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• Gunston Middle School locked down due to “written threat”

  10-03-2023 21:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Gunston Middle School (file photo)
  Gunston Middle School was locked down this afternoon due to a threat.
  Arlington County police said the discovery of a “written threat” prompted the lockdown and investigation. The exact nature of the threat was not given.
  The school at 2700 S. Lang Street had a “controlled dismissal,” assisted by police, according to ACPD.POLICE ACTIVITY: ACPD is investigating a written threat located at Gunston Middle School. No injuries have been repor
  
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• Arlington Food Assistance Center launches new hub near Fairlington

  10-03-2023 20:45 via arlnow.com
  
  AFAC staff at new distribution site in Alexandria (courtesy of AFAC)
  Like all the cool kids, the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) is expanding to Alexandria.
  The nonprofit food pantry announced in a release that it is launching a new distribution center in The Waypoint at Fairlington, an affordable housing complex at 2451 Menokin Drive that opened last year.
  “This is a major step for AFAC in moving beyond Arlington to nearby areas where we can expand on our mission to address long-t
  
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• Centro Arlington: Apartment living in the center of it all

  10-03-2023 19:45 via arlnow.com
  
  An ‘oasis of its own’ offers high-end, upscale living in South Arlington.
  Drop a pin in a map to locate the upscale Centro Arlington Apartments building and you find it surrounded by prime landmarks — the Pentagon, Ballston, National Landing, Bailey’s Crossroads, and Shirlington, to name a few. Centro, meaning “center,” couldn’t be a more appropriate name for this elegant building straddling George Mason Drive and Columbia Pike. 
  Inside, the buildin
  
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• Firefighters rescue person struck by a Metro train in Crystal City

  10-03-2023 18:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Arlington County firefighters rescue someone stuck under a Metro train in Crystal City (via ACFD/Twitter)
  Arlington County firefighters rescued a person from underneath a Metro train last night (Thursday) in Crystal City.
  Arlington County Fire Department units were dispatched to the Crystal City Metro station (1750 S. Clark Street) at 8:25 p.m. for a report of an individual struck by a train, per a press release today. They found the person under a train, “conscious and alert.&rd
  
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• NEW: Police investigating carjacking in Pentagon City

  10-03-2023 17:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Arlington police car at night (file photo courtesy Kevin Wolf)
  Arlington police are investigating a carjacking that happened last night near the Riverhouse apartment complex in Pentagon City.
  The suspects were armed and reportedly stole a BMW.
  This is at least the eighth reported carjacking in Arlington this year and the fourth involving a BMW in the Pentagon City and Crystal City area.
  More from an ACPD crime report:
  CARJACKING, 2023-03090228, 1100 block of Army Navy Drive. At approximately 10:
  
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• Arlington Public Schools will launch a redesigned website this summer

  10-03-2023 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
  A screenshot of the current APS website (via APS)
  Arlington Public Schools is giving its website a facelift.
  A redesigned website is set to go live on July 1. It culminates more than a year of work to revamp a website last redesigned seven years ago, which is well beyond the industry standard of 3-5 years, says Assistant Superintendent of School & Community Relations Catherine Ashby.
  “The redesign aims primarily to address a common complaint about the current website, that it is diffic
  
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• Adoptable Pet of the Week: Sherry

  10-03-2023 15:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Meet the newest Adoptable Pet of the Week, Sherry!
  Her friends at Animal Welfare League of Arlington had this to say about her:
  When Sherry isn’t finding the coziest hiding spaces to nap in, she is asking for head and butt scratches.
  Sherry has some of the softest fur you will ever feel, and she loves staring at you with her big beautiful eyes when you’re petting her. She loves to bay around her catnip banana and she likes to wiggle on carpeted floor.
  Sherry is definitely a nocturnal
  
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• Listing of the Day: 880 N. Pollard Street #503

  10-03-2023 11:30 via arlnow.com
  
  
  Address: 880 N. Pollard Street #503Neighborhood: BallstonType: 2 BR, 1 BA condo — 880 sq. ft.Listed: $489,900
  Noteworthy: I’m Shipping Up To Ballston!
  Unit 503 at Ballston 880 is a rare 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom corner unit featuring a balcony with wide open Arlington views and north eastern exposure.
  The kitchen has gorgeous granite counters, stainless steel appliances, natural wood cabinets and opens to the dining and living area. With hardwood floors throughout the unit, and
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Mar 9, 2023

  10-03-2023 02:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Good Thursday evening, Arlington. Today we published articles that were read a total of 9911 times… so far.
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