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School Expansion Plans Met Well

Parents taking school expansions well, PTA presidents say.

May 15, 2012 by L. Carol Ritchie in Schools

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Photo: Steve Thurston

Brainy Fun at the MathDice Competition

Fifth-graders participated in APS's 9th Annual MathDice competition, with Barcroft taking home the coveted rubber chickens. Ben Dickson of Taylor won the individual competition.

May 7, 2012 by Steve Thurston in Schools (2 Comments)

School Construction Could Begin in September

Construction of an addition at Ashlawn Elementary could begin in the fall and trigger a potentially sensitive process of shifting school boundaries under the current plan under consideration by school board and staff.

Apr 27, 2012 by L. Carol Ritchie in Schools

Photo: Gerald Martineau

School Board Approves $500M Budget

Warning that class size is the bogeyman of APS budget decisions, school board Chair Abby Raphael and her colleagues approved the fiscal year budget at their meeting last night.

Apr 27, 2012 in Schools

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Photo: Jessica Bither (Arlington Arts Center)

From Rural Uganda to Arlington, Photo Show Connects Elementary Schoolers

Arlington Arts Center's international photography program puts cameras in the hands of rural Ugandans and Arlingtonians.

Apr 26, 2012 in Schools (1 Comments)

About Arlington
A Weekender to Staunton

We walked the town and ate dinner at a great pizza shop that is affiliated with a specialty beer store--can't recall either name. That was enough to sell us. Cute, old buildings on rolling hills...

May 17, 2012 6:13:08 AM
About Arlington
Manager Recommends Approval of Goodyear Site

In a county board vote set for Saturday, the county manager is recommending approval of the Goodyear site at 650 N. Glebe road. The plan includes a building and an extension of N. Tazewell Street.

May 16, 2012 2:01:34 PM
About Arlington
Meeting on the “Mini Golf” Site set for tomorrow night.

“What we’re proposing tomorrow is a short term--is a temporary--solution” with an eye toward the long-term, said Scott McPartlin, a senior park planner in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources.

May 14, 2012 11:43:20 AM | 1 comment(s)