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Here we go again, spies getting busted near where I used to live. Parkside at Alexandria, your next!

Every year I do a tally of places I have been. The two ways for a location to qualify — I had a meal there (non-fast food) or spent the night there. Sometimes, I make exceptions that rule though, like for apple-picking.
Alexandria, Va.Arlington, Va.Falls Church, Va.Great Falls, Va.McLean, Va.Purcellville, Va.Reston, Va.Vienna, Va.Washington, D.C.Newark, Del.Ellicot City, [...]

Arlington Cinema ‘N’ Drafthouse files for Ch. 11 – Washington Business JournalFritz texted me on Friday evening (while I was in Pennsylvania) the news that the Arlington Cinema n’ Drafthouse is in chapter 11 bankruptcy. Their second location, the now shuttered Montgomery County Cinema n’ Drafthouse is the cause. I have to wonder if adding [...]

ARLINGTON, Va. — Signs were recently added to the new Shrlington Connector portion of the Four Mile Run Trail, but they could be better. For one thing nothing is signed as the Four Mile Run Trail which is silly because the Shirlington Connector makes the trail continuous. Eastbound cyclists leaving Shirlington for Glebe Road get [...]

As a former Arlington resident, I’m obligated to post this video, even though my ‘hood, Pentagon City, is conspicuously absent.

You may have seen Remy previously in a Caps themed video. He’s no Stompin’ Tom Connors.
Here is The Post profile on it: Video About Arlington Hits Close to Home
Arlington, Remy, Arlington Rap
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“An Evening With Joe Paterno” Set for May 5 in Metro D.C. – Intercollegiate AthleticsPenn State head football coach Joe Paterno is coming to the D.C. area in a few weeks.
The Hall of Fame coach will participate in the reception and program at the Sheraton National Hotel in Arlington, Va., located at 900 South Orme [...]

Funding Passed for Widening Of I-66 – The PostOne part of the I-66 widening inside the Capital Beltway (I-495) has been approved — extending the on-ramp from Fairfax Drive along the westbound lanes all the way to EXIT 69 Sycamore Street.
The move reversed a decision by the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board last month [...]

Streetcars and desire in Arlington – WTOPArlington County will spend $3 million over “two years to to look at ways to fund, construct, operate and maintain a streetcar system” along Columbia Pike (VA 244). Initially, I was skeptical of streetcars on Columbia Pike, but after going to a workshop about two years ago, I have [...]

Vote to Forgo I-66 Expansion Imperils Federal Funds, Increases Ire – The PostBad news for a sensible widening project:
The I-66 project would connect a series of acceleration and deceleration lanes, effectively widening the westbound road from two to three lanes between Fairfax Drive and Sycamore Street and expanding it between Washington Boulevard and the Dulles [...]

I used the same criteria as previous years — I have to had a meal or spent the night there. Fast food does not count either.
Alexandria, Va.Arlington, Va.Bluemont, Va.McLean, Va.Vienna, Va.Virginia Beach, Va.Washington, D.C.Columbia, Md.Avalon, N.J.Sea Isle City, N.JStone Harbor, N.J.Bronx, N.Y.New York, N.Y.Allentown, Pa.Belleville, Pa.Harrisburg, Pa.Hershey, Pa.Lewisberry, Pa.Lewistown, Pa.Manada Hill, Pa.Mechanicsburg, Pa.Reedsville, Pa.State College, [...]