Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Fundraisers aimed at building Democratic support for 2011, 2012 elections.
It's a busy week to be a Democrat in Arlington. Arlington County Board Member Jay Fisette and his partner, Bob Rosen, will host a reception for state Senate candidate Barbara Favola from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. today at their home on Jackson Street. The reception will feature U.S. Sen. Jim Webb. Suggested contributions range from $100 to $2,500. Also today: The Arlington County Civic Federation will hold the second part of its candidate forums, which will focus on local candidates. Incumbents Walter Tejada and Mary Hynes will face Green Party candidate Audrey Clement for two open seats on the county board. Unopposed candidates also will speak, including those for sheriff, revenue commissioner and commonwealth's attorney. The event starts at …
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Recent car-bike collisions a sign 'something has to happen.'
“Whoa! Whoa! Right there!” A car was turning right onto Lynn Street from the I-66 off-ramp at Lee Highway. It almost hit a man on a bicycle. “We almost had a demonstration!” And so began a gathering of about 40 cycling enthusiasts and various Arlington County officials, including Police Chief Doug Scott, Monday night on the corner of Lee Highway and Lynn Street – perhaps the most dangerous intersection in Rosslyn. For more than an hour, the county’s volunteer Bicycle Advisory Committee heard plans and promises for bettering the intersection. They asked questions, made suggestions and waded through the finer points of Virginia law. And every so often, someone would point toward the northeast corner of the intersection at a cyclist narrowly …
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Race organizers cancel swimming portion, eliminating Arlington's Fisette's best event.
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Saturday, September 10, 2011
Jay Fisette hates running. Until January, he had never even been on a treadmill. But when the Arlington County Board member decided to participate in the Nation's Triathlon, he figured it was time to become a runner. "A lot of this is about what condition your heart is in, your cardiovascular health," Fisette said. "If you have that, then it's just a matter of learning the motions of running, swimming, biking." Fisette has the swimming down. In high school he was an All-American swimmer, and he has kept fit through swimming ever since. That's why the rain over the past week, with some localities along the Potomac getting up to 10 inches, has really put a damper on Fisette's plans for his first Olympic-length triathlon. Race organizers and …
Phil
11:56 am on Thursday, September 15, 2011
I agree that the problem is bikes travelling East. The set of lights are obviously times for East bound vehicular traffic. That means that if you make the light by the Marriot you are extremely unlikely to make the Lynn st light without going too fast and even then you would hit it at the end of the cycle when cars are going to insist on making the turn (of they aren't going to make it). going … more ›