Arlington news

• Food security coalition gets to work tackling hunger in Arlington

  30-01-2023 21:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Arlington Assembly of God kitchen (courtesy of Stephanie Hopkins)
  A new coalition will tackle how Arlington nonprofits and county government distribute food and support people who are food insecure.
  The group held its kick-off meeting at Central Library last week, attended by 65 people. It will be focused on three areas: improving food access, increasing outreach to the community and making systemic change through policy advocacy.
  The coalition “creates the infrastructure to systematically
  
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• A Lunar New Year celebration is planned at the Pentagon City mall this weekend

  30-01-2023 20:45 via arlnow.com
  
  A Lunar New Year celebration is coming to the Pentagon City mall this weekend.
  On Saturday, Feb. 4, the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City is partnering with Asian American Chamber of Commerce (AACC) on an event to ring in the Year of the Rabbit.
  The festivities, starting at 1 p.m. on the Metro level of the mall, are set to include music, dancing, and treats.Visit the Far East without leaving your time zone!Fashion Centre at Pentagon City in partnership with the Asian American Chamber of Commerce w
  
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• Crime report: ACPD investigating gunfire in two neighborhoods, ACFD arrests arson suspect

  30-01-2023 19:35 via arlnow.com
  
  Arlington police car at night (file photo courtesy Kevin Wolf)
  Arlington County police are investigating two separate incidents of gunfire overnight.
  The first happened in the Green Valley neighborhood, where shots were fired shortly after 10:30 p.m. and police found a possible blood trail, according to scanner traffic.
  The second happened just before 2 a.m. in the Arlington Mill neighborhood. Two buildings were struck by bullets and a witness reported seeing three “heavily armed” me
  
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• Arlington Economic Development trains entrepreneurs in business basics with two-day ‘bootcamp’

  30-01-2023 18:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Sponsored by Monday Properties and written by ARLnow, Startup Monday is a weekly column that highlights Arlington-based startups, founders, and local tech news. Monday Properties is proudly featuring 1515 Wilson Blvd in Rosslyn. 
  Last week, 15 entrepreneurs spent two days training in a business “bootcamp” hosted by the BizLaunch team of Arlington Economic Development.
  They came from Arlington and around the D.C. area to learn how to use software to simplify business o
  
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• Plaza’s public peeing problem prompts possible portable provision, permanent potty planning process

  30-01-2023 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  The area around the John Robinson, Jr. Town Square has a public urination problem.
  The square used to be a grassy area with trees, until it was closed off for the construction of the neighborhood hub. With nowhere else to go, people began relieving themselves on the sidewalk along 24th Street S., we’re told.
  Formerly Nauck Town Square, before it was renamed after a long-time Green Valley civic leader, the new park opened this spring. Since then, more neighbors have encountered the issue w
  
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• Girl Scout cookie booth sales start this week in Arlington

  30-01-2023 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Girl Scouts deliver cookies to Virginia Hospital Center (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)
  This week begins one of the favorite times of the year for many: Girl Scout cookie season.
  Friday (Feb. 3) marks the first day of in-person booth sales in Arlington. Friends and family order taking by scouts started in December, and orders are now being delivered. Cookies will be sold through March 12.
  In addition to the old favorites like Thin Mints and Samoas, a new cookie has been added to the line-up:
  
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• Arlington teen arrested after another teen shot to death in Alexandria

  30-01-2023 15:35 via arlnow.com
  
  Courtyard by Marriott Alexandria Pentagon South (via Google Maps)
  A 17-year-old Arlington boy is in custody after another teen was shot to death in an Alexandria hotel over the weekend
  The shooting happened Friday night on an upper floor of the Courtyard by Marriott Alexandria Pentagon South Hotel, along I-395 near the Mark Center, according to scanner traffic.
  The circumstances surrounding the shooting are not clear, but Alexandria police reportedly took the Arlington teen into custody a c
  
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