Steve Thurston is the Editor of the Arlington Mercury and the Executive Director of the Arlington Community News Lab, Inc.
A two-car accident at an intersection in Maywood, has residents asking what will have to happen before the county will grant their request for a four-way stop. No one was hurt in the accident.
May 18, 2012 by Steve Thurston in Countywide (1 Comments)
Bocce. Lawn bowling. That’s the latest plan for the Ballston park outside the Ballston Commons Mall parking garage.
May 16, 2012 by Steve Thurston in Countywide (1 Comments)
Odd bit of zoning allows for Goodyear site redevelopment. Six-story apartment to replace the Goodyear and a single-family home. The plan goes to the county board later this month.
May 10, 2012 by Steve Thurston in subUrbanPlanning (4 Comments)
The Planning Commission voted to defer a decision on the Rosenthal Jeep dealership site at their meeting Monday night.
May 8, 2012 by Steve Thurston in subUrbanPlanning
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 by Steve Thurston in About Arlington
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 by Steve Thurston in About Arlington
Just a quick word of welcome to Mike Nardolilli. Starting this morning, Mike is writing "The Arlington Green" for the Mercury. If you or your group is interested in starting a blog at the Mercury, please contact editor Steve Thurston.
May 16, 2012 by Steve Thurston in MercNotes
“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 by Steve Thurston in About Arlington (1 Comments)
The work of Nancy Floyd in the Tiffany Gallery had me most entranced. Floyd has been shooting photos of women who shoot guns. Floyd captured them training for this summer’s Olympics in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Mar 2, 2012 by Steve Thurston in Arts&Music
The installation running at Artisphere delves into the relationship between sound and vision.
Sep 30, 2011 by Steve Thurston in Countywide
County Board PreCap for May 19, 2012.
May 18, 2012 by Steve Thurston in Countywide
D.C. art gallery owner wins third annual Arlington Arts Center fundraiser. Arlington Sheriff Beth Arthur takes a distant, but not so disappointing, fourth place. The fundraiser pits non-artists against one another for bragging rights.
May 8, 2012 by Steve Thurston in Arts&Music
The latest video from Arlingtonians H.K. Park and Sarah Lee, "Lyon Village Yesterday" is a prequel to their video, "Lyon Village Today," released in January.
Mar 16, 2012 by Steve Thurston in subUrbanPlanning
We don't have a story with this batch of photos; we just like the fall colors.
This annual rite of fall asks students across the country to forsake their parents' cars, and even the bus, for the simpler modes of transport: feet and bikes. (Scroll down to read photo captions.)
