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• Clarendon Animal Care Expanding To Columbia Pike

  14-11-2019 23:30 via arlnow.com
  
  A veterinary clinic is hoping to open soon along Columbia Pike.
  Clarendon Animal Care is expanding and opening a second location in the newly-opened Centro Arlington development at 940 S. George Mason Drive. The clinic is anticipated to open at some point this spring, according to co-owner Kayleen Gloor, joining nearby Harris Teeter grocery store and Orangetheory Fitness exercise studio.
  “[Our new location] will allow us to expand our ability to serve our existing
  
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• Sweet Science Coffee to Take Over Java Shack Space

  14-11-2019 22:15 via arlnow.com
  
  The Java Shack near Courthouse is closing soon, but a new local coffee shop will be taking its place.
  D.C.-based Sweet Science Coffee, which was called “the best coffee shop in Washington” by the Post’s Tim Carman in 2017, is expanding into Arlington and taking over the cafe space at at 2507 N. Franklin Road. It has an existing location in Adams Morgan.
  Sweet Science Coffee announced the plans Thursday afternoon, saying that it hoped to open by March after some renov
  
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• County Nixes Guilty Plea Requirement for Behavioral Health Docket After Community Concern

  14-11-2019 21:40 via arlnow.com
  
  County officials have stripped a requirement that defendants plead guilty before becoming eligible for a jail diversion program for those with mental illnesses.
  Staffers note they made “significant changes” to a newly-released draft document for the proposed program after activists and local officials expressed concern over the guilty plea requirement, among other aspects to the program.
  “The new draft reflects feedback from community members and key stakeholders coll
  
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• Hurtt Locker: Christian Dorsey Scandal is Worse Than We Thought

  14-11-2019 20:30 via arlnow.com
  
  The Hurtt Locker is a biweekly opinion column. The views expressed are solely the author’s.
  Arlington residents learned about a string of ethical and financial transgressions by Arlington County Board Chairman Christian Dorsey last week.
  After waiting four months to disclose a $10,000 campaign contribution from Metro’s largest union, Dorsey – who serves as a principal director on the WMATA (Metro) Board – was removed as finance chair of the board in a special meeting
  
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• County Board to Consider Zoning Changes for Ballston Harris Teeter Development

  14-11-2019 19:30 via arlnow.com
  
  The Arlington County Board is poised to advance the Ballston Harris Teeter project with several zoning updates.
  The County Board will vote during its meeting this Saturday, November 16 on whether to approve the developer’s request to change the land’s zoning categories to permit the the many housing units as planned (732) and add retail to the buildings (83,600 total square feet.)
  Georgia-based developer Southeastern Real Estate Group, LLC is planning to demolish the existing grocer
  
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• Statutes of Liberty: From TPS to Green Card

  14-11-2019 18:30 via arlnow.com
  
  This sponsored column is by James Montana, Esq. and Doran Shemin, Esq., practicing attorneys at Steelyard LLC, an immigration-focused law firm located in Arlington, Virginia. The legal information given here is general in nature. If you want legal advice, contact James for an appointment.
  ARLnow readers know well that the Washington D.C. metro area has one of the largest Salvadoran populations in the United States. Many Salvadorans in our community have been living and working in
  
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• Arlington Wants Democrats to Push Big for Affordable Housing Funds Next Year

  14-11-2019 17:25 via arlnow.com
  
  Arlington’s leaders will be pushing the state to increase its affordable housing contributions more than five-fold as Democrats head to Richmond after taking control of the House of Delegates and State Senate.
  The Arlington County Board will vote this Saturday, November 16, on holding a public hearing about the legislative priorities as the General Assembly prepares to convene in Richmond for the 2020 legislative session between January 8 and March 7. The draft document lis
  
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• Woman Accused of Attacking Nannies in Lyon Park Due in Court

  14-11-2019 16:25 via arlnow.com
  
  A woman accused of attacking two nannies in a dispute over her child’s behavior in a local park has a trial date set for next month.
  Falls Church resident Fatimazahra Berrada, 31, is set for a Dec. 3 trial date on two misdemeanor charges of assault and battery.
  The charges stem from a dispute in the park near the Lyon Park Community Center on Sept. 23. We’re told two nannies confronted Berrada about alleged aggressive behavior by her child toward their charges. According to pol
  
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• County Board to Vote on Spending $700,000 Upgrading County Manager’s Office

  14-11-2019 15:00 via arlnow.com
  
  The Arlington County Board will soon vote on whether to spend over $700,000 upgrading the County Manager’s Office.
  Member are scheduled to vote on the proposed renovation to the third floor office suite in the Bozman building (2100 Clarendon Blvd) during their meeting this Saturday, November 16.
  If members vote to approve the project, the county will award $631,535 to Manassas-based Juniper Construction Company, Inc, plus an additional $126,307 for unanticipated costs.
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• Attention on NJROTC program at M-P (slide show)

  14-11-2019 10:30 via arlingtontimes.com
  
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  MARYSVILLE – We are still working on a story on the NJROTC program at Marysville-Pilchuck High School Wednesday night.
  Attention on NJROTC program at M-P (slide show)Wire Service
  
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• Attention on NJROTC as 23 get perfect scores at inspection (slide show)

  14-11-2019 10:30 via arlingtontimes.com
  
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  MARYSVILLE – Twenty-three cadets received “perfect scores” at the recent Annual Military Inspection at Marysville-Pilchuck High School.
  Attention on NJROTC as 23 get perfect scores at inspection (slide show)Steve Powell
  
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