Arlington news

• Obituary: Thomas L. Vardaman (1941-2023)

  09-04-2023 20:15 via arlnow.com
  
  Thomas L. Vardaman (Age 82)
  Mr. Thomas L. Vardaman passed away peacefully at home in Baker, West Virginia on January 8, 2023 surrounded by James Young and his beloved dogs Jasper & Otis. Thom was born on January 25, 1941, to Mr. and Mrs. Terry C and Ann Louise (Moore) Vardaman in Birmingham, Alabama. He graduated from Shades Valley High School, Birmingham, Alabama in 1959 and from Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama earning a degree in communications in 1963. He was a member of the United St
  
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• Ireland’s Four Courts in Arlington announces it will reopen this summer

  09-04-2023 17:48 via wtop.com
  
  The Ireland’s Four Courts Pub will have a new look when it reopens. (Courtesy Ireland Four Courts pub website)
  If you used to be a regular at Ireland’s Four Courts pub in Arlington, Virginia, there’s some good news: We now know when it will reopen.
  According to the pub’s website, they will be open for business again in August, approximately a year after a ride share driver had a medical emergency and crashed into the building, injuring at least 15 people and causing a dev
  
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• Virginia man wins $100,000 after purchasing 20 winning lottery tickets with the same numbers

  09-04-2023 08:09 via wtop.com
  
  Putting his eggs in one basket proved fruitful for one Virginia man who purchased not one, but 20 winning lottery tickets with the same numbers.
  Alexandria resident Fekru Hirpo purchased 20 identical tickets, all with the four-digit combination of 2-5-2-7, from a gas station in Arlington, according to a Wednesday news release from the Virginia Lottery.
  The lucky winner told lottery officials he made a spur-of-the-moment decision to go all in on the same ticket for the “Pick 4” game.
  
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