Arlington news

• Neighborhood Spotlight: Let’s talk about spring cleaning

  29-04-2023 18:00 via arlnow.com
  
  It’s spring cleaning time! Home ownership means keeping up with maintenance items to have our homes looking their best. Waiting to tackle repairs around your home can end up being costly when little problems grow bigger over time.No one wants to spend tens of thousands of dollars to handle those deferred maintenance items right before listing. So put money in the budget each year for general upkeep and repairs. Spring is a great time to walk around your house to see what needs to be
  
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• Arlington volunteer-run oversight board now active, allows investigations into police complaints

  29-04-2023 17:48 via wtop.com
  
  Complaints against police in Arlington County, Virginia, can now be investigated by the county’s newly established oversight board and auditor.
  This Community Oversight Board can also evaluate law enforcement procedures, create reports on use of force incidents and make recommendations to the Arlington County Board or the police, according to the Memorandum of Understanding reached by the oversight board and the Arlington County Police Department on Tuesday.
  The auditor adds a layer of qua
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Apr 28, 2023

  29-04-2023 02:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Ballston at twilight with storm clouds looming (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  Good Friday evening, Arlington. Today we published articles that were read a total of 14000 times… so far.Top stories
  Since it’s Friday, we’ve compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.BREAKING: Climate protesters block GW Parkway (7779 views)
  Student says he was threatened with a knife in a middle school bathroom (7656 views)
  Morning Poll: Is Ballston nice? (7132 views)
  ACPD: Armed
  
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