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• JUST IN: Teen girl sexually assaulted along Columbia Pike

  06-03-2023 23:25 via arlnow.com
  
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  Police are investigating the sexual assault of a teen girl Sunday night along Columbia Pike.
  The attack happened around 9:15 p.m., near the intersection of the Pike and S. Four Mile Run Drive. The suspect grabbed the girl from behind, pulled her into the woods and sexually assaulted her while armed with a “bladed object.”
  Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect, who was only described by his clothing.
  More from an Arlington County police pr
  
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• Attempted robbery of computer buyer goes wrong in Penrose

  06-03-2023 22:15 via arlnow.com
  
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  A robbery attempt in the Penrose neighborhood did not go as planned, after the would-be victim reportedly grabbed and broke a suspect’s replica handgun.
  That’s according to scanner traffic and an Arlington County Police Department crime report today.
  The incident happened Sunday afternoon on the 2800 block of 8th Street S., two blocks north of the intersection of Columbia Pike and S. Walter Reed Drive.
  “At approximately 2:35 p.m. on March 5, police were dispatched to
  
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• Man arrested for pair of buttocks slapping incidents in Courthouse

  06-03-2023 21:10 via arlnow.com
  
  Arlington police car outside police headquarters (file photo)
  A man is in jail after a pair of alleged sexual battery incidents in the Courthouse area Sunday evening.
  Both happened along Wilson Blvd and involved the 22-year-old suspect approaching women and hitting them on the buttocks, police said.
  From an Arlington County Police Department crime report:
  SEXUAL BATTERY, 2023-03050171, Wilson Boulevard at N. Courthouse Road. At approximately 6:47 p.m. on March 5, police were dispatched to the po
  
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• Here’s a look at St. Patrick’s Day 2023 events around Arlington

  06-03-2023 19:55 via arlnow.com
  
  O’Sullivan’s in Clarendon (file photo)
  Next Friday, March 17, is a celebration of all things Irish: the release of a new Hozier EP.
  But for some local bars and the Catholic Church, next Friday is more notably St. Patrick’s Day. The weekend is set to be marked with celebrations of Irish dancing, music, and drinking.
  Some of the local happenings are listed below.Clarendon Ballroom (3185 Wilson Blvd)A combined St. Patrick’s Day and March Madness celebration called Irish Madn
  
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• Crystal City-based consultancy boosts headcount after acquiring another Arlington firm

  06-03-2023 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. 
  Two Arlington-based companies that consult for federal agencies are joining forces.
  Crystal City-based cBEYONData (251 18th Street S.), which provides an array of technical and financial services to the military and the Justice Department, among other fe
  
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• Crystal City-based consultancy boosts headcount after acquiring a Westover firm

  06-03-2023 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. 
  Two Arlington-based companies that consult for federal agencies are joining forces.
  Crystal City-based cBEYONData (251 18th Street S.), which provides an array of technical and financial services to the military and the U.S. Departments of Defense and Ju
  
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• Langston Blvd McDonald’s makes a second pass at adding another drive-thru lane

  06-03-2023 17:45 via arlnow.com
  
  The McDonald’s at 4834 Langston Blvd is once more looking to change its drive-thru to reduce backups that spill onto the busy road.
  The fast food restaurant has filed a special exception use permit application to add a second ordering station and three more “standing spots” for customers. Currently, the site has one drive-thru lane and a circulating lane wrapped around it.
  “The Application proposes a site layout that will improve vehicular flow and help minimize stacking
  
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• Serving since 1988, El Pollo Rico continues to please

  06-03-2023 16:45 via arlnow.com
  
  El Pollo Rico continues to shine and live on a dream that has kept true for a consecutive 35 years.
  If you live in Arlington, there’s a good chance you’ve had or at least heard about El Pollo Rico’s Peruvian chicken.
  Regardless of your preference between other Peruvian chicken joints in the area, El Pollo Rico — at 932 N. Kenmore Street in Virginia Square — has built its reputation as being a restaurant with some pretty good chicken. Don’t believe me? Maybe he
  
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• Ballston area pet store appears to be closing later this year

  06-03-2023 16:00 via arlnow.com
  
  Leasing sign in front of Unleashed by Petco store near Ballston (photo courtesy Ray Caputo)
  The building that hosts a Ballston area pet store is being offered for lease.
  A leasing flyer says the 4,666 square foot, circa-1925 commercial building at 3902 Wilson Blvd is available for new a tenant starting in January 2024. That suggests that the existing tenant, Unleashed by Petco, will be closing later this year after its lease is up.
  Unleashed opened in the space in September 2013, about nine-and-
  
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