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Recent Issues – VA News Reader

July 15, 2025
Arlington’s ‘Missing Middle’ decision to be reconsidered By Sydney Kodama for Alexandria Times Following the Virginia Court of Appeals’ reversal last week of a 2024 Arlington Circuit Court judgement that the county’s “Missing Middle” zoning changes were void, the residents who sued Arlington County in 2023 filed an expedited motion to stay the decision on […]
July 11, 2025
Occoquan Mayor Earnie Porta’s podcast aims to shred rumors, share history By Isabella Sherk for Prince William Times The buzzy crunch of Earnie Porta’s paper shredder reverberates in the background of his Occoquan Radio podcast, priming listeners for the regular “rumor mill shredder” segment. Porta, who is both the host and the mayor, uses the […]
July 8, 2025
Richmond International Airport debuts new interpretation services for passengers By Staff Reports for Henrico Citizen Richmond International Airport has partnered with LanguageLine Solutions to initiate the availability of interpretation services for passengers, airport officials announced recently. LanguageLine is a language service that provides instance access to professional interpreters in more than 240 languages. The support […]