Arlington’s Favola defends county’s spending plans

Arlington County Chairwoman Barbara Favola spent much of her state of the county address defending some controversial investments Monday, including nearly $7 million to build a new cultural center in Rosslyn.

“I don’t think I’m alone in saying that we want a world-class community,” Favola told a gathering of county board members, government agency representatives and business owners. “You don’t get to be world class if you don’t feed your soul.”