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Peter’s Take: Mr. Cuccinelli, Un-ring That Bell 08/08/2013 01:45pm • Peter’s Take is a weekly opinion column. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ARLnow.com. Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell belatedly has promised to return gifts he received from a wealthy Virginia businessman &mdash Va. gov says daughter returned $15K wedding gift 07/31/2013 01:41pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell says one of his daughters has returned the $15,000 check given to her by a major campaign donor and businessman for her wedding two years ago. The governor is under federal and state investigations for the relationship Star Scientific chief execu 2 delegates call for tightening Va. ethics laws 07/30/2013 08:41pm • WASHINGTON - With Gov. Bob McDonnell embroiled in an ethics scandal over gifts he and his family accepted, Virginia lawmakers are talking about how they think rules about gifts to politicians should be strengthened in the commonwealth. "Obviously there are problems in disclosure systems and I t Walk & Ride Challenges Bethesda Companies To Ditch Car Commuting 07/24/2013 12:45pm • A contest to get employees of Bethesda-based companies out of their cars and using other forms of transportation will return this September with a chance to win gift cards to local stores and restaurants. The Walk & Ride Challenge, sponsored and organized by the Bethesda Urban Partnership, fits Concerns about Montgomery Co. school finances aren't new 06/22/2013 02:13am • WASHINGTON - The investigation into possible misuse of student funds at a Montgomery County school continues, but concerns about the financial dealings at Rock Terrace Elementary School apparently aren't new. A memo dated November 2, 2011, shows that Roger Pisha, the Internal Audit Supervisor Chevy Chase's royal rockers band together for charity 06/06/2013 01:48pm • Dana Gooley, special to wtop.com WASHINGTON - It's late Thursday night in Chevy Chase, D.C. Families are quietly going about their business, putting their kids to sleep and getting ready for the next day. But in a garage on the eastern side of the neighborhood, four men are very seriously stud 70 years later, woman reads sweetheart's WWII diary 05/27/2013 01:13pm • By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Before Cpl. Thomas "Cotton" Jones was killed by a Japanese sniper in the South Pacific in 1944, he wrote what he called his "last life request" to anyone who might find his diary: Please give it to Laura Mae Davis, the girl he loved. RG3 sends thank you note to fans for wedding gift 05/27/2013 11:00am • WASHINGTON - You might remember that RG3 apparently caught some heat after showing off some of the wedding gifts he received from fans. Well, no matter how you feel about a millionaire athlete getting free stuff, you've gotta hand it to the guy: He (or more likely, his fiancee) is on it when it Pure Leaf Contest Rules 05/16/2013 10:39am • WTOP - PURE LEAF ICED TEA NEW YORK GETAWAY OFFICIAL RULES 1. HOW TO ENTER: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. In order to enter, from Monday May 27 through midnight June 23, 2013, go to the www.wtop.com website, click on the "Contest" icon under the living section of the navigation bar, click on the "Pure L Va. gov: No special favors for company in FBI probe 04/30/2013 09:22am • By BOB LEWIS AP Political Writer RICHMOND, Va. - Gov. Bob McDonnell said Tuesday his administration never gave special treatment to a dietary supplement company that is under a federal securities investigation, despite more than $100,000 in political contributions from its chief executive and The Right Note: No Use for This Tax 04/18/2013 03:00pm • The Right Note is a weekly opinion column by published on Thursdays. The views and opinions expressed in the column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ARLnow.com. The new Virginia transportation plan assumes it will receive revenue from online sales taxes captured un Booktopia Closing In Bradley Shopping Center 04/12/2013 09:15am • Another small business is closing in Bradley Shopping Center, and the owner of the most recent storefront to move out indicated the mini-exodus is no coincidence. Booktopia owner Nina Embrey said she decided to close for mostly personal reasons, including an ill parent, but things at the Shopping C Sunday, April 7, 2013 04/07/2013 03:30am • 4:20 p.m. Danielle Kurtzleben, U.S. News & World Report Download Americans are giving gifts to help pay down the debt 12:51 p.m. Nycci Nellis, The List, Are You On It? Download D.C. chefs compete in Cochon 555 12:20 p.m. Deborah Kotz, Police: Suspects Used Stolen Items To Defraud Nordstrom 04/04/2013 05:14pm •   Police today arrested three Baltimore natives, one a former employee of Nordstrom, for what they say are 30 cases of fraud at the Nordstrom location in Montgomery Mall, among other charges. There is an active warrant out for a fourth suspect who was not arrested today. Montgomery County Polic Bruce Variety Is Back 03/29/2013 03:05pm • Beloved craft, party item and obscure gift store Bruce Variety opened in its new Woodmont Triangle home today. After more than 60 years in Bradley Shopping Center and what owners Linda Ridenour and Richard Dimock claimed was a rent-hike orchestrated by neighboring Strosniders Hardware to oust them