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Last year, an attempt to broaden the Arlington police auditor's access to police records quietly fizzled before reaching the public for discussion.

(Updated at 3:45 p.m.) As Columbia Pike continues to evolve, county officials are heeding warnings to preserve legacy businesses at risk of displacement. A market study commissioned Arlington Economic Development (AED) recommends the County Board be proactive in protecting legacy -- or long-term -- businesses along Columbia Pike. "The threat isn't rents going up, those spaces are very

Bowser holds firm: Caps and Wizards remain at Capital One Arena or DC will invest its $500M offer in new uses for the property. Temporary Arlington bus storage yard could become permanent. Baltimore’s new tree planting fee structure threatens to undermine its own canopy goal.

The value of residential properties is up in Arlington, but the torrid growth of past years has slowed. Arlington County announced today that residential property assessments are up 3.2% for 2024. The overall property assessment growth was 2.5%, with commercial properties up 1.6%. New construction contributed significantly to the overall growth. The announcement comes as

Widespread speed cameras and more funding for prosecutors are two emerging priorities for Arlington County during the upcoming legislative session. The Arlington County Board got a first look at its legislative priorities during a meeting last night (Tuesday). They cover a range of topics, from funding for improving public transportation to tackling the behavioral health

Community paper shredding events. Arlington's poet laureate. The Citizen newsletter. Those are a few of the relatively small cuts that add up to enough savingsin County Manager Mark Schwartz's new proposed budget to bridge Arlington's $20 million budget gap. The proposed $1.27 billion budget, which is being presented to the County Board today (Thursday), keeps

On Oct. 19, 2021, an elderly driver hit the daughter of Tara-Leeway Heights resident Heather Keppler while riding her bike. The impact of her body cracked the windshield and she fell to the ground. She was whisked to the hospital in an ambulance where -- not wanting to disturb any potential broken bones -- doctors

Arlington County's Community Oversight Board and Independent Policing Auditor can now, officially, begin investigating community complaints about police officers. The incremental step took place on Tuesday after the Arlington County Board approved a Memorandum of Understanding between the oversight board, or COB, and the Arlington County Police Department. Now, it will begin doing community outreach

Public safety in Arlington County is poised to be increasingly automated and unmanned, with more traffic enforcement cameras and drones potentially coming soon. The updates came during a work session on County Manager Mark Schwartz's proposed budget, attended by County Board members and heads of public safety departments yesterday (Thursday). Installing new speed cameras and

Arlington's property tax rate will not be going up in the new county budget, but it looks unlikely to come down, either.