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• Loyal Companion in Lee Harrison Shopping Center is now Wag N’ Wash

  13-03-2023 20:55 via arlnow.com
  
  Just one month after both Loyal Companion stores in Arlington closed amid the chain’s bankruptcy, both locations are back as new pet stores.
  In the Lee Harrison Shopping Center, Loyal Companion is still the sign above the storefront, but inside it has been converted into Wag N’ Wash, a pet store with a focus on pet hygiene.
  Wag N’ Wash is a national chain with a few locations in the region, including one in Vienna.
  As far as conversions go, the changes inside are fairly mi
  
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• Police investigating armed carjacking near Ballston

  13-03-2023 19:55 via arlnow.com
  
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  Arlington County police are investigating an early morning carjacking that happened near Ballston over the weekend.
  Police say three male suspects, at least one of whom was armed with a gun, approached a male victim who was parked on the 4100 block of N. Henderson Road. That’s just south of Ballston, in the Buckingham neighborhood.
  “At approximately 3:15 a.m. on March 12, police were dispatched to the report of an armed robbery,” said today’s ACPD crime report.
  
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• Glebe Road intersection near the Pike could get ‘desperately needed’ safety upgrades

  13-03-2023 18:55 via arlnow.com
  
  A high-traffic intersection one block north of Columbia Pike could get some safety upgrades, including a traffic signal.
  Arlington County is embarking on a project to develop plans to upgrade the intersection of S. Glebe Road and 9th Street S., located between the Alcova Heights and Arlington Heights neighborhoods.
  In addition to replacing a rapid-flash beacon with a traffic signal, the county says changes, in collaboration with the Virginia Dept. of Transportation, could include extending the
  
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• Portable airplane seat cup holder Sip N’ Clip takes off on Amazon and at airports

  13-03-2023 17:45 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. 
  Sip n’ Clip, a portable drink holder for airplanes devised by a local inventor, is ready to take off.
  The cup holder that clips into tray tables, which first launched on Kickstarter, is now on available on Amazon. Meanwhile, on the promotional prod
  
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• After 25 years in Bluemont, La Unión Restaurant still showcases passion and inspiration

  13-03-2023 16:45 via arlnow.com
  
  La Unión Restaurant offers a blend of both Salvadoran and Mexican dishes for a diverse Arlington community.
  To some folks, La Unión is a municipality in the La Unión Department of El Salvador, but for the people here in Arlington, it’s a local restaurant where you can order some top notch inspired Salvadoran and Mexican food.
  The story of La Unión Restaurant starts in El Salvador where married couple Jose and Zoila Zelaya, both only 16 and 18 years old, came to
  
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• As Covid cases continue to fall, local doc publishes his last weekly pandemic post

  13-03-2023 15:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Coronavirus (photo via CDC/Unsplash)
  More than 150 weeks have passed since Dr. Mike Silverman, the emergency department chair at VHC Health, started his Friday night posts about the Covid pandemic.
  The public Facebook posts have helped provide medical context and clarity, but in layman’s terms, to those seeking a better understanding of the disease and the response to it. ARLnow has regularly quoted Silverman’s posts in our coronavirus coverage.
  Now, three years after Silverman&rsquo
  
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• Fort Myer holding training exercise this week

  13-03-2023 14:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Hatfield Gate at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall (file photo)
  Don’t be surprised if you see lots of emergency activity and hear loudspeaker announcements coming from Fort Myer this coming Wednesday.
  It’s all for a planned training exercise that Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall is holding from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
  “JBM-HH will be conducting a scenario-based training exercise on the Fort Myer campus to practice responding to emergency situations,” the base said in a media advisory. &
  
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