Mark Hand covers Montgomery County, Maryland and Fredericksburg, Virginia for Patch.com.
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Bethesda-Chevy Chase YMCA is celebrating National Pickleball Day on Tuesday, with all 14 pickleball courts open for playing with a pro.
Motorists can expect stoppages of up to 30 minutes on both sides of the Beltway at Georgetown Pike in McLean starting Wednesday night.
The Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington welcomed “Reclining Liberty” to Arlington at an event where the public got to meet the artist.
Good news in NoVA this week includes Lucy Loves vintage opens, gardening club in high spirits and police cruiser competes for calendar spot.
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The McLean location of local fast food chain Z-Burger reportedly lost hundreds of dollars to a scammer claiming to be with DoorDash.
Arlington Public Schools is about 97.5-percent staffed with teachers, ahead of where it has typically been in early August in recent years.
From Langston Blvd to Glebe Road and Wilson Blvd to Route 1 in Crystal City, we want to know which areas give you the most traffic troubles.
A portion of the parking lot at Scott’s Run Nature Preserve in McLean will be closed through Sunday for a fire and rescue training exercise.
Arlington’s tourism agency released a new brand on Thursday, with an “All in Arlington” message and a campaign that highlights attractions.
Arlington County police are investigating two indecent exposure incidents, one in Courthouse and the other in the Ashton Heights area.
The Terraces at Tuckerman Lane, an assisted living facility in North Bethesda, is undergoing a multi-million-dollar renovation.
Missing Middle opponents doubt the Sierra Club's contention that greater housing density in Arlington will serve as "antidote" to sprawl.
An Ice Cream Social for Charity will take place at Park Potomac on Aug. 19 to provide more than 3,000 schoolchildren with new backpacks.
Arlington County police determined a girl was touched inappropriately early Wednesday morning after the suspect entered her home.
The Fairfax County Health Department recorded violations at several facilities in McLean during recent restaurant inspections.
Officials did not issue any smoke alerts across Virginia, but they reminded at-risk groups to avoid prolonged or heavy activity outdoors.
The George Washington Memorial Parkway will be fully operational, including the reversible lane, for the evening commute on Wednesday.
Congressmen described Gov. Glenn Youngkin's decision to send Virginia National Guard members to Texas as an "ineffective political stunt."
Whelan’s Potomac is opening a beer and wine store this week in the Potomac Promenade shopping center in Potomac Village.
