Arlington news

• Crime report: W-L vandalism suspect also smashed glass at library and elementary school

  13-02-2023 21:30 via arlnow.com
  
  The Arlington man arrested Friday and accused of drunkenly breaking into Washington-Liberty High School is being charged with two additional incidents.
  Police say the 30-year-old suspect also smashed a window at Arlington Central Library on N. Quincy Street and shattered a glass door at Arlington Science Focus Elementary School on N. Lincoln Street.
  All three incidents occurred early Friday morning.
  More from today’s Arlington County Police Department crime report:
  DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY
  
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  13-02-2023 20:30 via arlnow.com
  
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• Pickleball fight escalates as opponents distribute flyer accusing players of bullying children

  13-02-2023 19:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Pickleball being played outside at Walter Reed Community Center (staff photo by Matt Blitz)
  The fight over the new pickleball courts coming to Walter Reed Community Center appears to have escalated.
  In a flyer that’s now being disseminated around the neighborhood, opponents are leveling accusations of “bullying of our children by pickleball players,” “public urination on playground and sensory garden,” and causing “excessive continuous noise from dawn to 10 p.
  
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• Ballston-based Motor works with utility companies to make it easier to buy electric vehicles

  13-02-2023 18:30 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. 
  Motor, a startup incubated by Arlington-based energy company AES Corporation, has raised $7 million in Series A funding.
  The company is trying to smooth the “fragmented” experience of buying an electric car. It works with utility companies to
  
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• County seeks federal funding for new trail around part of Arlington National Cemetery for third time

  13-02-2023 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Scooting along near Arlington National Cemetery (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  The third time could be the charm for Arlington County, which is applying for federal funding to improve cycling and walking connections around Arlington National Cemetery.
  On Saturday, the Arlington County Board is scheduled to review the county’s third application for funding from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Program.
  The money would partially fund the constructi
  
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• Arlington gets $1.2M grant to help people living in shelters or outdoors move into apartments

  13-02-2023 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Man sleeping on a bench outside Arlington Central Library (file photo)
  Arlington County has received a $1.2 million federal grant to move people experiencing homelessness into permanent or temporary apartment housing.
  Approximately 55% of the grant will be for housing — mostly one- and two-bedroom affordable rental units — and the remainder “is for supportive services and staffing,” says Dept. of Human Services spokesman Kurt Larrick.
  This project provides permanent housi
  
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• Arlington Public Library hosting Black History Month events, including talk with award-winning author

  13-02-2023 15:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Author Michael Twitty (photo courtesy of Arlington Public Library)
  Arlington Public Library is putting on a number of events over the next several weeks to commemorate and celebrate Black History Month.
  Highlights include a talk with a James Beard award winner, a documentary screening about one of Arlington’s most famous musicians, and a presentation about the historic Green Valley Pharmacy.
  February marks Black History Month which, as the library’s website notes, has origins that da
  
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