Teo Armus

Washington, D.C.

Local politics reporter covering Arlington and Alexandria

Education: Columbia University, BA in urban studies

Teo Armus covers politics, government and other regional issues in Arlington and Alexandria for The Washington Post's Metro desk. He was previously a reporter at the Charlotte Observer, where he wrote about race and immigration, and a staff writer on The Post’s Morning Mix team. Armus has also worked at NBC News and at the Texas Tribune, including a stint on the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Latest from Teo Armus

Residents sue Arlington County over ‘missing middle’ zoning change

The single-family homeowners said county lawmakers failed to make sure the controversial zoning change would not negatively impact the Northern Virginia suburb.

April 21, 2023

Amazon HQ2 was thought up pre-pandemic. But the world is hybrid now.

A sluggish return to the office is dimming some of Amazon's expected boost to Virginia – and prompting some questions about the whole project's future.

April 20, 2023

Amazon requests first HQ2 incentives from Virginia: Nearly $153 million

The tech giant stands to receive up to $773 million in performance grants from state and local officials for the second headquarters it is building in Arlington.

April 13, 2023

Familiar faces duke it out in primary battles over new Va. Senate maps

Some Virginia state delegates, as well as a few former lawmakers and local officials, are challenging incumbents from their own party amid new electoral maps.

April 11, 2023

Arlington officials clear homeless people out of condemned hotel

At least five people had been living inside a shuttered three-star hotel that still appeared to contain beds and pillows.

March 24, 2023

6 road construction workers die in Maryland when car crashes into them

The deaths come as federal officials and the highway construction industry mount a push to protect workers during a boom in building funded by the infrastructure law.

March 23, 2023

Arlington ends single-family-only zoning

Arlington will become the first locality in the D.C. region to loosen zoning rules and make it easier to build “missing middle” housing in any neighborhood.

March 22, 2023

Strapped for more housing, Alexandria looks to rework zoning rules

The Northern Virginia city's "Zoning for Housing/Housing for All" plan looks to create more affordable housing, and more housing overall, and address racial inequities.

March 21, 2023

To build more ‘missing middle’ housing, the devil is in the details

For Arlington and other communities looking to allow denser housing, rolling back single-family zoning is a start. But the fine print may have a bigger impact.

March 16, 2023

Amazon says it is pausing construction at HQ2 in Arlington

Amazon said hiring at its new offices in Northern Virginia is ahead of schedule, although the company has cut corporate jobs elsewhere in the country.

March 3, 2023