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• Cake Baby bakery celebrates one year at the Pentagon City mall while mulling a second storefront

  01-02-2023 21:55 via arlnow.com
  
  The owner of the bakery Cake Baby is celebrating one year of opening at the Pentagon City mall — and being out of her parents’ house.
  In December 2021, a new bakery specializing in elaborately adorned cakes and numerous kinds of cookies opened on the Metro level at the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City. The corner space near is next to the recently shuttered Yong Kang Street and in the former home of Garrett Popcorn.
  Cake Baby is owned by 26-year-old Jimia Mozie. Just over a year ago,
  
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• APS parents plan march to show support for students and demand action on youth opioid epidemic

  01-02-2023 21:10 via arlnow.com
  
  Police and firefighters on scene of a reported overdose at Wakefield High School (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  A coalition of parents will be marching on Friday at Wakefield High School to encourage students not to use drugs and to demand a countywide response to in-school opioid use.
  The planned silent demonstration responds to an apparent drug overdose on school grounds discovered yesterday morning (Tuesday). An unconscious student was found in a boys bathroom and taken to the hospital in crit
  
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• Greenheart Juice Shop: $10 gift card with newsletter subscription!

  01-02-2023 20:25 via arlnow.com
  
  The freshest cold-pressed juice, cashew milks and cleanses delivered straight to your home or office from Greenheart Juice Shop!
  Greenheart delivers to over 100 zip codes in Virginia, D.C., and Maryland. Check your delivery day here and start your first order.
  Greenheart also has locations in Vienna, Leesburg and Aldie.
  Visit us for superfood smoothies, açaí bowls, plant-based waffles, juice, cashew milks, salads and
  
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• New pedestrian plaza and office renovations in Crystal City to be completed this spring

  01-02-2023 19:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Renovations to a pair of office buildings in Crystal City, including the construction of a new pedestrian plaza, are set to wrap up this spring.
  Work kicked off last year at the Century Center towers, located at the intersection of Crystal Drive and S. Clark Street. Some older retail space between the buildings, previously known as Century One (2450 Crystal Drive) and Century Two (2461 S. Clark Street), was torn down to make room for the plaza.
  Now, the upgrades to the 50-year-old buildings and
  
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• Arts Focus: Equity & inclusion central to P.L.A.C.E Grant for community arts projects

  01-02-2023 18:30 via arlnow.com
  
  “Memory Bricks” by artist Winnie Owens-Hart in the historically African American Hall’s Hill/High View Park community.
  This column is sponsored by Arlington Arts/Arlington Cultural Affairs, a division of Arlington Economic Development.
  Arlington Cultural Affairs and the Arlington Commission on the Arts are introducing the P.L.A.C.E. Grant, a new grant program that seeks to provide opportunities to artists, makers and performers from underserved and under-represented commun
  
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• Columbia Pike’s Rincome Thai is set to close this month after nearly 40 years

  01-02-2023 17:15 via arlnow.com
  
  After nearly four decades, Rincome Thai is set to serve its last pad thai this month.
  The Columbia Pike mainstay is closing up shop in the coming weeks, co-owner Mihee Pansiri confirmed to ARLnow.
  “We’ve been here since 1985. Since the pandemic, we’ve lost some customers and some staff,” she said, who owns the restaurant with her sister Miok An. “It’s just too much for us to go on. It’s time for both of us to retire.”
  It remains a bit unclear exact
  
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• Four Courts starting interior demolition today, aiming for late summer reopening

  01-02-2023 16:10 via arlnow.com
  
  Nearly six months after a rideshare vehicle plowed into Ireland’s Four Courts, seriously injuring several patrons and sparking a devastating fire, work is starting on its eventual reopening.
  Following roof repairs last week, a weeklong interior demolition process is getting underway today, Four Courts managing partner Dave Cahill tells ARLnow.
  “Today’s a great day, we’re excited,” said Cahill. “It’s great to have the sound of a hammer inside the re
  
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• Morning Poll: Are you on Mastodon? And should we join?

  01-02-2023 13:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Mastodon on an iPhone (Photo by Battenhall on Unsplash)
  Much has been written about Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter and what that means for the platform.
  One thing we know for sure is all that drama caused interest in the open-source social network Mastodon to spike. Many who have tried out the network have not stuck around, and there’s skepticism about whether any new Twitter-like network will be able to supplant the original, but nonetheless some recent developments point to potent
  
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• Black History Month: Celebrating Arlington’s African American history

  01-02-2023 12:33 via wtop.com
  
  In Arlington, Virginia, lies a cultural gem created and committed to preserving the rich African American history in the Commonwealth. Since the mid-90s, the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington has occupied a meager space, nestled in the county’s Columbia Pike neighborhood.
  Upon entry into the cultural enclave, music from some of America’s most celebrated Black artists such as Duke Ellington and John Coltrane play softly as visitors are given a chronological tour, highlighting the ex
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Jan 31, 2023

  01-02-2023 02:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Good Tuesday evening, Arlington. Today we published articles that were read a total of 42526 times… so far.
  📈 Top stories
  The following are the most-read articles for today — Jan 31, 2023.BREAKING: Police presence at Wakefield High School after possible overdose
  Yet another BMW stolen in yet another Crystal City area carjacking
  DEVELOPING: Person shot, Bob & Edith’s on Columbia Pike damaged after night of gunfire
  UPDATED: Metro announces a three-week summer shutdow
  
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