Date: Monday, August 1st. Time: Evening, around 7:30pm after the sun had set and it was getting dark. A life was taken on one of Arlington’s streets. Three weeks ago yesterday, at the intersection of South Glebe St and 2nd St South, mother of six children Viviana Oxlaj Pérez was walking her bike when she […]
Robert E. Lee is a figure to be studied but not memorialized. Put up educational plaques and take down inaccurate positions of honor.
Mr. Paul Thompson was 41 years old, just a year younger than I am. He had been arrested on a trespassing charge two weeks ago and was awaiting a court hearing before being found in his cell yesterday afternoon.
For a couple of different reasons, I’m cautiously in favor of using automated smart cameras and other sensors in Arlington, including the new “Safety and Innovation Zone” pilot program on a block Clarendon.
A few years after I first moved into Arlington, during one excursion into the Courthouse neighborhood I spotted a full-length mural on the backside of a commercial building.
Much needed bus stops along the Pike have been delayed yet again for poor design. This morning I spoke before the County Board on the issue and asking if there will be accountability. Find my comments at about 20 minutes into video: https://youtu.be/x2HvSsJpPUc Hello, I’m Adam Theo, 8 year resident and candidate for Arlington County […]
This plan for Afghanistan has been in the works for months, and takeover by the Taliban was an unpleasant certainty. That entire time should have been spent processing visas and placing refugees in America.
My report of the May meeting for the Arlington County Civic Federation with my votes and positions.ACCF Now using Zoom polling of all votes for voting delegates.Nomination Committee for CivFed board:• More At-Large seats that current nominees – need people to be At-Large!• Currently no nominee for Treasurer• Submit nominations by June 12School Board/APS Presentation:Arlington […]
Notes of the recent Arlington County Civic Federation meeting:CivFed is testing out doing voting through Zoom’s built-in polling feature instead of emailed polls via Constant Contact.The new CivFed Nomination Committee (to nominate CivFed officers for next election) has a vacancy. May 1st is recommended nomination submission via form. Nominees have to be a delegate or […]