Arlington news

• The kabob restaurant replacing Green Valley Pharmacy could finally be open by this summer

  10-02-2023 21:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Green Valley Pharmacy (staff photo by Matt Blitz)
  It appears that the new restaurant coming to the former Green Valley Pharmacy could finally be ready to open by this summer.
  Over the last several months, the county has reviewed and approved a number of plans related to the proposed renovations at the historic building. Another sign of progress: recent meetings with the community that had in the past pushed back on some of those proposals.
  Construction could begin within weeks on the property, w
  
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• Post your organization’s special announcement on ARLnow!

  10-02-2023 20:30 via arlnow.com
  
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• The Nose That Knows: On the road again!

  10-02-2023 19:30 via arlnow.com
  
  This column is written by the team at Arrowine & Cheese (4508 Cherry Hill Road). Sign up for the email newsletter and receive exclusive discounts and offers. Order from Arrowine’s expanding online store for curbside pickup or in-store shopping. Have a question? Email [email protected].
  Hello my friends,
  Please excuse my absence during the holiday season. I’m back, well sort of, I’m in Paris concluding my annual “French Death Marc
  
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• Man arrested after early morning break-in at Washington-Liberty High School

  10-02-2023 18:30 via arlnow.com
  
  File photo
  A local man is accused of drunkenly breaking into Washington-Liberty High School early this morning, damaging a door.
  Nothing was reported stolen and the motivation for the alleged break-in is unclear.
  More from an Arlington County Police Department crime report:
  UNLAWFUL ENTRY, 2023-02100054, 1300 block of N. Stafford Street. At approximately 4:15 a.m. on February 10, police were dispatched to the report of a burglary alarm. A lookout was broadcast and responding officers located the
  
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• Firearm-sniffing expert K9 Loki joins the police force

  10-02-2023 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Arlington County police have gotten a new best friend, one that’s specifically trained to sniff out firearms.
  Earlier this week, the Arlington County Police Department announced they’ve welcomed K9 Loki to the force.
  Loki is a nearly two-year-old canine who recently completed his training with handler Corporal Jon Stanley to become the department’s first firearm detection dog. Part of Loki’s training was to learn and get used to the odor associated with firearms.
  He join
  
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• Arlington is one of the safest localities in America, new study suggests

  10-02-2023 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Police investigate crash with vehicle overturned on N. Sycamore Street in 2021 (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  Arlington County is one of the top 15 safest “cities” in the United States, according to a new set of rankings.
  The number crunchers at SmartAsset looked at violent and property crime rates, as well as rates of vehicle-related deaths, drug-related deaths and excessive drinking. They ranked Arlington at No. 11, below No. 10 Yonkers, New York, No. 6 Alexandria and No. 1 Frisco,
  
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• Captain Cookie & the Milkman opens today in Courthouse

  10-02-2023 15:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Captain Cookie & the Milkman is soaring into Courthouse today, opening its new location on Clarendon Blvd.
  A ribbon-cutting is set for 10 a.m. at 2600 Clarendon Blvd for the first Arlington location of the D.C.-based cookie shop. It’s moving into a 700-square-foot space that was formerly a GNC. There will be indoor and outdoor seating.
  At the grand opening there’s set to be a wheel where locals can spin to win free t-shirts, cookies, ice cream, and other Captain Cookie merchandis
  
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• Unseasonable warm weather expected to set new DC-area records

  10-02-2023 13:55 via wtop.com
  
  Unseasonable temperatures threaten long-standing records across the D.C. area, with one already broken at Dulles airport in Virginia.
  Since 1990, the record high temperature at Dulles International Airport for Feb. 10 was 63 degrees. That was broken Friday morning when the temperature reached 65, according to Storm Team4 meteorologist Mike Stinneford.
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• Listing of the Day: 5629 18th Road N.

  10-02-2023 11:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Address: 5629 18th Road N.Neighborhood: Leeway HeightsType: 4 BR, 3 (+1 half) BA single-family detached — 2,200 sq. ft.Listed: $1,195,000
  Noteworthy: Expanded Broyhill, 4 BR 3.5 bath colonial blocks to Westover VillageThe living room is anchored by a wood burning fireplace and has French doors opening to a spacious family room. The dining room flows into the chef style kitchen highlighted by abundant cabinets, generous counter space, and a pantry. The breakfast areas leads to a deck and th
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Feb 9, 2023

  10-02-2023 02:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Good Thursday evening, Arlington. Today we published articles that were read a total of 11300 times… so far.
  📈 Top stories
  The following are the most-read articles for today — Feb 9, 2023.Virginia State Police chase ends in Arlington, results in arrest and multiple felony charges
  Maryland man pleads guilty to road rage incident on GW Parkway
  Lebanese Taverna fast-casual outpost LebTav has closed in Ballston
  APS transitioning to new grading style but many parents are giving i
  
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