Local Heroes

By Shirlington Civic Association / August 17, 2024 /

A recent ARLNow article focused on 87-year-old Alan Wile.  For years he’s been picking up litter in Glencarlyn Park every morning. Shirlington is lucky to have several neighbors like him. …

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Website News

By Shirlington Civic Association / May 31, 2024 /

Over the next several days, we will be moving our website to a new server with a new hosting company. Please be patient as we complete this task as our…

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Car-related Theft & Towing Update for Campbell Garage, aka the “Harris Teeter Garage”

By Shirlington Civic Association / May 25, 2024 /

Since February, eight incidents of nighttime car-related theft in the Campbell Garage in the Village have been reported. As of Memorial Day Weekend, thieves have stolen the wheels from seven…

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S Nelson St Footbridge Reopens!

By Shirlington Civic Association / April 29, 2024 /

Yay! South Nelson Footbridge has reopened right on schedule and it looks amazing! We worked hard to get this done! Thanks Arlington County Parks and Recreation!

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News You Can Use 

By Shirlington Civic Association / September 16, 2023 /

Top three changes coming to Shirlington area this autumn and winter: the Village streetscape normalizes, two old 4MRV buildings get torn down, and the Cap City brewery space gets filled! …

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Village News

By Shirlington Civic Association / January 7, 2023 /

Happy new year! Our January 9th meeting will be a working session of the Board with no special presentation. Meanwhile, here’s some news: Village streets will be cleared of special…

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New SCA Website

By Shirlington Civic Association / November 4, 2022 /

Welcome to our new website! We’re still working on it, so feel free to help test it. Our goals have been to consolidate key community information and documents from our…

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A park by night

$12 Million Plan to Update Village Streetscape

By Shirlington Civic Association / August 24, 2022 /

On July 11, 2022, the SCA hosted a Zoom about Federal Realty’s new $12 million proposal for updating Village public spaces, hopefully in 2023. A record turnout of 55 people…

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People Eating a Roadside Retaurant

Shirlington Village News Post-Covid

By Shirlington Civic Association / April 14, 2022 /

The Village at Shirlington emerged from the worst of the Covid-19 crisis doing pretty well. Most retail spaces are leased. Some of the credit goes to you. The loyal support…

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Construction work at a new project site

Public parking in the Village at Shirlington

By Shirlington Civic Association / December 12, 2021 /

Is there enough parking in the Village at Shirlington? Here’s what we told County urban planners on July 7, 2019. It remains our bottom line on any approval process for…

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