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• Smallest and largest homes sold in Arlington (May-Jun 2023)

  15-06-2023 22:30 via arlnow.com
  
  This past week saw 41 homes sold in Arlington.
  The least expensive condo, single-family home or townhouse sale over the past seven days was $225,000 while the most expensive was $2,250,000.
  Over the past month, meanwhile, a total of 258 homes were sold. Let’s take a look at some of the smallest and largest homes sold over the past month.
  Largest homes sold5608 33rd Street N — $2,800,000 (7 Beds | 7.5 Baths | 7,470 SQ FT)
  5040 36th Street N — $2,525,000 (5 Beds | 5.5 Baths | 7,
  
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• Amazon’s HQ2 officially opens in Arlington, Va.

  15-06-2023 21:46 via wtop.com
  
  Amazon unveiled the first phase of its HQ2 project in Arlington, Virginia, on June 15, 2023. (WTOP/Shayna Estulin)(WTOP/Shayna Estulin)Amazon unveiled the first phase of its HQ2 project in Arlington, Virginia, on June 15, 2023. (WTOP/Shayna Estulin)(WTOP/Shayna Estulin)It’s the not the glass helix yet — but the first phase of Amazon’s HQ2, which opened Thursday in Arlington, is made up of two, 22-floor, glass towers and a 2.5-acre park.
  The complex at Metropolitan Park in Penta
  
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• Amazon unveils first buildings in HQ2 with pomp and circumstance

  15-06-2023 21:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Following the lead of drummers with the Alexandria City High School marching band, an audience filed into a new auditorium Amazon built in Pentagon City.
  Members of the Arlington County Board, Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) and Amazon corporate employees filled the first few rows of seats.
  When the band stopped playing, and applause petered out, Amazon’s Vice President of Economic Development Holly Sullivan took the stage. She introduce a cast of dignitaries, all here for a long-anticipated reaso
  
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• Brewers Got Your Back Charity Beer Fest this Saturday!

  15-06-2023 20:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Join Brewers Got Your Back for the inaugural beer fest this Saturday, June 17 from 3-8 p.m. on the Plaza at Pentagon Row in Arlington.
  Brewers Got Your Back is an initiative founded by the GM, Chef, and Head brewer at Nighthawk Brewery & Pizza in Arlington to raising awareness and funding for various organizations through community-driven events supported by the craft beer community and centered on family friendly fun, conversations, food, and great beer.
  All proceeds from this event w
  
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• County Board to consider making Covid-era outdoor seating area program permanent

  15-06-2023 19:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Northside Social in Clarendon (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  The makeshift outdoor dining areas that sprung up in the early days of Covid, and gradually took on a more permanent feel, could be here to stay.
  On Tuesday, the Arlington County Board voted to hold hearings next month mulling zoning changes that would give most restaurants a way to add outdoor seating areas without special Board approval.
  Restaurants were able to do this during the pandemic — adapting to social distancing and ind
  
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• Adoptable Pet of the Week: Shelby

  15-06-2023 18:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Meet the newest Adoptable Pet of the Week, Shelby!
  Her friends at the Animal Welfare League of Arlington had this to say:
  Shelby is the softest girl who will look at you adoringly with her pensive blue eyes.
  She loves pets, particularly under her chin and on her butt. While she isn’t a total lap kitty yet, she likes to check in for a cuddle and some biscuit-making when she’s in the right mood. Shelby is still a bit nervous about new people, so she’ll probably benefit from
  
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• Second-ever Arlington Pride Festival expanded to entire weekend

  15-06-2023 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  After its debut last year, the Arlington Pride Festival is back — this time, with a whole weekend of events.
  The inaugural festival in 2022 lasted one day, with thousands of attendees, according to the festival’s website. Now, it will run Friday, June 23, through that Sunday.
  “Our goal is for The Arlington Pride Festival to grow year after year,” according to the event’s website. “For 2023, we have decided to expand Arlington Pride to an entire weekend of
  
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• Clarendon’s B Live to have more karaoke, shift away from hosting original acts

  15-06-2023 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
  B Live “has decided to pivot” to having live band karaoke for most of the weekend, decreasing the number of live original acts the local music venue will be hosting going forward.
  Co-owner Christal Bramson tells ARLnow that the restaurant and live music venue, at 2854 Wilson Blvd in Clarendon, is shifting away from hosting a full slate of original musical acts all week long and towards more live karaoke.
  The reason, Bramson said, is that Thursday night’s karaoke has proven to b
  
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• WaPo: Arlington restaurant has one of the best burgers in the area

  15-06-2023 15:40 via arlnow.com
  
  It’s not even the highlight of the Arlington eatery’s menu, but the burger at Sloppy Mama’s has been named one of the best in the D.C. area.
  That’s according to Washington Post food critic Tim Carman, who sampled 45 burgers around the region and compiled a list of the top 10. Many of the top burgers were at restaurants in the District which specialize in burgers.
  But not Sloppy Mama’s, the barbecue joint at 5731 Langston Blvd.
  The $6 cheeseburger is a recent additio
  
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• Popular outdoor dining in Arlington shifting from temporary to permanent

  15-06-2023 11:43 via wtop.com
  
  Outdoor dining helped save some restaurant businesses during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, when community health regulations prohibited indoor dining. Now, Virginia’s Arlington County is among the D.C.-area jurisdictions moving to make outdoor seating permanent.
  There are about 100 restaurants in the county with temporary outdoor seating areas, developed during the pandemic — some occupy sidewalk space, others spill into parking lots.
  Permits for the temporary outdoor spaces
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Jun 14, 2023

  15-06-2023 02:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Good Wednesday evening, Arlington. Today we published articles that were read a total of 8875 times… so far.
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  The following are the most-read articles for today — Jun 14, 2023.Morning Notes
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