ARLINGTON, Va. – Arlington County Board Chair Mary Hughes Hynes today named the development of a blueprint for deeper, broader civic engagement as her top priority in 2012. Speaking at the Arlington County Board’s first meeting of the New Year, Hynes unveiled her “PLACE — Participation, Leadership And Civic Engagement” initiative, saying it will provide [...]
ARLINGTON, VA. – The Arlington County Police Department’s Homicide/Robbery Unit announces the arrest of a bank robbery suspect. The suspect is charged with two bank robberies. One robbery took place yesterday at a PNC Bank in Clarendon, and the other robbery occurred at a Bank of America on Columbia Pike last week. Rafi Khan, 23, [...]
ARLINGTON, VA. – The Arlington County Police Department’s Robbery Unit is seeking the public’s help to identify a man who robbed an Arlington bank Thursday morning, December 22, 2011. The suspect entered the PNC in the 2600 block of Clarendon Boulevard at approximately 9:50 a.m. on Thursday, December 22, 2011. He implied that he had [...]
The Arlington County Police Department’s Robbery Unit is seeking the public’s help to identify a man who robbed an Arlington bank this afternoon. The suspect entered the Bank of America in the 3400 block of Columbia Pike at approximately 3:20 p.m. on Thursday, December 15, 2011. He implied that he had a weapon and demanded [...]
ARLINGTON, Va. — Late Tuesday night, the Arlington County Board adopted a resolution that authorizes the County Manager to make a bona fide offer to purchase the land and improvements at 2020 14thStreet North in Arlington. The County has compelling reasons to acquire the property, County Manager Barbara Donnellan said. The new space will help [...]
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Arlington County Board today announced its intent to elect Mary Hughes Hynes its chair for 2012. An Arlington County resident for more than 30 years, Ms. Hynes was first elected to the Arlington County Board in November 2007 and was re-elected November 2011. Previously, Ms. Hynes served on the Arlington School Board [...]
The McKinley Elementary School honors choir, the Treble Clef Singers, performed at Vice President Joe Biden’s residence on Sun, Dec. 11. The McKinley choir was one of two groups to perform at the holiday reception in honor military personnel and their families. Guests at the reception were greeted with music by the fourth- and fifth-grade [...]
ARLINGTON, VA. – The Arlington County Police Department’s Homicide/Robbery Unit is seeking the public’s help to identify a man who robbed an Arlington bank this afternoon. The suspect entered the Presidential Bank in the 1700 block of North Moore Street at approximately 1:55 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. The subject approached a teller, announced [...]
Arlington County’s economy and its overall financial picture remain strong, County Board Vice Chair Mary Hynes said today, in response to Moody’s Investors Service decision to continue the negative outlook it previously assigned to the County’s bonds. Moody’s announcement impacts many other Triple-Aaa-rated jurisdictions, including nine in Northern Virginia and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Moody’s [...]
ARLINGTON – By 7 p.m. tonight, motorists will have some much-needed congestion relief on westbound I-66 between Fairfax Drive and Sycamore Street in Arlington County with the opening a two-mile auxiliary lane. It is the first of three spot improvements designed to reduce congestion and increase safety on westbound Interstate 66 inside the Beltway, according [...]
