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• Canadian wildfire smoke returns, leading to another air quality alert

  27-06-2023 23:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Haze from Canadian wildfires as seen over Pentagon City earlier this month (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  The bulk of today’s storms are moving out — and more Canadian wildfire smoke is about to move in.
  The smoke that enveloped Chicago and much of the Midwest today is set to push east toward our region. That has prompted a Code Orange air quality alert for the D.C. area tomorrow (Wednesday).Code Purple (very unhealthy) air quality stretches from Iowa thru northern Illinois, southern
  
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• Streetscape improvements and apartment construction take shape in Courthouse

  27-06-2023 21:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Transportation and streetscape upgrades are making progress on several streets in Courthouse near an under-construction apartment tower.
  The work is all associated with “The Commodore,” an new apartment building at 2050 Wilson Blvd. It replaces several low-slung commercial buildings, including restaurants like Summers, that were part of what Arlington County dubbed the “Landmark Block.” Today (Tuesday), fencing around the tower was festooned with banners announcing leasi
  
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• Three hurt in serious Route 50 crash

  27-06-2023 21:00 via arlnow.com
  
  Crash on Route 50 (image courtesy Dave Statter)
  Three people were hurt, two seriously, after a two-vehicle crash along Route 50 this morning.
  The crash happened around 11:45 a.m. in the westbound lanes of Route 50 at N. Jackson Street, near the pedestrian bridge, prompting numerous calls to 911. A tipster described it to ARLnow as a “terrible accident.”
  The circumstances surrounding the crash are unclear, but one vehicle ended up mangled, with a row of seats exposed, on the grass in
  
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• Thai Select in Rosslyn expanding into former Good Sweat space

  27-06-2023 19:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Thai Select expansion (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  Rosslyn’s Thai Select is adding a sushi bar in the former home of a spin studio.
  The four-year-old Thai food restaurant located just off Wilson Blvd in the Colonial Village Shopping Center is expanding, a restaurant representative confirmed to ARLnow.
  The restaurant is adding a sushi bar and a small dining area in the space that formerly housed Good Sweat. The independent spin studio at 1711 Wilson Blvd closed back in May 2022.
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• Ask Eli: Best Arlington condos for DC Fourth of July fireworks

  27-06-2023 18:30 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!
  One of my favorite things about the Arlington condo market is the remarkable views that some of the buildings have of D.C. and the National Mall!
  Some of the bes
  
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• Arlington to consider hunting and sterilizing deer, or fencing parks, to cull herds

  27-06-2023 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Deer grazing in the forest (via Arlington County Dept. of Parks and Recreation/YouTube)
  Hunting and sterilizing deer and fencing off parks are options Arlington County could pursue to cull its reportedly oversized, and hungry, deer population.
  Over the last two years, consultants estimated Arlington has a herd of whitetail deer numbering 290 and, in some areas, the concentration exceeded “healthy” levels.
  These large herds are overgrazing the local forest understory and eating away t
  
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• Where to watch the National Mall fireworks and celebrate July 4 this year

  27-06-2023 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
  (Updated at 10:50)
  July 4 is next week, which means now is the time to plan how to watch the National Mall fireworks spectacle without leaving Arlington.
  The 17-minute firework show put on by the National Parks Service will begin at 9:09 p.m. There are several places to see the show without braving the crowds set to descend on D.C., according to Arlington County’s tourism division:Gateway Park in Rosslyn and Key Bridge, though the latter does not have seating
  Mount Vernon Trail, along the
  
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• How ranked-choice voting helped the County Board primary results reflect a divided electorate

  27-06-2023 15:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Voters and Arlington County Board Democratic nominees Susan Cunningham and Maureen Coffey watch the tabulation process on Friday, June 23, 2023 in Courthouse (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  Ranked-choice voting may have helped voters nominate a “split” Democratic ticket for Arlington County Board — at least when it comes to Missing Middle.
  Last week, in relatively robust turnout for a primary in a non-presidential year, Maureen Coffey and Susan Cunningham received the Democratic
  
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• Arlington Co. Schools employee arrested for alleged May sexual assault

  27-06-2023 12:43 via wtop.com
  
  A man who works with Arlington County Public Schools was arrested in connection with a sexual assault that police say happened last month.
  Julio Basurto, 42, of Arlington, Virginia, has been charged with abduction and forcible sodomy, according to the Arlington County Police Department. He was arrested on June 22 without incident after detectives reviewed evidence and interviewed witnesses, police said in a news release.
  Around 6:40 a.m. on May 21, police met with a woman who reported a sexual a
  
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• Strategies for Humidity Control to Prevent Mold Growth

  27-06-2023 10:30 via arlingtontimes.com
  
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  Mold, a pervasive indoor fungus, favors moisture-laden settings. While mold spores are perpetually in the air, their growth occurs only...
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• Controlling Humidity and Moisture to Mitigate Mold Spread

  27-06-2023 10:30 via arlingtontimes.com
  
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  Mold, a pervasive indoor fungus, favors moisture-laden settings. While mold spores are perpetually in the air, their growth occurs only...
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Jun 26, 2023

  27-06-2023 02:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Good Monday evening, Arlington. Today we published articles that were read a total of 15538 times… so far.
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