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• NOW: Rescue in progress after intoxicated person falls down creek embankment

  02-06-2023 22:05 via arlnow.com
  
  Behind the Virginia DMV along Four Mile Run (via Google Maps)
  A water rescue operation is underway along Four Mile Run after reports of a drunk man falling down an embankment.
  The incident happened shortly before 4 p.m. behind the Virginia DMV office at 4150 Four Mile Run Drive. Initial reports suggest that the man fell 20 feet onto rocks below, suffering possible broken bones in the process.
  The man is said to conscious. Because he’s in a creek bed, the fire department is treating this as
  
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• More frequent service Yellow Line service starting Sunday

  02-06-2023 21:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Watching the sunset while on a Metro train crossing the Yellow Line bridge over the Potomac (staff photo)
  With the Yellow Line bridge and tunnel work complete, Metro is upping service on the line.
  Starting Sunday, Yellow Line trains will arrive every eight minutes all day, the transit agency says. That applies to a number of Arlington stations, including National Airport, Crystal City, Pentagon City, and the Pentagon.
  More, below, from a Metro press release.
  Metro ridership is growing, and servi
  
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• Cartoon: Pickleball and privacy

  02-06-2023 20:00 via arlnow.com
  
  “This is the alleged lewd behavior in the woods guy. He’s claiming the new pickleball courts have intruded on his privacy.” (cartoon by Mike Mount)
  In honor of the one-month anniversary of this article, we give you a new Mike Mount cartoon.
  In case you don’t get the reference, it also riffs on some of the controversy over the Walter Reed pickleball courts.
  There has been little additional news about the repeat indecent exposure suspect since our last article, though a few
  
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• Woloszyn’s Insights: Why you should set up an LLC for your investment property

  02-06-2023 18:30 via arlnow.com
  
  This is a sponsored column by Joseph Woloszyn Esq. of Maximo Mortgages LLC. Have a question or comment? Contact Joseph at [email protected].
  Please Note: The information contained within this article is intended to serve as a general guide and is provided for informational purposes only. It is not designed to offer legal, tax, or financial advice. Given the complexity and potential legal and financial implications of forming or holding a legal entity such as an LLC, it is highly
  
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• Preliminary review wraps up for new apartments planned near Courthouse

  02-06-2023 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Apartments proposed along Arlington Blvd, near Courthouse, have cleared the next hurdle on their way to final approvals.
  Fortis Companies is proposing to remove a lone, single-family detached home, a “significant tree” identified in neighborhood planning documents, and two surface parking lots. In their place, it proposes a nearly 125-foot tall building with 166 new units and 120 residential parking spaces.
  This proposal takes over previously approved plans to build a
  
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• Construction wraps up on second apartment tower in Pentagon Centre redevelopment

  02-06-2023 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Pentagon City’s metamorphosis is continuing.
  The second apartment tower in the multi-phase Pentagon Centre shopping center redevelopment is now complete.
  The Milton, at 1446 S. Grant Street, is an 11-story, 253-unit building developed by Kimco Realty. So far, it is already 25% leased and move-ins are expected to start this month, a spokeswoman told ARLnow.
  Various businesses are expected to move into the roughly 16,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. In a statement, Ki
  
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• MedStar Health planning urgent care facility in Ballston

  02-06-2023 15:30 via arlnow.com
  
  MedStar is looking to open its first urgent care facility in Arlington at the base of a building in Ballston owned by Marymount University.
  The Maryland-based healthcare nonprofit proposes locating the facility in a retail bay near the corner of N. Fairfax Drive and N. Wakefield Street, per an application filed with Arlington County.
  In addition to being its first Arlington location, this facility at 1000 N. Glebe Road would be the second MedStar urgent care facility in Virginia, according to Ma
  
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• Meet the 14-year-old who won the Scripps National Spelling Bee with ‘psammophile’

  02-06-2023 15:05 via wtop.com
  
  Dev Shah, 14, from Largo, Fla., reacts as he wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals, Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)(AP/Nick Wass)Dev Shah, 14, from Largo, Fla., reacts as he wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals, Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)(AP/Nick Wass)OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Fifteen months ago, Dev Shah spent a miserable five hours spelling outdoors in chilly, windy, damp conditions at a supersize regional co
  
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• Listing of the Day: 620 N Tazewell Street

  02-06-2023 11:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Address: 620 N Tazewell StreetNeighborhood: Townes of BallstonType: 3 BR, 2 (+2 half) BA townhouse – 1,810 sq. ft.Listed: $1,050,000
  Noteworthy: Steps away from Target and Good Company Doughnuts!
  Rare opportunity for an updated townhome in the heart of Ballston.
  Meticulously maintained and upgraded over the years, this quiet retreat offers 3 large bedrooms, including a top floor owner’s suite and custom walk-in closet with a large private deck overlooking the incredible courtyard ent
  
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• Rosslyn Cinema returns with free outdoor movies

  02-06-2023 10:06 via wtop.com
  
  Rosslyn Cinema returns to Gateway Park every Friday. (Rosslyn BID)(Rosslyn BID)Rosslyn Cinema returns to Gateway Park every Friday. (Rosslyn BID)(Rosslyn BID)toggle audio on and offchange volumedownload audio WTOP's Jason Fraley previews Rosslyn Cinema (Part 1)
  An outdoor summer movie favorite returns to Northern Virginia on Friday with Rosslyn Cinema.
  Free screenings will be held at Gateway Park starting at 5 p.m. with films starting at sunset around 8:45 p.m.
  “It’s a long-standing
  
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• National Spelling Bee champ Dev Shah goes from ‘despondent’ to soaking up the moment

  02-06-2023 06:32 via wtop.com
  
  Dev Shah, 14, from Largo, Fla., reacts as he wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals, Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)Dev Shah, 14, from Largo, Fla., reacts as he wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals, Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Fifteen months ago, Dev Shah spent a miserable five hours spelling outdoors in chilly, windy, damp conditions at a supersize regional competition in Orlando, Florid
  
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• Fairfax Co. eighth-grader finishes second at Scripps National Spelling Bee

  02-06-2023 05:16 via wtop.com
  
  This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today.
  Charlotte Walsh, representing Fairfax County, was one of 11 spellers to reach Thursday’s finals of the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee. (E. M. Pio Roda / Scripps National Spelling Bee)
  Fairfax County eighth-grader Charlotte Walsh was the runner-up in the 95th Scripps National Spelling Bee.
  Walsh, 14, from Compass Homescho
  
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• Dev Shah wins National Spelling Bee, going out on top after up-and-down spelling career

  02-06-2023 04:28 via wtop.com
  
  Dev Shah, 14, from Largo, Fla., reacts as he wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals, Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)Dev Shah, 14, from Largo, Fla., reacts as he wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals, Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Soft-spoken but brimming with confidence, Dev Shah asked precise questions about obscure Greek roots, rushed through his second-to-last word and rolled to the Scrip
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Jun 1, 2023

  02-06-2023 02:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Good Thursday evening, Arlington. Today we published articles that were read a total of 4853 times… so far.
  📈 Top stories
  The following are the most-read articles for today — Jun 1, 2023.Morning Notes
  Plans for more apartments and retail on Crystal Towers site enter home stretch
  Gas leak prompts partial closure of Columbia Pike
  Local eighth-grader to compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee finals tonight📅 Upcoming events
  Here is what’s going on Friday in Arlin
  
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