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• Most and least expensive condos sold in Arlington (May-Jun 2023)

  01-06-2023 22:30 via arlnow.com
  
  This past week saw 57 homes sold in Arlington.
  The least expensive condo, single-family home or townhouse sale over the past seven days was $169,000 while the most expensive was $2,150,000.
  Over the past month, meanwhile, a total of 136 condos were sold. Let’s take a look at some of the most and least expensive condos sold over the past month.
  Most expensive condos sold1881 N Nash Street #TS08 — $2,225,000 (2 Beds | 2.5 Baths | 2,039 SQ FT)
  1781 N Pierce Street — $1,748,000 (2
  
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• Arlington County responds to lawsuit alleging Missing Middle changes decided illegally

  01-06-2023 21:25 via arlnow.com
  
  Arlington County government headquarters (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  Arlington County has filed a response to the Missing Middle lawsuit against it.
  Ten residents are suing the county, arguing that the recently-passed zoning changes known as Missing Middle were approved illegally and would allow development that harms their lives.
  In a response shared with ARLnow, dated last Tuesday, May 23, the county argues that the plaintiffs did not prove they, in particular, will be harmed by an
  
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• Gas leak prompts partial closure of Columbia Pike

  01-06-2023 20:20 via arlnow.com
  
  Gas leak and closure along Columbia Pike
  The westbound lanes of Columbia Pike are closed near Penrose Square due to a gas leak.
  It appears that a construction crew working in the roadway struck a gas line. Police, firefighters and Washington Gas crews have responded to the scene.
  As a result, westbound traffic is being diverted onto S. Barton Street, according to scanner traffic. One lane of eastbound traffic remains open.
  It is not immediately clear how long the closure will last.
  Arlington has
  
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• Local eighth-grader to compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee finals tonight

  01-06-2023 19:30 via arlnow.com
  
  2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee Finalists (via Scripps National Spelling Bee/Twitter)
  Arlington eighth-grader Charlotte Walsh will advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee final after taking the semis by storm yesterday afternoon.
  Fifty-six spellers from across the country — ages 9 to 14 — fought for a spot in the final. Only eleven remain.
  Walsh advanced after correctly spelling “anilox,” a noun Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines as “a system of printing tha
  
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• A new veterinarian urgent care in Buckingham is pawing for an opening this weekend

  01-06-2023 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  A new pet urgent care is hoping to open this weekend in Buckingham.
  Urgent Animal Care of Arlington at ​​249 N. Glebe Road hopes to start caring for furry best friends by the weekend, per co-owner Kayleen Gloor. The business claims it’s the first “sole dedicated [animal] urgent care in any capacity within Arlington,” though others like Bond Vet in Clarendon bill themselves as combination urgent and primary care for pets.
  The veterinarian urgent care is from the tea
  
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• Plans for more apartments and retail on Crystal Towers site enter home stretch

  01-06-2023 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
  A development proposed for Crystal City is entering the home stretch.
  Tonight (Thursday), the Arlington Planning Commission is slated to review and vote on plans from Dweck Properties to add a residential building and a retail building to the existing the Crystal Towers Apartment complex at 1600 S. Eads Street.
  The 132-foot, 11-story residential building would have up to 209 units and a penthouse with an amenity space and ground-floor retail, per a Planning Commission report. Dweck proposes 54 s
  
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• Here’s how you can watch the 25th Armed Forces Cycling Classic races this weekend

  01-06-2023 15:30 via arlnow.com
  
  The 21st Armed Forces Cycling Classic held in Clarendon and Crystal City in 2018 (courtesy Douglas Graham/WLP)
  Hundreds of cyclists will descend on Crystal City and Clarendon this weekend for the 25th annual Armed Forces Cycling Classic.
  There will be several races over the course of the weekend. Spectators can watch participants race through Arlington on three separate routes: one in Crystal City, another in Clarendon, and a third spanning Crystal City to Rosslyn. A schedule lists the start tim
  
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• Former Metro official sentenced in $1.3 million contract-rigging scheme

  01-06-2023 03:46 via wtop.com
  
  Metro’s former senior program manager has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after nearly a decade of manipulating the agency’s contract process to the tune of $1.3 million.
  Officials said 61-year-old Scottie Borders, of Arlington, Virginia, will pay over $430,000 in restitution and spend two additional years under supervised release after he spent more than nine years skewing the agency’s contract selection process.
  In exchange for engaging in this conspiracy, officials sai
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for May 31, 2023

  01-06-2023 02:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Good Wednesday evening, Arlington. Today we published articles that were read a total of 14291 times… so far.
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