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• Arlington’s spraygrounds to open for the season this Memorial Day weekend

  24-05-2023 21:45 via arlnow.com
  
  A child plays in a sprayground at Virginia Highlands Park (file photo)
  Sprayground season has finally arrived in Arlington.
  Families will be able to put the county’s spraygrounds to use starting this Friday — the beginning of Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start to consistent summer weather.
  These outdoor spaces, where children can play for free in water during hot summer months, are located throughout the county:
  SpraygroundsDrew Park at 3514 22nd Street S. in Green Valley
  
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• Arlington police officers, firefighters recognized for response to crash and fire at Ireland’s Four Courts

  24-05-2023 20:35 via arlnow.com
  
  On Aug. 12, 2022, Arlington police officers were among the first to respond to the  devastating crash and fire at Ireland’s Four Courts.
  Three ACPD personnel — Officer Whisner, Corporal O’Daniel and Corporal Playford — were just recognized for their heroism.
  “Without hesitation, the officers entered the building, assisted with removing patrons, carried the injured to safety and provided emergency medical assistance,” Arlington County Police Department spo
  
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• Arlington resident to compete on Jeopardy! this week

  24-05-2023 19:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Host Mayim Bialik and Arlington resident Alice Ciciora on the set of Jeopardy! (courtesy Jeopardy Productions, Inc.)
  The long history of Arlingtonians competing on “America’s Favorite Quiz Show” continues.
  Alice Ciciora — a political scientist and researcher who lives in Arlington after moving here from Berkeley, California — is set as a contestant on Friday’s (May 26) episode, with host Mayim Bialik. She will compete against fellow challenger Diandra D’
  
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• Small Business Focus: A case study

  24-05-2023 18:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Reena Bawa, Founder of Beauty Fair Hairstylists
  This column is sponsored by BizLaunch, a division of Arlington Economic Development.
  By Alex Held
  Relocating a small business to a new space is a significant undertaking that presents many challenges. Moving to a different location can be a daunting task for small businesses, whether due to expansion, cost considerations or changes in the business landscape.
  When Reena Bawa, Founder of Beauty Fair Hairstylists, learned she needed to find a new
  
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• Amazon-owned One Medical is coming to Rosslyn

  24-05-2023 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  The One Medical coming to Rosslyn (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  A new One Medical office will open in Rosslyn this fall.
  The office will provide “full lab services, preventative and everyday health visits, chronic illness management and mental health support,” a spokeswoman told ARLnow.
  A “coming soon” sign is posted on the lower level of the recently-built Cortland Apartments building (1788 N. Pierce Street). The clinic will sit in between a new location of a Foxtrot mar
  
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• More new apartments coming to Crystal City to feed Amazon HQ2 demand

  24-05-2023 16:40 via wtop.com
  
  A rendering of Block W, a housing project to be built by developer JBG Smith in Crystal City. (Courtesy JBG Smith)Developer JBG Smith, which is bringing thousands of new apartments to market in Arlington County’s National Landing to meet demand from Amazon’s growing workforce, has submitted plans for a new development that would include 370 apartments.The project, dubbed Block W, will be built on Crystal Drive just north of Airport Access Road. It is currently a gravel parking lot.
  
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• Rolling Thunder will rumble back into Arlington this weekend

  24-05-2023 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Motorcycle riders during Rolling Thunder 2018 (Flickr pool photo by John Sonderman)
  Cookouts, a dip in the pool and the sound of a thousand motorcycles cruising down the highway. Yes, Memorial Day weekend in Arlington is almost here.
  If you’re not among the approximately 35% of locals traveling for the holiday — at least according to our recent poll — you can expect the return of motorcycle-riding military veterans on Friday.
  The annual Rolling Thunder rallies officially ended
  
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• Arlington drops in ‘ParkScore’ rankings

  24-05-2023 14:45 via arlnow.com
  
  The new, public Metropolitan Park in the first phase of Amazon’s HQ2 in Pentagon City (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  After reaching No. 3 among local park systems last year, Arlington County has fallen a couple of spaces in the national “ParkScore” rankings.
  The county was ranked No. 3 in the U.S. on the Trust for Public Land’s ParkScore index in 2022, after several years of being stuck at No. 4. This year, the county is No. 5.
  A PR rep for the Trust for Public Land said t
  
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• How Arlington National Cemetery is prepping for a busy Memorial Day weekend

  24-05-2023 10:46 via wtop.com
  
  Preparations are well underway at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia for the busy Memorial Day weekend ahead.
  It’s Flags-In on Thursday afternoon. The public is invited to watch soldiers of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment carry out a more than 60 year tradition, placing American flags at each headstone.
  Along with Chris Belland, CEO of Historic Tours of America, Michael Stivala, president and CEO of Suburban Propane, placed a wreath at the grave site of President John F. Kennedy on Tue
  
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• UPDATED: Police search for suspect who fled traffic stop in N. Arlington neighborhood

  24-05-2023 04:25 via arlnow.com
  
  Police vehicles seen on a traffic camera at N. Glebe Road and Williamsburg Blvd
  (Updated at 2 p.m.) Arlington County police searched last night for a man who fled a traffic stop on foot.
  The incident happened near the intersection of N. Glebe Road and Williamsburg Blvd, in the Old Glebe neighborhood.
  Initial reports suggest that around 10 p.m., an officer tried to pull over a vehicle associated with someone who is wanted out of Maryland, but the vehicle was driven down the driveway of a home at
  
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• NOW: Police searching for suspect who fled traffic stop in N. Arlington neighborhood

  24-05-2023 04:25 via arlnow.com
  
  Police vehicles seen on a traffic camera at the intersection of N. Glebe Road and Williamsburg Blvd
  Arlington County police are searching for a man who fled a traffic stop on foot and might be wanted.
  The incident is happening near the intersection of N. Glebe Road and Williamsburg Blvd, in the Old Glebe neighborhood.
  Initial reports suggest that around 10 p.m., an officer tried to pull over a vehicle associated with someone who is wanted out of Maryland, but the vehicle was driven down the driv
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for May 23, 2023

  24-05-2023 02:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Good Tuesday evening, Arlington. Today we published articles that were read a total of 14035 times… so far.
  📈 Top stories
  The following are the most-read articles for today — May 23, 2023.Police: Armed, drunk men arrested in Clarendon and Ballston over weekend
  NEW: Driver charged with DUI manslaughter after woman struck and killed
  Demolition comes for the Americana Hotel in Crystal City
  Redevelopment plans for Columbia Pike strip mall stall after grocery tenant pulls out
  
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