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• Shortage of mental health beds pushes Arlington toward community-based care

  25-01-2023 21:55 via arlnow.com
  
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  In Arlington and across the state, hospital emergency rooms are filling up with people in mental health crises, often handcuffed to gurneys and attended by law enforcement officers.
  People in these situations can’t walk around, save to go to the bathroom, and they can’t see their families. They may be calm or exhibiting aggressive behaviors; they might be hearing v
  
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• Home Buying & Selling Seminar: How to do both at the same time!

  25-01-2023 21:15 via arlnow.com
  
  This is an In-Person Happy Hour Seminar! Join us Wednesday, February 1 from 6-7 p.m.
  Drinks and food will be provided as you learn how to navigate the process of buying and selling a home at the same time.
  You’ve already experienced the excitement of buying a home, but may not have sold a property before. From preparations to marketing, our team approach ensures that your home is in front of as many buyers as possible, while you are searching for a new home yourself!
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• BizTalk: Looking ahead to 2023 after a strong year for venture capital

  25-01-2023 20:45 via arlnow.com
  
  This article was written by Adam Henry, CEcD, EDP, Senior Business Development Manager for Arlington Economic Development.
  In 2022, there were several challenges facing tech companies and the venture capital community — inflation, a decrease in tech exits and IPOs, rising interest rates, and over 150,000 layoffs in the tech sector.
  While all of these factors affected deal size and valuations for tech companies, Arlington’s tech ecosystem saw some exciting deal flow am
  
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• Police investigating after student attacked by group outside of Kenmore Middle School

  25-01-2023 19:55 via arlnow.com
  
  Police at Kenmore Middle School in May 2022 (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  A group of Kenmore Middle School students allegedly attacked a student from another school after a basketball game yesterday.
  Police were flagged down around 4:55 p.m. Tuesday near the intersection of S. Carlin Springs Road and 2nd Street S. for a report of a fight. They found a student bleeding from the nose, according to scanner traffic, and were told by witnesses that he was assaulted by a group of Kenmore students.
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• Nespresso closing at Pentagon City mall, while Korean corn dog eatery coming soon

  25-01-2023 19:00 via arlnow.com
  
  The Nespresso store at the Pentagon City mall is closing (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  The Nespresso store is closing at the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City.
  The international coffee brand announced it will be closing its Pentagon City mall location early next month with its final day on Sunday, February 5. The reason, per a company spokesperson, is “shopping trends.”
  “Nespresso evaluates the marketplace and shopping trends regularly to determine how we can deliver superior cus
  
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• NEW: Police seeking additional victims of teen groping suspect

  25-01-2023 18:15 via arlnow.com
  
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  Arlington County police are seeking more victims of a teen identified as a suspect after a string of groping incidents.
  The incidents happened in and around the Courthouse area this past fall and involved women being grabbed from behind in a sexual manner by an unknown suspect. One involved a woman walking her dog in Courthouse on Nov. 28 and another involved a woman walking or running on the Arlington Blvd Trail on Dec. 7.
  So far, police say they have only charged the teen with an in
  
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• After more speakers and a disruption, County Board takes extra day to deliberate Missing Middle

  25-01-2023 17:15 via arlnow.com
  
  Arlington County Board Chair Christian Dorsey during the Tuesday, Jan. 24 discussion of Missing Middle housing (via Arlington County)
  Some 200 speakers and seven hours of public comment later, the Arlington County Board will decide whether to authorize hearings on a proposal to allow “Missing Middle” housing later today (Wednesday).
  The request to authorize hearings on the zoning proposal was originally placed on the agenda for the Board’s Saturday meeting. After a marathon hea
  
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• Two new Asian-inspired eateries are coming to Washington Blvd in Clarendon

  25-01-2023 16:10 via arlnow.com
  
  Two new Asian restaurants are coming to Clarendon later this year.
  An “authentic” Chinese dim sum restaurant called Tiger Dumpling and a Japanese izakaya-style restaurant called Izakaya 68 are coming to the 3200 block of Washington Blvd in Clarendon, signage in the window suggests.
  Both restaurants are owned by the Ivea Restaurant Group, which runs a number of Asian-inspired restaurants across the region. That includes Ballston’s Gyu San, which is expected to open this year.
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• Taylor Elementary School closed for third day due to lack of heat and power

  25-01-2023 15:05 via arlnow.com
  
  Taylor Elementary School (photo via Google Maps)
  After two days off to start the week, Taylor Elementary students will be participating in virtual learning today due to a major maintenance issue.
  “Taylor Elementary School will move to virtual instruction on Wed, Jan. 25, due to the repair work underway to restore power and heat in the building,” the school said on its website.
  So far, no estimate for when the school will reopen has been shared.
  “There is an issue with the HVAC
  
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• Former Arlington union leader charged with embezzlement

  25-01-2023 11:55 via wtop.com
  
  A former leader of an Arlington, Virginia, teacher’s union is accused of embezzling more than $400,000 from the organization she once led.
  For six years, Ingrid Gant, 54, of Woodbridge, headed the Arlington Education Association. It was during that time, according to Fairfax County Police, that Grant is accused of embezzling the money through bonuses to herself and unauthorized purchases on the association’s debit cards.
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Jan 24, 2023

  25-01-2023 02:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Good Tuesday evening, Arlington. Today we published 6 articles that were read a total of 8364 times… so far.
  📈 Top stories
  The following are the most-read articles for today — Jan 24, 2023.Two hospitalized after rollover crash caught on video in Pentagon City
  The new CVS with the large brick wall along Wilson Blvd plans to open next month
  Morning Notes📅 Upcoming events
  Here is what’s going on Wednesday in Arlington, from our event calendar.5:30 pm: Young Profes
  
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