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• Most and least expensive townhouses sold in Arlington (Jan-Feb 2023)

  16-02-2023 22:45 via arlnow.com
  
  This past week saw 42 homes sold in Arlington.
  The least expensive condo, single-family home or townhouse sale over the past seven days was $225,000 while the most expensive was $2,650,000.
  Over the past month, meanwhile, a total of 7 townhouses were sold. Let’s take a look at some of the most and least expensive townhouses sold over the past month.
  Most expensive townhouses sold1208 N Danville Street — $1,035,000 (3 Beds | 2.5 Baths | 1,628 SQ FT)
  2041 N Abingdon Street — $1,
  
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• Rising overdoses on school grounds prompt APS, School Board to act

  16-02-2023 21:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Police and firefighters on scene of a reported overdose at Wakefield High School (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
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  From 2019 until 2022, there were no reported juvenile overdoses on Arlington Public Schools grounds. In the first six weeks of 2023, there have been three, including one that was fatal.
  Meanwhile, drug possession and distribution cases remain lower than they w
  
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• UPDATED: I-395 ramp blocked after report of man pointing gun at another driver

  16-02-2023 21:35 via arlnow.com
  
  (Updated on 2/17/23) A ramp from S. Glebe Road to I-395 was blocked Thursday afternoon due to a report of a man with a gun.
  Shortly before 3:30 p.m., a 911 caller told police that another driver was pointing a long gun at them after a crash. Numerous Arlington County police units rushed to the scene, detained those involved and are now sorting out what exactly happened.
  No injuries have been reported. The ramp reopened around 4:30 p.m.
  ACPD provided more information about the incident in a crim
  
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• NEW: I-395 ramp blocked after report of man pointing gun at another driver

  16-02-2023 21:35 via arlnow.com
  
  A ramp from S. Glebe Road to I-395 is currently blocked due to a report of a man with a gun.
  Shortly before 3:30 p.m., a 911 caller told police that another driver was pointing a long gun at them after a crash. Numerous Arlington County police units rushed to the scene, detained those involved and are now sorting out what exactly happened.
  No injuries have been reported.LOCATION: S Glebe Rd. (Ramp) I-395 SB
  INCIDENT:Police Department Activity
  IMPACT: The ramp from S Glebe Rd. to I-395 SB is cur
  
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• Little Ambassadors’ Academy enters its fourth year offering Kindergarten!

  16-02-2023 20:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Little Ambassadors’ Academy is dedicated to early childhood development by providing a safe, nurturing environment where children can learn and grow through discovery.
  As teachers and administrators, we provide an encouraging and creative school environment in which students develop intellectual curiosity and outstanding moral character. We celebrate the individuality of each child and work with them to reach their full potential.
  We believe in a supportive learning environment where child
  
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• A wording change could spell tax relief for more Arlington tech companies

  16-02-2023 19:30 via arlnow.com
  
  A woman coding (via Unsplash/[email protected])
  When Arlington Economic Development tried to help a local tech business take advantage of a county tax incentive program some 2.5 years ago, it hit a snag.
  The Commissioner of Revenue denied the company’s application to be recognized as a “qualified technology business,” per a county report. Under this designation, as part of the county’s “Technology Zone” program, it would have paid half the rate norma
  
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• Statutes of Liberty: The tale of two trials — Power of the prosecutor in immigration court

  16-02-2023 18:30 via arlnow.com
  
  This sponsored column is by Law Office of James Montana PLLC. All questions about it should be directed to James Montana, Esq., Doran Shemin, Esq., and Laura Lorenzo, Esq., practicing attorneys at The Law Office of James Montana PLLC, an immigration-focused law firm located in Falls Church, Virginia. The legal information given here is general in nature. If you want legal advice, contact us for an appointment.
  It has been a while since we’ve discussed the goings-on in our n
  
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• Most DC-area coworking spaces are in the suburbs

  16-02-2023 17:37 via wtop.com
  
  The D.C. region is a leader when it comes to coworking spaces in the suburbs. Nationally, 44% of the total number of coworking spaces are metro-area suburbs. In the D.C. metro, 67% are in the suburbs, according to data from CoWorkingCafe.
  CoWorkingCafe found 37 suburbs nationwide with at least 10 coworking locations. Among them, Arlington County ties Newport Beach, California, with 25 coworking space locations. Irvine, California, tops the list with 91.
  Alexandria also makes the top 10 with 17 s
  
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• APS to unenroll 5th and 8th graders who do not live in Arlington before the next school year

  16-02-2023 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  A line of school buses in the rain (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  Arlington Public Schools is changing the way it verifies that students live within the county and will unenroll students who live outside its boundaries.
  The new Home Address Confirmation Process is aimed at updating, improving and systematizing how APS keeps track of where students live. Individual schools used to conduct home checks and review proofs of residency, such as leases, as necessary when there were concerns about a fami
  
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• Safety upgrades are coming to a troubled intersection near Lubber Run Community Center

  16-02-2023 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
  N. Park Drive and N. George Mason Drive intersection near Lubber Run Community Center (image via Google Maps)
  Safety signage and markings are coming this spring to a long-troubled intersection near Lubber Run Community Center.
  The intersection of N. Park Drive and N. George Mason Drive in the Arlington Forest neighborhood will be getting updated signage and street markings reading “SLOW SCHOOL XING” within the next few months, a county official has confirmed to ARLnow.
  “Marking
  
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• Skydome, DC area’s only rotating restaurant, reopens

  16-02-2023 15:48 via wtop.com
  
  Skydome, the rotating restaurant in Arlington’s Crystal City, has reopened after a three-year closure which started with the pandemic.
  The Virginia restaurant has also undergone renovations since it closed, and has a new menu and head chef.
  The Sjydome restaurant in Arlington. (Credit Google Street View)
  Skydome, atop the 15-story Hilton DoubleTree Hotel at 300 Army Navy Drive, is the only rotating restaurant in the D.C. area and one of only a few on the East Coast. It originally opened in
  
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• Arlington to host 5K honoring fallen police officers this May

  16-02-2023 15:30 via arlnow.com
  
  2022 National Police Week 5K in Rosslyn in 2022 (via Diplomatic Security Service/Flickr)
  Arlington will be hosting a 17-year-old race to honor police officers who have died in the line of duty.
  This is the second time that the county will host participants in the National Police Week 5K. The 17th annual event will be held on May 13.
  Last year, racers ran from Rosslyn to the Pentagon in the first in-person race since the onset of the pandemic. The race was held virtually in 2020 and 2021 and pre-
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Feb 15, 2023

  16-02-2023 02:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Good Wednesday evening, Arlington. Today we published articles that were read a total of 12343 times… so far.
  📈 Top stories
  The following are the most-read articles for today — Feb 15, 2023.Man shot at Courthouse hotel overnight
  Jeni’s Ice Cream set to open tomorrow in Shirlington
  Morning Notes
  Annual tap water change starting next week, a month earlier than usual📅 Upcoming events
  Here is what’s going on Thursday in Arlington, from our event calendar.6:30
  
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