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Independent candidate vows to fight highways, rental housing, ‘fascists’

1 day ago | arlnow.com | Scott McCaffrey

A second independent has qualified to be on the County Board ballot in November, guaranteeing that the election again will be run under the still controversial ranked-choice format. Jeramy Olmack has successfully filed paperwork to be on the Nov. 4 County Board ballot, election officials have confirmed to ARLnow.
County may step in to fill gaps as AmeriCorps services are defunded

1 day ago | arlnow.com | Scott McCaffrey

Arlington leaders say they will do what they can to blunt the loss of AmeriCorps staff at local nonprofit organizations. The Trump administration has targeted the federal agency for downsizing or elimination. It is a domestic version of the Peace Corps, providing personnel — from young adults to seniors — who help staff social-safety-net organizations.
County leaders plan to end police ‘Section 7’ interactions with ICE

2 days ago | arlnow.com | Scott McCaffrey

Arlington leaders on Tuesday, May 13, plan to further restrict cooperation of the county’s police department with U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, or ICE. Board members are expected to strip the ability of police to interact with ICE on local arrests out of the Arlington County Police Department’s policy.
County Board approves 309-unit Clarendon apartment building

2 days ago | arlnow.com | Scott McCaffrey

County Board members on Saturday (May 10) unanimously approved a developer’s plan to demolish an existing office building in Clarendon to make way for a 309-unit apartment building. “It looks good. It’s a very nice building,” Board Chair Takis Karantonis said of the project, proposed by Carr Properties, dubbed Clarendon Square.
Bryant wins 69% in Democratic School Board caucus, advances to general election

2 days ago | arlnow.com | Scott McCaffrey

Monique “Moe” Bryant defeated June Prakash in the Arlington County Democratic Committee caucus, moving on to the Nov. 4 general election. Bryant, executive director of Challenging Racism, won 1,288 votes (69%) to 582 for Prakash, president of the Arlington Education Association. Voting took place online and in person. Results were announced Saturday (May 11) at Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary School. Turnout was about 1.1% of Arlington’s 168,000 active voters.
APS ‘Outdoor Lab’ to expand by 85 acres through land purchase

3 days ago | arlnow.com | Scott McCaffrey

The Arlington Outdoor Lab is expected to grow by 85 acres through the purchase of an adjacent tract in Fauquier County. The Arlington Outdoor Education Association’s (AOEA) purchase will increase the lab’s current 226 acres by over a third. The announcement came at the 58-year-old organization’s spring open house. AOEA partners with Arlington Public Schools, which offers environmental-education programming for county students at the site.
Missing Middle and urbanization remain hot topics in County Board primary

3 days ago | arlnow.com | Scott McCaffrey

Debate over housing and urbanization once again took center stage as candidates for the Democratic County Board nomination squared off at a forum last week. Current County Board Chair Takis Karantonis met his sole challenger, James DeVita, at an Arlington County Democratic Committee meeting that attracted about 150 people on Wednesday. “This election offers a stark choice,” said DeVita, who also ran for County Board last year.
Yorktown’s softball program celebrates 50-year anniversary

4 days ago | arlnow.com | Dave Facinoli

The girls softball program at Yorktown High School turned 50 years old this spring, and there was a pregame event May 2 to celebrate the anniversary. Some 30 alumni from past teams were on the field introduced prior to Yorktown’s Liberty District home game against the Marshall Statesmen. Fittingly, Yorktown defeated Marshall big, 17-7. Joanna Schneider and Diane Lacklen McCurdy were members of that first team in 1975. They were present, with Schneider throwing out the first pitch — a low strike.
Twins face off in lacrosse for different Arlington girls teams

4 days ago | arlnow.com | Dave Facinoli

There was a game-within-a-game when the Washington-Liberty Generals and Wakefield Warriors met recently in a girls varsity high-school lacrosse match. In that all-Arlington clash, twin freshman sisters Addison and Emily Schimmel played for opposite teams. Addison was a member of the W-L squad and Emily was in uniform for host Wakefield. The two faced off in a match for the first time since they started playing the sport in kindergarten. Washington-Liberty won the match in a blowout, 20-5.
O’Connnell girls win, boys second at Draper track & field meet

4 days ago | arlnow.com | Dave Facinoli

Led by speedy sprinters, winning relays and other top performers, the Bishop O’Connell Knights girls and boys teams had winning and runner-up performances at the annual Draper Invitational outdoor track-and-field meet. The 30-team high-school event was held May 2-3 at St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School in Alexandria. The O’Connell girls won the title for the third straight year, while the boys were a close second.