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Latest articles
- The Arlington Commission for Arts & Culture (Arts Arlington) is planning a free celebration of creativity and community from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, Saturday, Dec. 9, at Town Hall, 730 Mass. Ave. Residents are invited to this event to feature multiple works of art on display and artists in attendance available to speak […]
- The annual Arlington Heights holiday stroll and tree lighting is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 9, from 2 to 5 p.m. This event is put on by the Arlington Heights Community Association (AHCA), which invites residents of all ages to stroll along Mass. Ave. to view winter-themed painted windows and to enjoy family-friendly activites. This free event […]
- UPDATED Dec. 9: It's cool out now and will be getting steadily colder — but only three months ago, it was wicked hot, and that's a continuing and concerning problem. Therefore, Wicked Cool Mystic, a community project of the Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA), has scheduled a free interactive educational workshop from 11 a.m. to 2 […]
- Mill Café at Highrock. / Highrock photo Do December’s dark days zap your energy, requiring a caffeine boost? You’re in luck – the Mill Café, 14 Mill St. (in the Highrock Covenant Church lobby and more than a decade ago the Holovak & Coughlin Sporting Goods store), opened Thursday, Dec. 6. Serving coffee, tea, baked […]
- UPDATED Dec. 2: Arlington Friends of the Drama invites residents to the romantic comedy "One Slight Hitch," which opened Dec. 1 and runs through Dec. 10. This is the final weekend of the show. Residents may attend an 8 p.m. performance tonight, Dec. 9, or a 3 p.m. performance Sunday, Dec. 10. According to an email from […]
- A rear-end collision at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, at Lake Street and Mass. Ave. was the most recent of a half-dozen two-car crashes at Arlington intersections within an eight-day period. Although two injuries were reported for the six crashes, fortunately, only one driver needed medical attention, and her injury did not appear to be […]
