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• Listing of the Day: 2532 S. Walter Reed Drive #E

  08-03-2023 22:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Address: 2532 S. Walter Reed Drive #ENeighborhood: WindgateType: 3 BR, 3 (+1 half) BA townhouseListed: $689,000
  Noteworthy: Stroll to Shirlington Village from this renovated townhouse in pristine condition
  Appealing brick end townhouse filled with light and many valuable improvements including: renovated kitchen with crisp white cabinets, quartz tops, glass tile backsplash, stainless appliances (2016), washer (2017), HVAC (2020), renovated primary bathroom with marble topped double vanity, subw
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Builders and business owners say Arlington’s new permit system is lagging

  08-03-2023 21:55 via arlnow.com
  
  Builders and entrepreneurs tell ARLnow they are waiting up to twice as long as they used to for Arlington County to issue permits, costing them thousands — if not hundreds of thousands — of dollars.
  Permits that used to be issued the same day now take 1-3 weeks while those that took 2-3 months take double that time, they say. Meanwhile, the Arlington Permit Office’s limited hours of operation compound the delays and the high permitting fees exacerbate the costs incurred from w
  
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• Join a DC Fray social sport league in your area!

  08-03-2023 21:10 via arlnow.com
  
  Don’t miss your chance to stay active and get social with DC Fray this spring!We have leagues all over Virginia in Arlington, Alexandria, Springfield and Tysons. Sign up as an individual, group or team.Leagues include sports like basketball, flag football, kickball, pickleball, softball, volleyball, ultimate frisbee and more! Be sure to register by March 21.
  Find your league today!
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• Parent committee urges APS to require student cell phones to be off and away for the day

  08-03-2023 20:15 via arlnow.com
  
  People on smartphones (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  Should Arlington Public Schools keep students from using their phones in schools?
  The School Health Advisory Board — a committee of parents, some of whom are nurses and doctors, and a few administrators — has recommended APS adopt a policy for the next school year requiring smartphones to be off and put away during school hours.
  This group has been advocating for a system-wide phone policy since 2019 but today, principals and teache
  
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• Plans for RiverHouse come into focus as residents call for more infrastructure upgrades

  08-03-2023 18:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Proposed infill development for the RiverHouse site in Pentagon City is coming into focus with more renderings from the developer.
  Reprising long-envisioned intentions to redevelop the expansive property, JBG Smith filed plans last year proposing apartments, senior housing, condos and townhomes on the surface parking lots on the RiverHouse site. Existing apartment towers will stay and more units within them will be set aside for affordable housing.
  Arlington County has yet to officially ac
  
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• Biz Talk: Norwegian Incubator in Arlington

  08-03-2023 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  This article was written by Sindy Yeh, Senior Business Ambassador for Arlington Economic Development.
  For many international companies, expanding to the United States is high on their growth strategy given the size of the U.S. market.
  As the epicenter of government contracting activities, the Washington, D.C. metro region is especially attractive for international companies in the defense, aerospace and security industries. Companies establish operations here to gain access to federal agen
  
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• Dispute over fast food leads to robbery charges

  08-03-2023 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
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  An irate fast food restaurant customer is facing charges after police say he hopped the counter, stole food and threatened an employee.
  The incident happened Monday afternoon on the 4600 block of King Street in Arlington. That block includes a Taco Bell, a Popeyes and a Wendy’s.
  “At approximately 3:16 p.m. on March 6, police were dispatched to the report of an armed robbery,” said an Arlington County Police Department crime report. “Upon arrival, it was determi
  
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• Morning Poll: After last night’s Colbert segment, pick a position on pickleball

  08-03-2023 15:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Pickleball under the lights at Lubber Run (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  Ahh pickleball, the hottest thing going with senior citizens, Tom Brady’s retirement sport of choice, and an unlikely candidate for the second-most controversial story of the decade in Arlington.
  As ARLnow was first to report last year, many neighbors of Arlington’s recently-established pickleball courts have come to vehemently oppose it, owing to the loud “pop” the ball makes when it hits a paddle. T
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Mar 7, 2023

  08-03-2023 02:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Good Tuesday evening, Arlington. Today we published articles that were read a total of 16807 times… so far.
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  The following are the most-read articles for today — Mar 7, 2023.JUST IN: Smoke at Clarendon Metro station prompts large emergency response
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