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Local couple of 40 years starts new chapter with Famous Toastery opening 04/16/2019 10:45am • From elementary school to George Mason University to the play pens of their entertainment businesses, Gary and Diane Reedy have been together. Instead of what was supposed to be a long-awaited retirement ahead of their 41st anniversary, the couple decided to opt for something different: running a b Virginia Hospital Center prepares to close Glencarlyn childcare center, leaving parents ‘panicking’ 03/12/2019 03:30pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, ARLnow.com, and republished with permission. Virginia Hospital Center executives celebrated when they finally earned permission to expand the hospital’s North Arlington campus and execute a long-planned land swap with the county — but one of On the Ballot: $182 Million Public Safety Bond Referendum 10/31/2018 02:30pm • Fairfax County voters will be asked to vote on a $182 million public safety bond question on Election Day (Nov. 6). If approved, the county will sell general obligation bonds to fund renovations, expansions, and the replacement of fire, police, sheriff and court facilities. The heftiest of the bon GMU declares a ‘No Scooter Zone’ at its Virginia Square campus 10/02/2018 01:45pm • George Mason University has cordoned off a “no scooter zone” in front of its Arlington campus in Virginia Square. Readers alerted ARLnow to the signs yesterday (Monday), which are located in front of the university’s Founders Hall plaza on Fairfax Drive. The signs direct dockless electri Virginia hospital center expansion set for some changes, but remains primed to advance 09/26/2018 10:45am • The Virginia Hospital Center will need to wait a bit longer to kick off its coveted expansion project, but Arlington officials are largely optimistic that they’ve charted out a path to help the county’s lone hospital meet some community concerns and ultimately win approval. VHC, and the count Arlington delays expansion of Virginia Hospital Center 09/25/2018 05:00am • Officials from Virginia Hospital Center left Saturday’s meeting without the approval they were seeking for the hospital’s expansion plans. Instead, following a unanimous vote, consideration of the plans will be delayed another three months. The outcome is a disappointment for the hospi Density, development debates take center stage as Lee Highway planning nears 08/15/2018 10:45am • In many ways, the Lee Highway corridor is the last part of Arlington that looks like the rest of the Northern Virginia suburbs. With high rises coming to define both the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor and Crystal City, and neighborhoods along Columbia Pike becoming ever more dense, Lee Highway has rem Chamber urges swift approval for Virginia Hospital Center expansion 07/31/2018 01:45pm • Arlington’s business community is urging county leaders to approve the Virginia Hospital Center’s expansion plans, arguing the project’s delays have already cost the company dearly. The county’s lone hospital rolled out plans last fall to add a seven-story outpatient facility and a 10-sto Half off Mug Club for Fridays at the Fountain — Crystal City’s pop-up beer and wine garden 04/25/2018 05:45pm • Join the Mug Club for Fridays at the Fountain, Crystal City’s popular outdoor beer garden! Open every Friday starting in May, Fridays at the Fountain not only features a fantastic selection of beer and wine from Crystal City Wine Shop, and live music from local bands and musicians, but also a r FCPS will make additional pay raises priority of next budget 10/17/2016 11:00pm • Fairfax County school officials are telling the county Board of Supervisors — which provides the majority of the school system’s annual funding — that they will need an additional $134 million for the next fiscal year as they look for ways to increase teacher salaries, the Washington Post repo House built by FCPS students will cost you nearly $1 Million 05/04/2016 02:45pm • Want to buy a 5,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art Fairfax County house designed for residents to age in place? The house is on the market in Springfield for $935,000. Its contractors: FCPS high school students. The house, which took 17 months to complete, was built as part of FCPS’ resi Is newest social network Ello more like 'Eh'lo? 09/26/2014 05:53pm • WASHINGTON -- There are lots of ways to say hello. Hi. Aloha. Howdy. And over social media, the salutations change form: There's the poke, the love, the like, the wink. But a new anti-social networking site wants to change things up a little. Welcome to Ello. The ad-free, invite-only Marijuana industry battling stoner stereotypes 09/17/2014 10:26pm • KRISTEN WYATT Associated Press DENVER (AP) -- Tired of Cheech & Chong pot jokes and ominous anti-drug campaigns, the marijuana industry and activists are starting an ad blitz in Colorado aimed at promoting moderation and the safe consumption of pot.To get their message across, they are skewering som