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• Listing of the Day: 6249 Williamsburg Blvd

  17-05-2023 22:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Address: 6249 Williamsburg BlvdNeighborhood: Minor Hill / Williamsburg CircleType: 5 BR, 4 (+1 half) BA single-family detached — 5,146 sq. ft.Listed: $1,899,900
  Noteworthy: This a pre-market offering of a luxury home in the Discovery ES DistrictSpacious and renovated 5 bedroom 4.5 bath 2006 built Colonial style floor plan, located in Discovery/Williamsburg/Yorktown School Districts.
  A 2022 dream kitchen renovation with white Quartz counters, gold pulls and fixtures, induction range, bever
  
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• Disabled resident prevails in zoning appeal over plans to build a therapeutic sunroom

  17-05-2023 21:00 via arlnow.com
  
  Thomas Peters and his wife Natalie found the perfect home in Arlington — one that already had an elevator that Thomas would need to get around in his wheelchair.
  It did have one downside, however. The trees on his neighbor’s property, which is at a higher elevation, block natural light from reaching his backyard.
  That poses a problem for Peters, whose spinal cord injury — sustained while swimming 10 years ago — left him paralyzed and made it harder for his body to regula
  
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• ACPD: Drunk woman threw bottle at passing car in Pentagon City

  17-05-2023 20:00 via arlnow.com
  
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  A 23-year-old Minnesota woman is facing a pair of charges after police say she drunkenly threw a bottle at a passing car.
  The incident happened around 5:45 p.m. yesterday (Tuesday) in Pentagon City, at the intersection of 12th Street S. and S. Hayes Street, near the Metro station entrances.
  “Police were dispatched to the report of a possible intoxicated subject walking in and out of traffic,” Arlington County police said today in a crime report. “Upon arrival, it was
  
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• How the opening of the Potomac Yard Metro station could impact your commute

  17-05-2023 19:32 via wtop.com
  
  Metro’s Potomac Yard station on the Blue and Yellow lines is set to open on Friday, May 19. (Courtesy City of Alexandria)
  When the Potomac Yard Metro station finally opens Friday, it will benefit more than those seeking a ride to the fast-growing area between the Braddock Road and Ronald Reagan National Airport stations.
  The Potomac Yard station is expected to reduce the number of daily single-occupancy vehicle trips in the area by about 6,000, according to Monica Backmon, CEO of the North
  
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• Lao restaurant Padaek and an acai bowl eatery are coming to the Arlington Ridge Shopping Center

  17-05-2023 19:00 via arlnow.com
  
  The well-regarded Lao chef behind Padaek in Falls Church is bringing her food to Arlington Ridge.
  Chef Seng Luangrath, who also helms the renowned Thip Khao in Columbia Heights, is opening a restaurant in the Arlington Ridge Shopping Center, according to construction permits and a leasing map.
  “Padaek 2.0” is planning to open in “mid-to-late June,” Axios reported Tuesday. It will feature an outdoor patio and will feature some Thai and Burmese dishes, in addition much of
  
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• Arts Focus: Music by the Metro Series in Clarendon — Thursdays in May

  17-05-2023 18:15 via arlnow.com
  
  This column is sponsored by Arlington Arts/Arlington Cultural Affairs, a division of Arlington Economic Development.
  Dancing in the Streets is sure to ensue as the 2023 Music by the Metro — Clarendon Concert Series continues on Thursdays! The free series takes place on Thursday evenings at 5:30 p.m. in Clarendon Metro Park. Presented by the Clarendon Alliance, the series is co-sponsored by Arlington Arts, Industrious and Comcast.
  Our curatorial collaboration with the Clarendon Allianc
  
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• Arlington Independent Media’s new Green Valley studio is looking to go live by early fall

  17-05-2023 16:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Arlington Independent Media hopes to open its first satellite studio by early fall.
  The non-profit video and audio production studio has begun the build-out at 3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive in Green Valley, Arlington Independent Media (AIM) CEO Whytni Kernodle told ARLnow. They are looking to modernize three underused audio-production studios inside Arlington Arts’ Cultural Affairs Division office, with a focus on providing podcasting space.
  Construction is expected to take about four month
  
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• County adds all-way stops along Little Falls Road and in Ballston to increase pedestrian safety

  17-05-2023 15:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Arlington County has converted two intersections near Nottingham Elementary to four-way stops, in the wake of last year’s fatal crash on Little Falls Road.
  In October, a driver struck and killed a woman at the intersection of Little Falls and John Marshall Drive. She was the third pedestrian killed along a two-block stretch of Little Falls Road near the school over the past eight years.
  In the aftermath, the county began investigating the appropriateness of an all-way stop at the intersect
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for May 16, 2023

  17-05-2023 02:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Good Tuesday evening, Arlington. Today we published articles that were read a total of 14456 times… so far.
  📈 Top stories
  The following are the most-read articles for today — May 16, 2023.NEW: Local watering hole Thirsty Bernie is closing this weekend
  Morning Poll: Who has the best bagels in Arlington?
  Dozens of teens partying at vacant house scatter when police arrive
  Morning Notes📅 Upcoming events
  Here is what’s going on Wednesday in Arlington, from our event
  
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