allowing visitors to carry cellphones, laptops and other electronics inside, lifting a longstanding ban on the devices. The change went into effect on July 1 in compliance with a new state law. Devices had previously…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (104+ words) LadyBug Academy’s Spanish Immersion Program is now open and enrolling! Arlington families have a new opportunity to give their children an early start in Spanish. LadyBug Academy’s Spanish Immersion Program introduces Spanish naturally through play, storytelling, hands-on activities, and everyday…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (911+ words) Arlington Community High School celebrated its arrival at a new, permanent location in Pentagon City on Friday. Hundreds turned out for the celebration at 1450 S. Eads Street, a more than 30,000-square-foot space donated by Amazon at its HQ2 campus. “What a moment,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (364+ words) Today (Monday) is the first day of class at Arlington Public Schools, and the school system is just over 99% staffed up to welcome its 27,000 students. “We’re looking forward to welcoming them all back,” Superintendent Francisco Durán said at the Aug....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (175+ words) 2807 North Glebe Road Arlington, VA – More than 40 Arlington-based artists will present work in “Off the Grid,” an exhibition at Marymount University’s Barry Gallery from Sept. 3 to Oct. 28. The show is organized to coincide with the ninth annual Arlington Visual Art…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (332+ words) Ten new speed cameras will be watching Arlington school zones when classes resume next week, bringing the county’s total to 35. Ticketing at existing camera locations starts Monday, Aug. 31 — the first day of classes for Arlington Public Schools. The new and…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (216+ words) NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, 8-session educational program for family, significant others, and friends of people with mental health conditions. It is a designated evidence-based program. This means that research shows that the program significantly improves the coping and problem-solving…...