The following statement was provided from the Arlington County Police Department in response to inquiries about the apparent uptick in crimes.
ACPD will be at the Wednesday, Sept 9 civic association meeting to discuss stats and answer community questions.
Everything you need to know about voting in the November 3, 2020 General Election. But don’t wait, there are registration and mail-in deadlines coming up!
Tune in Wednesday for a discussion on the potential to lower Route 1 to grade, and the potential impacts to access, traffic, safety, and more.
You may have noticed a lot of cool things happening at Virginia Highlands Park this summer. Well, they are continuing through August – see the current events flyer.
These are all volunteer-led activities that can be done safely and socially distanced. If you have an activity that you would like to organize, and that can be done safely in the open field space in the west side of Virginia Highlands Park, please contact info@aurorahighlands.org.
AHCA, ARCA, And CCCA are hosting a joint meeting to provide a progress report and future outlook on the Livability 22202 work.
The Housing and Open Space working groups will be presenting findings and recommendations, and the Route 1 and Underground working groups that are still getting started will share initial goals.
These efforts are being taken very seriously by the County and other stakeholders, and could have a great influence on how our area develops. So it’s important to hear the consensus ideas we’ve come together on, provide your own input, and show your support.
Join us July 8 to learn about Arlington Community Emergency Response Team opportunities, assisting neighbors in the Arlington Community Corp, and preliminary details on the electrical substation expansion on Hayes St.
Read the newsletter for more community updates on the 4th, reopening, National Landing BID, Dog parks, Site Plan Review changes, Photo contests, and more.
5-8pm, Virginia Highlands Park. Fantastic music by the Flippin Eyelids and local favorite Gary Chambers. Fun contests for adults & kids, with prizes! This is a safety-first event. Bring your own blankets, food, and drink.
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Share your favorite photo from from your time with the He(art)s ❤ at Virginia Highlands Park, for fame and prizes!
Can we make our sidewalks, streets, parks, and other public spaces better? What’s Amazon HQ2 up to? How are our businesses? Join us Wed, June 10 to find out, and read the newsletter for more updates on the Underground Challenge, Free Trees, Music & Art in the Park, Trash Collection, Census, Elections, and inviting teens to action for the environment.
Volunteers have created a temporary, impromptu art display that uses rainbow colors in heart symbols to honor the front-line workers and our community who continue to fight the pandemic. The hearts are placed at approximately 12ft apart allowing for people to sit and enjoy their own space while others can walk in between the hearts. Temporary, chalk-based paint was used to create the social distancing hearts painted on the ground.
Aurora Highlands Civic Association represents the residents of Pentagon City and surrounding subdivisions of Addison Heights, Aurora Hills, and Virginia Highlands. Aurora Highlands is a residential neighborhood in Arlington, Virginia, 22202 established in 1910.
OUR MEETINGS are held the second Wednesday of the month at the Aurora Hills Community Center at 735 18th Street S Arlington, VA 22202 @ 7:00 p.m.
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