The Legend of the Falls Church Hangman's Tree
Local lore has stretched the truth a bit. Here's the real story.
Local History
A Sit-In in Arlington
Fifty-eight years ago, six college students, black and white, walked into the Cherrydale Drug Fair.
Hickory Hill and the Kennedy Mystique
The McLean Mansion's most famous resident, RFK, was assassinated 50 years ago this month.
Remembering the Founder of Memorial Day
Sue Vaughan is buried in Arlington's Mount Olivet Cemetery.
That Time Arlington Made a Pitch for a Major League Baseball Team
Okay, make that five times…
These Women Made History
The Arlington Public Library has a new digital collection chronicling local women's achievements.
Arlington's Oldest Families
Their ancestors came here centuries ago, some by choice and others by force.
A Future NFL Player, a Preschool and the Supreme Court Case That Changed History
Long before he made his first tackle, Michael McCrary was at the center of a civil rights case that went to the highest court.
Al Gore Didn't Invent the Internet. These Guys Did.
And it all started at a government research lab in Arlington.
A Tale of Three Towers
In 1912, Arlington was home to the world's most powerful wireless station.
The Story of Arlington's "Peanut Butter Grandma"
Ruth Desmond was a homemaker. And a pioneering consumer advocate.
The Real Inventor of Monopoly Was From Arlington?
Yes, but she never made a penny off of it. Here's why.
The War on Polio
The vaccine trial that curbed a nationwide epidemic started at Franklin Sherman Elementary School.
Charles Drew Lived Here
The "father of the blood bank" grew up in Arlington. And his legacy is lasting.
Arlington Hasn't Always Been Liberal. Just Look at Its Voting History.
Voters didn't consistently choose Democratic presidential candidates until the 1980s.
In Arlington's Oldest House, a Layered Past
The historic Ball-Sellers House has centuries of stories to tell.
What's the Deal With Those New Deal Murals in the Clarendon Post Office?
The seven oil paintings are considered Arlington’s first works of public art.
Gulf Branch Nature Center's Star-Studded Past
Once it was a private retreat for the rich and famous. Then it went wild.
Igloos in Falls Church
Architect Wallace Neff's experimental postwar "bubble houses" weren't built to last.
Plane Spotting
The 14th Street Bridge was a popular spot for plane-watching in the 1920s (even if it wasn't always safe).
For Black Union Soldiers, A Musical Tour of Duty
Rosslyn's hills were alive with the sound of Civil War music 150 years ago.
The Arlington Serial Killer Who Changed History
How the manhunt for Timothy Wilson Spencer led to the first U.S. conviction using DNA evidence.
