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Back to School for Barcroft

Barcroft Elementary, the only school in Arlington to offer classes year-round, opened its doors Thursday.

Back to School for Barcroft

Board Looks to Increase Affordable Housing Stock

County will use funds from selling condos to help public employees and Buckingham Village residents buy affordable units.

Board Looks to Increase Affordable Housing Stock

Bowers Presents 2008 Budget to Board

Under proposed budget, tax bills would increase by average of 2 percent.

Bowers Presents 2008 Budget to Board

Reality Check: Real Estate Market Has Returned to Earth

Patience, Perseverance and Perspective are Keys to Selling a Home

Reality Check: Real Estate Market Has Returned to Earth

Churchill Boys Fall to Magruder in Region Final

Bulldogs reach first region championship game in 33 years.

Magruder, the region’s top seed and defending champion, defeated No. 2-seed Churchill 54-39 on March 3 to take home the region title and advance to the state tournament. While disappointed their season had ended, the Bulldogs could take pride in what they had accomplished not just this year, but since the arrival of head coach Matt Miller four years ago.

The Week In Arlington

Open Your Home, Open Your Heart

Too many dogs and cats — needing to be adopted — face euthanization.

It was the kind of October day that we always remember: crisp air and vivid leaves. It was also the day when I had to say good-bye to Carmel, my canine companion of 10 years. He died of cancer. Carmel was my joy and he made me laugh and I expected at least five more years of fun. Dogs ask only that we love them and just as they begin to truly understand our language, they are gone. It is terribly unfair.

Keeping Homeless Out of the Cold

FACETS hypothermia prevention shelters continue for winter 2014.

Temperatures in Fairfax County have reached record lows over the past week and FACETS is continuing to run its hypothermia prevention shelters this winter. The shelters are hosted at churches throughout the area, and are intended to prevent hypothermia-related deaths, said Single Services Team Leader Abby Dunner. FACETS worked with other organizations to ensure that nobody was left in the cold during the bone-chilling weather last week.

Seven Locks Limbo

Boundary study process underway for Kendale school, despite uncertain fate.

Seven Locks Limbo

Maverick? Spoiler? Who Is Russ Potts?

New Projects Underway in Great Falls

Upcoming projects will widen Leesburg Pike, slim Walker Road.

Residents of Great Falls will be seeing plenty of orange traffic cones over the coming months, and even years when it comes to the Route 7 widening project.

Animal Welfare League of Alexandria: Born 70 Years Ago

Founded out of concern for local animals.

Seventy years ago this June the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria was born, and it was one of the first humane organizations in metropolitan Washington.

Obituary: Julian Wilson Everly Sr.

Funeral home scion dies at 89

The Everly-Wheatley Funeral Home is one of the oldest businesses in Alexandria, dating back to 1849, when Benjamin Wheatley opened for business on the waterfront.