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• If someone nukes D.C., equipment in Arlington will help figure out who did it

  19-04-2023 21:30 via arlnow.com
  
  D.C. skyline view from the rooftop of the Bartlett in Pentagon City (staff photo)
  The prospect of a nuclear bomb going off in the D.C. area is something that will hopefully remain in the realm of fiction.
  Should the proverbial sum of all fears play out, however, equipment in Arlington will help the federal government manage the response.
  A broad overview of the system — installed on county-owned property since 2016 — is included in an item on the Arlington County Board’s meetin
  
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• Plans to turn Reeves Farmhouse into group home head to Historic Affairs board

  19-04-2023 20:30 via arlnow.com
  
  After a pandemic-era hiatus, Habitat for Humanity has revived plans to turn a county-owned historic farmhouse into a group home.
  The D.C.-area offshoot of nonprofit housing developer proposes to restore the exterior of the Reeves Farmhouse in the Bluemont neighborhood, modernize and renovate the interior, construct two new, historically compatible additions and update the landscaping.
  The public would still be able to use two acres of parkland around it, including a milk shed, sledding hill and
  
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• County Board to vote this weekend on contract to build Shirlington pedestrian bridge

  19-04-2023 19:30 via arlnow.com
  
  The County Board is set to vote this weekend on a contract to build a long-awaited pedestrian bridge.
  On Saturday, it is expected that the Arlington County Board will approve a $1.6 million contract to construct the Shirlington Road Pedestrian Bridge. The 15-foot-wide prefabricated steel bridge will run the length of Four Mile Run and parallel to the road with the purpose of providing safer bicycle and pedestrian access.
  It will connect Shirlington and S. Arlington Mill Drive to Jennie Dean Par
  
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• Biz Talk: Event showcases innovation in National Landing

  19-04-2023 18:30 via arlnow.com
  
  This article was written by Arlington Economic Development.
  On Tuesday, May 2 the Northern Virginia Technology Council, Arlington Economic Development and the National Landing Business Improvement District will be hosting the ‘Building America’s Most Connected Neighborhood’ event.
  Discover how JBG SMITH and Federated Wireless’ unique partnership is driving public and private sector innovation in National Landing by deploying 5G private wireless networks.
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• Completion of Fire Station 8 delayed seven months due to permitting delays

  19-04-2023 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Construction on the new Fire Station 8 on Langston Blvd is halfway done but experiencing delays, partly attributed to the county’s own permitting process.
  The project at 4845 Langston Blvd, where the old station used to be, is about seven months behind schedule and is now expected to wrap up by January 2024.
  Firefighters are operating out of a temporary station at 2217 N. Culpeper Street, just behind the construction site.
  This weekend, the Arlington County Board is set to review a reques
  
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• County Board and prosecutor candidates Roy and Katcher lead campaign fundraising so far

  19-04-2023 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
  A campaign sign for Arlington County Board candidate Natalie Roy with other candidate signs in the background (staff photo)
  Two candidates have emerged as top fundraisers ahead of this year’s Democratic primary: Natalie Roy for Arlington County Board and Josh Katcher for Commonwealth’s Attorney.
  That’s according to newly-filed quarterly campaign financial reports.
  The six candidates for County Board, two for Commonwealth’s Attorney and three for Sheriff will run in a prim
  
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• 2 in custody after driving, running and swimming away from Va. police to avoid traffic stop

  19-04-2023 16:10 via wtop.com
  
  After crashing a vehicle when trying to avoid a traffic stop, two people swam away from police in Arlington and were later taken into custody Wednesday, Virginia State Police say.
  Both were taken to the hospital for treatment after being exposed to the cold water temperatures in Roaches Run, police said in a news release.
  It started when an officer tried to pull a vehicle over at 18th Street and S. Crystal Drive in the Crystal City area of Arlington around 1 a.m. Wednesday.
  Police said the car h
  
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• VSP: Two arrested trying to swim to freedom after car chase, crash and foot chase

  19-04-2023 15:00 via arlnow.com
  
  Virginia State Police cruiser in Arlington (staff photo)
  Two suspects led authorities on a three-hour-long chase by land and by water overnight.
  The chase started around 1 a.m. in Crystal City, when a Virginia State Police trooper spotted a car with improper tags, which then fled from an attempted traffic stop. The chase made its way onto I-395 near the Pentagon, where the suspect’s car struck a police cruiser, according to Virginia State Police, after which the suspects fled on foot, chas
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Apr 18, 2023

  19-04-2023 02:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Good Tuesday evening, Arlington. Today we published articles that were read a total of 41969 times… so far.
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