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• Arlington Career Center project approved despite some resident concerns

  12-06-2023 21:45 via arlnow.com
  
  On Saturday, the Arlington County Board approved plans to redevelop the Arlington Career Center on Columbia Pike.
  Arlington Public Schools will be building a new Career Center building at 816 S. Walter Reed Drive to house students in vocational courses, such as veterinary sciences. Also set to be built: a standalone parking garage.
  Plans to update the building have gone through many iterations over the years and were most recently reprised last February in a process fraught with concerns.
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• Nearly $2.5 million in intersection upgrades approved by County Board

  12-06-2023 20:30 via arlnow.com
  
  The Arlington County Board has approved a $2.8 million contract to upgrade traffic signals and streetscapes at three major intersections.
  During its meeting on Saturday, the Board accepted plans to update Washington Blvd at N. Glebe Road in the Ballston area, Washington Blvd at N. Patrick Henry Drive in Westover, and S. Glebe Road at S. Eads Street near Crystal City.
  The contract for the project stands at about $2.4 million with a contingency of nearly $375,000.
  The county currently has a traff
  
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• A new Starbucks has opened in Ballston

  12-06-2023 19:30 via arlnow.com
  
  There’s now a new spot to get a Caramel Ribbon Crunch Frappuccino in Ballston.
  The new Starbucks at 4000 Wilson Blvd held its grand opening this morning (Monday). It’s located in the ground floor retail space of the View Apartments, in the former home of Lebanese Taverna’s quick-service concept LebTav, which closed earlier this year.
  ARLnow first reported in late February that a Starbucks was set to move into that location.
  Starbucks store No. 71315 has some indoor seating and
  
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• This pilot program helped hopeful software engineers land jobs in the industry

  12-06-2023 18:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Sponsored by Monday Properties and written by ARLnow, Startup Monday is a weekly column that highlights Arlington-based startups, founders, and local tech news. Monday Properties is proudly featuring 1515 Wilson Blvd in Rosslyn. 
  (Updated at 2 p.m.) Participants in a county-led tech pilot program graduated on Friday and nearly all of them have jobs lined up already.
  The Arlington Talent Pilot Program, hosted by Arlington Economic Development, began in 2022 as a way to bridge the
  
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• A new county program is helping hopeful software engineers land jobs in the industry

  12-06-2023 18:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Sponsored by Monday Properties and written by ARLnow, Startup Monday is a weekly column that highlights Arlington-based startups, founders, and local tech news. Monday Properties is proudly featuring 1515 Wilson Blvd in Rosslyn. 
  The first class of a county-led tech talent program graduated on Friday and nearly all of them have jobs lined up already.
  The Arlington Talent Pilot Program, hosted by Arlington Economic Development, began in 2022 as a way to bridge the workforce gap in
  
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• A half-dozen affordable garden apartment buildings near Rosslyn are set to be renovated

  12-06-2023 17:45 via arlnow.com
  
  A collection of garden apartments near Rosslyn are set to be renovated this year.
  On Saturday, the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing received the last approvals it needed to repair 62 committed affordable units across six garden apartment buildings in the Radnor-Ft. Myer Heights neighborhood.
  These renovations are part of a two-phase redevelopment project of The Marbella Apartments along N. Queen Street near Route 50. Two 12-story, 100% affordable buildings will replace a three-story
  
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• County Board salaries may reach six-digits over next few years after Saturday vote

  12-06-2023 16:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Arlington County Board discussing hike in its own salary cap (via Arlington County/YouTube)
  Arlington County Board member salaries may top the $100,000 mark for the first time over the next four years, after a vote this weekend.
  Board members were paid a $57,648 annual salary as recently as a year ago, though after a series of votes in 2022 and in April the base Board member salary has been increasing — to $89,851 with the new Fiscal Year 2024 budget.
  A vote at the end of Saturday’s
  
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• Power outage and road closure after tree falls on utility lines

  12-06-2023 16:00 via arlnow.com
  
  Reported power outage along Old Dominion Drive (via Dominion)
  A hundred-some Dominion customers are without electricity along Old Dominion Drive after a tree fell on power lines.
  The outage is affecting the Rock Spring neighborhood in far northern Arlington, including the area around Discovery Elementary and Williamsburg Middle School. A portion of Fairfax County is also within the power outage boundaries, as listed on the Dominion website.
  Old Dominion Drive is expected to remain closed near th
  
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