Mapping Arlington’s History of Racially Restrictive Neighborhoods

Northern Virginia’s fraught history of racial discrimination is well-documented. Now, three researchers have mapped out just how prevalent “whites-only” housing was in the early 20th century—and how those exclusionary policies shaped the communities we live in today. Their hope is that their work will inspire current residents to investigate and learn from their property’s past.

Covenants preventing non-White people from owning or occupying land were once commonplace in this area. “[The practice] was pretty evenly spread across Arlington,” says Krystyn Moon, a researcher and a professor of history and American studies at the University of Mary Washington (UMW) in Fredericksburg. “More lots than not seem to have [had] them,” she says, citing well-known Arlington neighborhoods such as Bellevue Forest, Douglas Park, Arlington Forest and Addison Heights.

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Is It Recyclable? A Visual Guide

Today is Earth Day, so recycling may be top of mind, although it’s arguably one of the most best-known ways to make a positive impact on the environment every day.

A quick primer on how recycling works in local jurisdictions: Our area conducts single-stream (also called comingled) recycling, meaning all recyclables go into one bin that you drag to the curb once a week. Trucks collect the contents and transport them to a Materials Recovery Facility, or MRF, where the items take a ride on a conveyor belt and get sorted by machines and human workers. Machines then compress the piles of paper, plastic, aluminum, glass and other materials and package them in bales for sale to companies that give them new life in another form.

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Job opportunities targeting workers with ADHD and autism gain traction

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Expungement backlogs swamp courts

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School's out for summer, but virtual learning is in

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It’s time to take a serious look at esports gaming

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How a Falls Church Jeweler Made Northern Virginia a High-End Jewelry Destination

Mohammad Barimany and Jairo Rojas didn’t open Dominion Jewelers in 1985 with the goal of selling 25 to 35 pieces of jewelry — 80 percent of them made in-house — a week. But that’s exactly what the brothers-in-law are doing.

Barimany, a gemologist, handles the diamonds and precious gems, while Rojas, a Rhode Island School of Design–trained craftsman, manages design and manufacturing.

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