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• Langston Blvd planning effort elicits strong opinions from residents about the future of their neighborhoods

  18-05-2023 21:45 via arlnow.com
  
  It has been about 10 months since Arlington County released drawings of a future Langston Blvd.
  That vision included apartment buildings of up to 12-15 stories, cafés and wide sidewalks buzzing with people, and bike lanes buffered by lavender bushes — a substantial change from the commuter route lined with strip malls, car dealerships and quick-service establishments with drive-thru windows.
  Now, the county is gearing up to publish a more formal draft plan that refines the ideas se
  
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• A bookstore and a South American restaurant are expected to open soon at the Pentagon City mall

  18-05-2023 19:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Steel Life Booksellers at Pentagon City mall (image via Instagram)
  A South American restaurant and a new bookstore appear to preparing to open at the Pentagon City mall.
  Maizal Grill is planning to start serving sometime later this month, a spokesperson for Fashion Centre at Pentagon City told ARLnow. It’s opening on the mall’s street level in the former home of Honeygrow, next to Rosa Mexicano, which opened late last year.
  Maizal Grill bills itself as serving “South American s
  
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• APS elementary student tops Virginia entries to Google Doodle competition

  18-05-2023 18:00 via arlnow.com
  
  Innovation Elementary School student Sofia Kaarina Kurbat’s Doodle for Google submission (courtesy photo)
  Sofia Kaarina Kurbat from Innovation Elementary is grateful for her teachers instilling in her the joy of learning.
  So, it was fitting that she was in class on Tuesday when Google paid a surprise visit to the Courthouse-area school to say her submission to the 15th annual Doodle for Google competition was named the best in Virginia.
  Young artists were asked to draw a picture of somethi
  
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• DCA Noise Working Group ‘strongly objects’ to adding longer flights

  18-05-2023 16:55 via arlnow.com
  
  Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  A group formed to address noise issues associated with National Airport says allowing more and longer flights is a bad idea.
  A bill introduced last week in Congress would “allow 28 more flights daily and permit airlines to offer more long-distance service out of National Airport, where federal rules allow only a handful of flights to operate beyond a 1,250-mile perimeter,” the Washington Post reported.
  A subseque
  
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• Green Valley residents voice concerns about open-air substance use, shootings near town square

  18-05-2023 15:35 via arlnow.com
  
  Amid community pressure, Arlington County is taking a closer look at ways to improve safety in Green Valley.
  Some residents are pushing for more action from the county on two fronts: dealing with nuisances and more actively policing criminal activity. In response to the mounting concerns, an internal county workgroup is beginning to meet this week to find ways to do just that.
  The nuisances are related to drinking and smoking as well as public urination and loud music associated with some of th
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for May 17, 2023

  18-05-2023 02:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Good Wednesday evening, Arlington. Today we published articles that were read a total of 7099 times… so far.
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  The following are the most-read articles for today — May 17, 2023.County adds all-way stops along Little Falls Road and in Ballston to increase pedestrian safety
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  Lao restaurant Padaek and an acai bowl eatery are coming to the Arlington Ridge Shopping Center📅 Upcoming events
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