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Tiger’s Congressional Tourney Has New Title Sponsor 03/24/2014 12:30pm • Tiger Woods’ annual golf tournament at Congressional Country Club has a new title sponsor, as questions remain about the tournament’s future in Bethesda. The PGA Tour and the Tiger Woods Foundation on Monday announced that Quicken Loans, the country’s third-largest retail mortgage

Morning Notes 03/19/2014 08:35am • Noise Ordinance Approval Delayed — The Arlington County Board decided to delay approval of an update to the county’s noise ordinance after hearing concern from swim clubs that the ordinance could make cheering at swim meets illegal and punishable by fines or jail time. County staff will

Church Hopes To Start Apartment, Community Center Development This Year 03/18/2014 02:35pm • A church on Old Georgetown Road hopes to start construction later this year on a redevelopment project that would bring an apartment building, new church building and community recreation center to Woodmont Triangle. After years of controversy over rezoning at 8011 Old Georgetown Rd., the Christ Eva

Ask Andrew: Repairs From A Home Inspection 03/18/2014 11:30am • This sponsored, biweekly Q&A column is written by Andrew Goodman, broker/owner of Goodman, Realtors. Based in Bethesda, Andrew serves clients in Maryland, D.C., and Northern Virginia. Please submit comments, questions, and opinions in the comments section or via email. My home just h

Letter to the Editor: The Affordable Housing Case for Streetcar 03/15/2014 09:00am • The following letter to the editor was submitted by former Arlington County Housing Director Ken Aughenbaugh. I recently returned to private consulting after thirty years with Arlington County Government’s various housing programs. From 2003-2013, I served as Housing Division Chief/County Hous

Peter’s Take: Empowered Women International 03/13/2014 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. I occasionally like to highlight nonprofits who are offering valuable services and programs in Arlington. Today, I’m fo

MRIS: 2014 spring market promises higher home prices 03/12/2014 08:57am • Home prices have been making steady annual gains in the Washington area, and it looks like that trend will continue. Over 71 percent of area real estate professionals think sales will increase this spring from a year ago, and 82 percent think the average home price will be higher than last year, a

Study: D.C. home to best auto affordability 03/12/2014 08:39am • WASHINGTON -- Does D.C. have it best when it comes to car buying? While median-income families around the country are having a difficult time paying for new cars and trucks, the one exception can be seen in the nation's capital, according to a new study. An Interest.com study of how much the m

Morning Notes 03/05/2014 08:05am • Purple Line Gets Good News On Federal Funding — President Barack Obama’s budget, released Tuesday, included the Purple Line on a list of seven transit projects nationwide that the Federal Transit Administration recommends for a full funding grant agreement. That could lead to the $

Loan would help keep toll rates flat on Dulles Toll Road 02/27/2014 06:49am • WASHINGTON -- Rising rates on the Dulles Toll Road have worried many drivers who travel along that stretch, but a plan that is currently being finalized would help keep those tolls rates down, while simultaneously funding a big transportation project. "This is very important because I'm trying t

Some complain search for missing dog has gone too far 02/26/2014 01:35pm • Janet Mihalyfi doesn’t understand the hate. The resident of D.C.’s Palisades neighborhood has gotten threatening calls and messages from people who say they’ve seen enough of her signs, which ask for anyone who sees her missing dog to give her a call. Mihalyfi lost 4-year-old Ha

Gov. Terry McAuliffe eliminates hybrid vehicle tax during Ask the Governor 02/26/2014 12:15pm • WASHINGTON -- Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe made history when he signed a bill into law during his inaugural Ask the Governor program on WTOP Wednesday. McAuliffe, a Democrat, signed into law HB 975 repealing the commonwealth's $64 fee that comes when buying a hybrid vehicle. It marked the first

Calif. couple find a 'pot of gold' 02/26/2014 03:19am • By JOHN ROGERS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Northern California couple out walking their dog on their property stumbled across a modern-day bonanza: $10 million in rare, mint-condition gold coins buried in the shadow of an old tree. Nearly all of the 1,427 coins, dating from 1847 to 18

Today: Arlington Home Buyer Seminar 02/25/2014 05:00am • Editor’s Note: This post is written and sponsored by Urban Turf. Are you considering buying a home in Arlington in 2014? If so, attend this Arlington home buyer seminar in Clarendon today (Tuesday, Feb. 25). Three industry experts – Joe Zamoiski of 1st Portfolio Lending, Georg

County Seeking to Acquire Ballston Park Apartments 02/21/2014 05:15pm • Arlington County, via a complicated real estate transaction, is seeking to acquire the sprawling Ballston Park apartments on the 300 block of N. Glebe Road. The 20-acre, 52-building complex has 513 apartments, 233 of which are committed affordable to those making 60 percent or less of the area