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• County Board quadruples threshold for projects needing a vote to $1M

  14-06-2023 22:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Construction workers at Oakland Park in 2019 (file photo)
  Arlington County, like the rest of us, is realizing $250,000 does not get you as far as it used to.
  With inflation, gone are the days that a construction contract of any significance could realistically come in under that sum, the threshold for a project that requires Arlington County Board approval. Gone too are the days that most professional services contracts, for things like engineering work, would cost under $80,000.
  So, on Saturday
  
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• Smokecraft in Clarendon feeling heat from county threat to revoke live entertainment permit

  14-06-2023 21:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Smokecraft BBQ awards (courtesy photo)
  A barbecue joint in Clarendon may have its occasional parties go up in smoke.
  Arlington County says Smokecraft Modern Barbecue at 1051 N. Highland Street could lose its live entertainment permit because it does not comply with a local initiative requiring restaurants and bars to meet certain alcohol safety standards.
  At issue: Since November, Clarendon venues with live entertainment permits need to comply with the Arlington Restaurant Initiative (ARI).
  
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• Pick-up, service, return — trusted car care with free valet service

  14-06-2023 20:30 via arlnow.com
  
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  We could tell you about how they are transforming the way people care for their cars with free valet pick-up and return from home or will even meet you at work, how they combine the full service of a mechanic with flat-pricing on basic maintenance services, and a uniquely transparent way of working.
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• Pedestrian crash near Ballston prompts a stop sign and temporary police presence

  14-06-2023 19:30 via arlnow.com
  
  On a Thursday morning two weeks ago, there was a notable police presence at the intersection of N. Vermont Street and N. Carlin Springs Road.
  Officers were watching for people blowing through a new stop sign, which was added in late May at the site of a crash where a driver struck a mother pushing her baby in a stroller.
  This is the latest update for the intersection, which has been an “ongoing” location for investigations due to the high number of crashes there, according to Dept.
  
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• Small Business Focus: Arlington Pride

  14-06-2023 18:30 via arlnow.com
  
  This column is sponsored by BizLaunch, a division of Arlington Economic Development.
  Arlington Pride is back for a second year. This year’s event, which will be held June 23-25, is again being organized by Polished Kreative and offers an entire weekend of celebration after an overwhelming public response from last year’s festival.
  BizLaunch and the Arlington Convention & Visitors Service are proud to support this year’s pride festival as sponsors once again.
  “We&
  
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• Pair of military flyovers planned Thursday

  14-06-2023 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  An Osprey flyover on a gray morning in September 2022 (staff photo)
  Get ready for the roar of military aircraft tomorrow.
  Two separate military flyovers of Arlington National Cemetery are planned for Thursday, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
  “The US Navy will conduct a military flyover at the Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at 9:15 AM,” according to the District of Columbia’s AlertDC system. “The US Air Force will conduct a military fly
  
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• Juice shop now opening two new locations, in Ballston and Courthouse

  14-06-2023 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
  A growing Northern Virginia juice shop chain is now coming to Courthouse, in addition to a previously-announced location in Ballston.
  The Ballston shop will be squeezing itself into the former home of Philz at 4121 Wilson Blvd, which closed late last year. The hope is that it will open next month, perhaps by July 15, co-owner Reese Gardner tells ARLnow.
  The second Arlington location is set for Courthouse, moving into the one-time home of Rāko Coffee at 2016 Wilson Blvd. That shop quietly c
  
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• Four Courts still on track for August reopening as renovations continue

  14-06-2023 15:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Ireland’s Four Courts says it’s still on track to reopen in August.
  The longtime Courthouse watering hole has been closed since a rideshare driver plowed into the front of the pub last August, sparking a raging fire and seriously injuring several people.
  The driver, who was reportedly suffering a medical emergency, was not charged. A number of first responders who responded to the chaotic scene were recently recognized for their heroism.
  The pub released a video Tuesday evening provi
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Jun 13, 2023

  14-06-2023 02:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Good Tuesday evening, Arlington. Today we published articles that were read a total of 7096 times… so far.
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