Arlington news

• A first-time home buying program faces headwinds from Arlington’s hot real estate market

  06-07-2023 21:55 via arlnow.com
  
  Real estate for sale sign in the Arlington Heights neighborhood (file photo by Jay Westcott)
  Recently, a family of five with three boys bought a two-bedroom home with a den in Arlington, thanks in part to a little-known county program that helps first-time homebuyers secure a mortgage with small loans.
  “They were completely comfortable with that,” says Karen Serfis, a program manager with Latino Economic Development Center, who helped the family work with the county to get the loan.
  
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• Crash with overturned vehicle closes portion of N. George Mason Drive

  06-07-2023 20:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Crash with overturned vehicle on N. George Mason Drive
  A portion of N. George Mason Drive is closed in the Buckingham neighborhood, near Ballston, after a crash.
  The crash left one vehicle overturned and on its roof in the roadway. It was not immediately clear how the crash happened nor how many total vehicles are involved.
  The northbound lanes of George Mason are currently blocked in the area of 4th Street S. while police talk to witnesses and crews work to clear the wreck.
  Police and firefight
  
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• Alleged drug dealer charged in man’s fentanyl overdose death in Arlington

  06-07-2023 19:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Arlington police car (file photo)
  A 30-year-old Lorton man is being charged with involuntary manslaughter after a fatal Arlington overdose.
  A man died in a Penrose home last June after overdosing on drugs that contained fentanyl and mirtazapine, according to Arlington police.
  An investigation led police to “the individual suspected of supplying the deceased with controlled substances.”
  More, below, from a just-issued ACPD press release.
  The Arlington County Police Department’s
  
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• Legal Insider: The EEO complaint process for federal employees

  06-07-2023 19:15 via arlnow.com
  
  This is a sponsored column by attorneys John Berry and Kimberly Berry of Berry & Berry, PLLC, an employment and labor law firm located in Northern Virginia that specializes in federal employee, security clearance, retirement and private sector employee matters.
  By John V. Berry, Esq.
  We represent federal employees in the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaint process before their federal agencies.
  This article briefly describes how the EEO complaint process works for federal empl
  
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• Statutes of Liberty: Dear lawyers and law students — we’re hiring!

  06-07-2023 18:45 via arlnow.com
  
  This sponsored column is by Law Office of James Montana PLLC. All questions about it should be directed to James Montana, Esq., Doran Shemin, Esq., and Janice Chen, Esq., practicing attorneys at The Law Office of James Montana PLLC, an immigration-focused law firm located in Falls Church, Virginia. The legal information given here is general in nature. If you want legal advice, contact us for an appointment.
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• NEW: More than a dozen Missing Middle permit applications are in the works so far

  06-07-2023 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Eight permit applications for Missing Middle housing proposals have been accepted by Arlington County since Saturday, the first day for such filings.
  Another seven are at various stages of completion, marked “application complete” or “awaiting plans and documents,” according to permit records, as of Wednesday afternoon.
  There are several other placeholder permits — those that people have started but not yet finished.
  Some were at the ready on Day 1 of the Missing M
  
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• At Sloppy Mama’s, a commitment to traditional barbecue — and the community

  06-07-2023 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
  “The only 100 percent wood-fired BBQ restaurant in Arlington.”
  What started out simply as a husband and wife catering their own wedding escalated to buying a food truck in 2014, and eventually turned into Joe and Mandy Neuman’s first restaurant opening in 2019.
  Joe Neuman, owner of Sloppy Mama’s BBQ, can rattle off the trials and tribulations of what the years have brought them this far.
  “Mandy and I catered our wedding, and had a pig roast,” said Joe. From t
  
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• Arlington champions Moore’s Barber Shop as it charts new course for historic preservation

  06-07-2023 15:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Moore’s Barber Shop, in Arlington’s historically Black neighborhood of Halls Hill, has survived Covid and remained in business despite competition from low-cost chains.
  Its secret, according to owner James Moore Jr., is not a business strategy or particularly talented barber — it is community. In a video (below) produced by Arlington County recently, he muses this must be what motivated his local government to offer to support in any way it could.
  “I was like, ‘Why
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Jul 5, 2023

  06-07-2023 02:30 via arlnow.com
  Good Wednesday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward at tomorrow’s event calendar.
  📈 Top stories
  The following are the most-read articles for today — Jul 5, 2023.Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for Arlington, D.C. area (110 views)
  ACFD investigating ‘suspicious’ vehicle fire near Shirlington (87 views)📅 Upcoming events
  Here is what’s going on Thursday in Arlington, from our event calendar.No eve
  
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