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• Listing of the Day: 3507 John Marshall Drive

  03-05-2023 22:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Address: 3507 John Marshall DriveNeighborhood: Williamsburg VillageType: 5 BR, 4 (+1 half) BA single-family detached — 5,100 sq. ft.Listed: $2,195,000
  Open House: Saturday, May 6 and Sunday, May 7 from 1-4 p.m.
  Noteworthy: Quality built in 2012 with exceptional space an a level quarter acre lot
  Located on a no-through street north of Langston Blvd., this home is blocks to Discovery Elementary School, Williamsburg Middle School and playing fields — Yorktown High School, too.
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• Public input drives developer to nix drive-thru ATM from Clarendon Wells Fargo redevelopment plans

  03-05-2023 21:30 via arlnow.com
  
  In response to criticism from residents, citizen commissioners and county staff, a developer has removed a drive-thru ATM from its plans to redevelop the Wells Fargo in Clarendon.
  One year ago, McLean-based developer Jefferson Apartment Group filed plans to replace the bank — the one someone recently attempted to rob — with a mixed-use building. It is set to consist of 238 apartments, 60,000 square feet of office space and 30,000 square feet of retail, including a new Wells Fargo bra
  
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• It’s a busy spring for events and announcements on ARLnow

  03-05-2023 20:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Events from ARLnow’s event calendar
  If you’re not already checking out events and announcements on ARLnow, you’re missing out.
  Community submissions to both the event calendar and the announcement section have ramped up significantly this spring. It’s now an even better way to discover happenings and offerings around Arlington.
  Some current examples:An outdoor silent disco in Virginia Square tomorrow
  A Makers Market in Pentagon City this weekend
  A Bike to Work Day event i
  
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• New report details Courthouse brandishing incident, wild chase and exchange of gunfire

  03-05-2023 19:45 via arlnow.com
  
  A report from Fairfax County’s top prosecutor recounts the eventful day this past October that led to a wild chase of an armed suspect.
  The Oct. 6 incident started that morning when a driver made a U-turn in front of Arlington County police headquarters and brandished a gun at a sheriff’s deputy, later fleeing and striking a parked car.
  It ended that evening with a car chase, gunshots being fired by the suspect along a residential Arlington street and along Route 50 in Fairfax County
  
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• Small Business Focus: National Small Business Week

  03-05-2023 18:30 via arlnow.com
  
  This column is sponsored by BizLaunch, a division of Arlington Economic Development.
  By Alex Held
  National Small Business Week is a time to celebrate the contributions of small businesses to our economy and to our communities. From April 30 to May 6, we recognize the hard work and dedication of small business owners and entrepreneurs who are the backbone of our local economy.
  This week is an opportunity to shine a light on the challenges faced by small businesses and to provide resources a
  
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• Katie Cristol stepping down from Arlington Co. Board to lead Tysons development nonprofit

  03-05-2023 17:49 via wtop.com
  
  Katie Cristol, an Arlington County Board member and former chair, is stepping down this summer to lead the Tysons Community Alliance.
  Cristol made the announcement Tuesday that she is leaving the board in July to take over as the  Tysons Community Alliance’s first permanent chief executive officer.
  “I’ll continue to serve you all on the County Board through July 4th of this year,” Cristol wrote in a letter posted to Twitter. “Even after the professional transit
  
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• This trio of local streets is slated to get safety and accessibility improvements

  03-05-2023 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Arlington County is working on plans to make safety and accessibility upgrades a trio of local streets.
  Some of the changes could include adding sidewalks where there are none, removing obstructions from existing sidewalks, and extending curbs — — known as a “bump-out” — to make shorter pedestrian crossings.
  Residents can learn more about this batch of “Neighborhood Complete Streets” projects in the Arlington Mill, Westover and Arlington Heights ne
  
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• Virtual indoor golf complex Par Citi is aiming to tee off soon on Columbia Pike

  03-05-2023 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
  A new virtual indoor golf facility on Columbia Pike hopes to open by the end of the month.
  The independently-owned Par Citi plans to open in the old LoanMax building at 3102 Columbia Pike “within the next few weeks,” managing partner Kristian Hara told ARLnow. That likely means tee time will be in the back end of May.
  Construction is essentially complete with the business just waiting on receiving the certificate of occupancy from the county, he said.
  The golf-centric complex will fe
  
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• Morning Poll: What do you think of this cool start to May?

  03-05-2023 15:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Visitors at the US Air Force Memorial (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  We’re now into the back third of meteorological spring and it’s feeling more like… the beginning?
  It has been a notably cool (and wet) end to April and start of May, right around when one might have been expecting some warmer weather to move in.
  As this post is being written, the thermometer is sitting at 48 degrees, which sounds more like May in Manitoba than Arlington. (In fact, it’s currently a touch
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for May 2, 2023

  03-05-2023 02:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Good Tuesday evening, Arlington. Today we published articles that were read a total of 16964 times… so far.
  📈 Top stories
  The following are the most-read articles for today — May 2, 2023.Woman slapped, stabbed and robbed near Key Bridge in Rosslyn last night
  New Korean-style fried chicken restaurant set to open late next month in Va. Square
  BREAKING: Katie Cristol stepping down from Arlington County Board to lead Tysons booster org
  Someone keeps masturbating near the Walter
  
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