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• Local civic association says parks department ignoring their pickleball court objections

  20-06-2023 21:55 via arlnow.com
  
  Pickleball restriping plans for Marcey Road Park (via Arlington County)
  Arlington County’s pickleball plans continue to peeve particular people, prompting a potential project pause.
  The Donaldson Run Civic Association (DRCA) sent a letter to the county’s Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) late last week expressing the belief the department did not sufficiently involve the civic association when making the decision to re-line several tennis courts for pickleball at Marcey Road P
  
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• Park Shirlington owner nabs federal funding to assist with renovations and affordability

  20-06-2023 21:00 via arlnow.com
  
  The owner of garden apartments on the edge of the Fairlington neighborhood nabbed $46.6 million in federal loans to help keep the units affordable and fund upgrades.
  Over the last two years, Standard Communities, which owns Park Shirlington (4510 31st Street S.), has been amassing funding — including from Arlington County — to keep the nearly 300 units on site affordable to people earning up to 60% of the area median income, while funding renovations and new construction work.
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• Celtic House planning to expand with lower level whisky bar

  20-06-2023 19:55 via arlnow.com
  
  Celtic House on Columbia Pike wants to expand, but it will have to go through the county’s historic review board first.
  The pub confirmed to ARLnow over the weekend that it wants to add a whisky and bourbon bar, in a lower level space previously used by a now-closed dry cleaner. The original pub and the whisky bar will be connected by a staircase.
  In addition to providing another bar for the popular and well-reviewed pub, the new downstairs area will also serve as an event space, we’
  
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• Young black bear spotted roaming through Arlington

  20-06-2023 19:53 via wtop.com
  
  A young black bear has been spotted roaming suburban backyards in part of Arlington County, Virginia, over the past few days, officials said.  (Courtesy Animal Welfare League of Arlington)(Courtesy Animal Welfare League o)A young black bear has been spotted roaming suburban backyards in part of Arlington County, Virginia, over the past few days, officials said.  (Courtesy Animal Welfare League of Arlington)(Courtesy Animal Welfare League o)A young black bear has been spotted roaming su
  
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• Ask Eli: DC Metro market overview

  20-06-2023 18:45 via arlnow.com
  
  This regularly scheduled sponsored Q&A column is written by Eli Tucker, Arlington-based Realtor and Arlington resident. Please submit your questions to him via email for response in future columns. Video summaries of some articles can be found on YouTube on the Eli Residential channel. Enjoy!
  Question: What trends are you seeing across the DC Metro real estate market?Answer: The D.C. suburbs are holding strong despite sticky interest rates, but D.C. i
  
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• JUST IN: Bear spotted in another N. Arlington neighborhood

  20-06-2023 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Bear jumping a fence in Leeway Overlee (photo courtesy anonymous)
  A young black bear, perhaps the one spotted near Windy Run Park over the weekend, is currently running through backyards in a North Arlington neighborhood.
  The bear was seen hopping a fence and running through the yard of homes in the Leeway-Overlee neighborhood, not too far from the East Falls Church Metro station, around 11:15 a.m.
  “Wild,” said a witness, who shared a brief video (below) with ARLnow. “It was ju
  
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• Arlington-based Raytheon is now RTX

  20-06-2023 17:23 via wtop.com
  
  RTX CEO Greg Hayes and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp.(Courtesy RTX)RTX CEO Greg Hayes and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp.(Courtesy RTX)
  Arlington, Virginia-based defense and aerospace contractor Raytheon Technologies is now just RTX.
  RTX chief executive Greg Hayes made the announcement of the corporate name change Monday at the Paris Air Show, where the company also announced an expansion of its aircraft engine division Pratt & Whitney.
  The company will invest $206 million to expand its manufacturing fac
  
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• While redevelopment is paused, Columbia Pike strip mall owner steps up cleaning and security

  20-06-2023 16:55 via arlnow.com
  
  Growing community concerns and a visit from county code enforcement have prompted a local property manager to clean and secure its vacant storefronts on Columbia Pike.
  Some retail bays at the Fillmore Gardens Shopping Center, on the 2600 block of the Pike, have stood empty for a year as the strip mall awaited redevelopment. That includes the former spaces of Atilla’s restaurant, apparel store Legends Kicks and the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington.
  The retail strip was set to b
  
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• Light turnout so far for Democratic primary in Arlington

  20-06-2023 16:00 via arlnow.com
  
  Just under 10% of voters have cast ballots in today’s Democratic primary as of 9 a.m.
  That includes 7% who voted early or by mail and 2% voting at the polls Tuesday morning, according to county election officials.
  Today’s primary, for the first time in Arlington, features the use of ranked choice voting, for the six-way race for the two open Arlington County Board seats. Voters are asked to fill in the bubble for up to three candidates, in order of priority — one each for first
  
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