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• Hungry? Buy one, get one free lunch week starts this Monday!

  27-01-2023 21:00 via arlnow.com
  
  Meeting for lunch?
  Starting Monday, January 30 and running until Friday, February 3, Copperwood Tavern, The Pinemoor, and Brass Rabbit Pub will be offering buy one, get one free soups, salads, sandwiches, and cold pressed drinks from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
  Each restaurant offers a selection of salads with fresh local greens and seasonal toppings, and handhelds like a spicy Avocado Burger or Buffalo Fish Sandwich.
  Visit copperwoodtavern.com, thepinemoor.com or brassrabbitpub.com to bo
  
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• Workers laying foundation for new ART bus facility in Green Valley

  27-01-2023 20:00 via arlnow.com
  
  Work is ramping up on a new Arlington County bus maintenance building and parking garage in Green Valley.
  Crews are set to wrap up laying the foundation for the Arlington Transit (ART) Operations and Maintenance Facility at the end of this month, says Dept. of Environmental Services spokeswoman Alyson Jordan Tomaszewski.
  “The facility will perform regular preventive bus maintenance, repairs and other unscheduled maintenance work,” per a project webpage. “It also will incl
  
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• Here’s how you can get a free Gondola Now shirt

  27-01-2023 19:00 via arlnow.com
  
  ARLnow shirts
  If you’re not one of the many proudly sporting a Gondola Now shirt around town, you’re missing out on a high quality piece of apparel that starts lots of interesting conversations.
  Luckily, you now have an option for getting that — or any other ARLnow-produced shirt — gratis.
  Here’s all you have to do…Subscribe to the free ARLnow Afternoon Update newsletter
  Send the referral link at the bottom of the newsletter to local friends who might not alr
  
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• The Old Bike Shop in Lyon Park is closing soon

  27-01-2023 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  The Old Bike Shop in Lyon Park is closing next month after a decade in business.
  Owner Lawrence Behery told ARLnow that he’s shuttering the used bike repair and sales shop on N. Pershing Drive because of a decline in business and family health challenges.
  While Behery said he doesn’t know the exact date of the closure yet, he expects it to happen at the end of February. Additionally, the shop is now only open three days a week from Friday through Sunday. The Old Bike Shop first opene
  
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• Hangry Joe’s Hot Chicken is bringing the heat to Ballston next week

  27-01-2023 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Ballston is about to get spicier with Hangry Joe’s Hot Chicken Pub & Wings opening next week.
  The Nashville-style hot chicken chain plans to open its newest location on Monday (Jan. 30) at 875 N. Randolph Street, a block away from Wilson Blvd and a couple of blocks from the Metro station.
  The location is the former home of breakfast and lunch spot Laura Cooks, which closed in July.
  ARLnow first reported that Hangry Joe’s was coming to Ballston late last year. It was initially sc
  
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• Del. Hope files legislation to exempt scouting troops from personal property taxes

  27-01-2023 15:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Virginia State Capitol in Richmond (via Wikimedia Commons)
  Local Boy Scouts of America and Girls Scouts troops in Virginia may get some tax relief — if a local lawmakers succeeds in modifying the state constitution.
  Inspired by the testimony of one Arlington Boy Scout, Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington) has introduced legislation that would exempt property owned and used by the organization “solely for the purpose of supporting” troops from personal property taxes.
  The organizatio
  
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• Listing of the Day: 1320 N. Stafford Street (Arlington)

  27-01-2023 11:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Address: 1320 N. Stafford StreetNeighborhood: BallstonType: 5 BR, 4 (+1 half) BA single-family detached — 4400 sq. ft.Listed: $1,749,000
  Noteworthy: Walk to Ballston and Clarendon Metro, shops, restaurants, parks, and bikepathCreated by Potomac Custom Builders in 2013, this home offers desirable features rarely found in newer homes and a vibrant, urban neighborhood.Private office with built-ins and view of yard
  French doors open to den and second office with bookcases
  Dining room for large
  
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• ‘Bigger than Beyoncé’: Signature Theatre hosts Ella Fitzgerald cabaret

  27-01-2023 07:29 via wtop.com
  
  toggle audio on and offchange volumedownload audio WTOP's Jason Fraley previews Ella Fitzgerald cabaret at Signature Theatre (Part 1)
  Signature Theatre is best known for its first-rate musical productions in Shirlingon, Virginia, but they also sprinkle in some dynamite cabaret tributes to legendary musicians.
  Next week, Signature hosts “First Lady of Song: Ella Fitzgerald” from Jan. 31 to Feb. 5.
  “It’s a cabaret celebrating Ella Fitzgerald’s music,” Music Dire
  
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• ‘Bigger than Beyoncé’: Mark G. Meadows hosts Ella Fitzgerald cabaret at Signature

  27-01-2023 07:29 via wtop.com
  
  toggle audio on and offchange volumedownload audio WTOP's Jason Fraley previews Ella Fitzgerald cabaret at Signature Theatre (Part 1)
  Signature Theatre is best known for its first-rate musical productions in Shirlingon, Virginia, but they also sprinkle in some dynamite cabaret tributes to legendary musicians.
  Next week, Signature hosts “First Lady of Song: Ella Fitzgerald” from Jan. 31 to Feb. 5.
  “It’s a cabaret celebrating Ella Fitzgerald’s music,” Music Dire
  
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• JUST IN: Armed carjacking reported in Pentagon City after carjacked vehicle crashes nearby

  27-01-2023 04:50 via arlnow.com
  
  Police car speeding to a call at night (staff photo)
  Police are investigating a crash and a carjacking that might be linked.
  Arlington County police responded to a crash around 9:20 p.m. tonight (Thursday) on Route 1 at 12th Street S. The driver fled the scene prior to police arriving and “it was determined the involved vehicle had previously been reported stolen in a carjacking in another jurisdiction,” ACPD spokeswoman Ashley Savage tells ARLnow.
  Then, just 11 minutes later, &ldquo
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Jan 26, 2023

  27-01-2023 02:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Good Thursday evening, Arlington. Today we published articles that were read a total of 12587 times… so far.
  📈 Top stories
  The following are the most-read articles for today — Jan 26, 2023.NEW: Man carjacked last night outside of Crystal City restaurant
  Four local restaurants named to Washingtonian’s top 100 restaurant list
  Morning Notes
  A recent mini-rash of student deaths is part of deepening mental health crisis among local youth📅 Upcoming events
  Here is wha
  
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