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Dec 21, 2023

Bridges To Independence CEO Fraser Murdoch sat down with ARLnow's James Jarvis to discuss the factors driving Arlington's escalating youth homelessness crisis and how the broader community can intervene.

 
 
Dec 1, 2023

Frequent Arlington County Board candidate Audrey Clement talked with ARLnow editor Scott Brodbeck to talk about her latest unsuccessful run for County Board, her allegations of media bias and age discrimination, Missing Middle zoning changes, proposed changes to Arlington County's governance, and why she keeps running for public office.

Nov 22, 2023

Deputy Director of the Columbia Pike Partnership Amy McWilliams sat down with ARLnow's James Jarvis to delve into the economic hurdles that these small businesses are still confronting, nearly four years post-pandemic.

Nov 13, 2023

Local political analyst Sam Shirazi sat down with ARLnow's Jo DeVoe to discuss the recent Arlington County and Virginia General Assembly elections, the impact of redistricting, Arlington's political dynamics, and political personalities.

Nov 3, 2023

Michael Stiefvater, Director of Business Investment at Arlington Economic Development, sat down with ARLnow's James Jarvis to discuss Arlington's emerging tech industry over the last decade and the future outlook for the local tech scene.

Oct 27, 2023

Flood Czar, a pseudonymous and long-standing active participant in our comment section, sat down with ARLnow to discuss the origin and history of the Flood Czar persona and its role in the community, the evolution of the comment section over the years, and the role of ARLnow as a source of information for residents.

Oct 17, 2023

Wilma Jones, President of the John M. Langston Citizens Association ,sat down with Jo DeVoe to discuss Plan Langston Boulevard, community history, and historic preservation efforts in the Halls Hill neighborhood.

Oct 11, 2023

Eli Tucker of the Eli Residential Group sat down with ARLnow editor-in-chief Scott Brodbeck to discuss the current state of the Arlington real estate market, in light of high mortgage interest rates, as well as the impacts of new Missing Middle policies and Amazon's HQ2.

Eli has been ARLnow's real estate columnist since 2015.

Aug 26, 2023

Jo, James and Scott discussed some of the top stories of the week in Arlington. It's the late August news doldrums but we still had plenty to talk about.

Let us know what you think about this format, as we continue to prepare for the official podcast relaunch. Email feedback to arlingtonnews@gmail.com

Discussed this week:

  • An acoustic fence is coming to Walter Reed pickleball courts
  • Suspects armed with ‘AK-47’ rob man after rear-end crash
  • Panera Bread looks to replace former Cosi in Ballston after three-year vacancy
  • Persistent one-word graffiti spree around Arlington is vexing neighbors
  • Police respond to attempted kidnapping of Ronald McDonald
  • Arlington actor bids farewell to ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Broadway tour
  • Power being restored after 10,000 in dark around Pentagon City and Crystal City
  • ACPD to conduct road safety campaign as students go back to school next week
Aug 20, 2023

We're still rehearsing and testing the format for our revamped ARLnow Podcast, but wanted to give listeners a preview of what we're working on. Jo, James and Scott were joined this week by guest host Rahmein Mostafavi.

Let us know what you think... email feedback to arlingtonnews@gmail.com

Discussed this week:

  • New Ikea location in Pentagon City to open tomorrow
  • One year after fiery crash, Ireland’s Four Courts now aims to open in early September
  • “Tropical glam bar” Coco B’s hoping to open this weekend in Clarendon
  • Numerous crashes block I-395 after truck hit-and-run suspect steals Arlington ambulance
  • DCA to change its roads, add parking and build a new rental car facility
  • Dominion Energy says burying power lines in Arlington complex and costly
  • Crash involving overturned vehicle blocking N. Glebe Road at I-66 ramps
  • New vape shop wafts in to prominent Wilson Blvd storefront in Courthouse
  • Introducing the new ARLnow merch shop
  • Preview of some of next week's stories
Jul 22, 2023

After a multi-year hiatus, ARLnow's podcast is returning. Our first test episode recording turned out pretty well, so we decided to let you listen to it.

It starts with a discussion of some local news of the week, then transitions to a discussion about local news reporting and journalism as a career. The episode features ARLnow founder Scott Brodbeck, reporter/editor Jo DeVoe, incoming reporter/editor James Jarvis, and Peter Berlizov, a local high school student who showed up for a tour of our office and got roped into interviewing ARLnow's staff for the podcast.

Let us know what you think of this format by emailing arlingtonnews@gmail.com!

Jan 26, 2018

On this week's 26 Square Miles podcast, Arlington Economic Development director Victor Hoskins discussed the county's amazon bid, the office vacancy rate and more.

Jan 11, 2018

Rosslyn BID CEO Mary-Claire Burick on the neighborhood's growth, development including Central Place and other construction projects, as well as the move of Nestle's corporate headquarters. Burick also discussed the future of Rosslyn and the work of the BID to make it a vibrant, fun place to be.

Oct 6, 2016

This week's episode is a wide-ranging chat with Ethan Rothstein, the former editor of ARLnow.com. Ethan, who's now the East Coast Editor for Bisnow, talks with Scott about what it was like to report for ARLnow. They also discuss the future of Arlington's economy, how everyone seems to hate Advanced Towing, the story behind the million dollar bus stop, the Arlington streetcar saga and the current state of the news business. This is a long episode but is a must-listen for any local news nerds who want to know what happens behind the scenes at ARLnow and what journalists really think about some big local issues.

Sep 14, 2016

Robert Peck is the co-founder and CEO of Commonwealth Joe, a local coffee roaster that sells its coffee to cafes and offices, and also operates a cafe of its own: Java Shack in Courthouse. Commonwealth Joe is opening a brand new flagship cafe in Pentagon City, so we asked Peck about the company, its growth, and its competition with Arlington's ubiquitous Starbucks locations.

Sep 8, 2016

We talk with Arlington County Board member Katie Cristol about issues the board will tackle this fall, like the location of Fire Station No. 10 and affordable housing in Westover. We also discuss the failed "Blue Ribbon Panel" effort, child care affordability, options for making housing affordable for young professionals and transit along Columbia Pike.

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