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• NEW: Arlington police announce additional arrests in anti-fentanyl push

  12-07-2023 22:45 via arlnow.com
  
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  A week after announcing an arrest for a 2022 fatal overdose, Arlington County police have charged two more people in another deadly opioid overdose.
  A 19-year-old Arlington man and 19-year-old Fairfax woman are facing manslaughter and other charges in connection to a March 2023 overdose in the Courthouse area. A man died after being found unresponsive in a stairwell; police say he was sold drugs containing fentanyl by the suspect, Shan Mehmood.
  A LinkedIn page suggests that Mehmood wa
  
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• Police: 2 charged for fentanyl overdose death in Arlington

  12-07-2023 22:01 via wtop.com
  
  Police in Arlington, Virginia, said two people have been charged after an investigation into a fentanyl overdose death in March.
  In a news release, the Arlington County Police Department said its investigation led them to identify 19-year-old Shan Mehmood of Arlington as the suspect responsible for supplying the deceased with fentanyl.
  On the evening of March 7, police responding to the 1200 block of N. Scott Street for a medical emergency report locating an unresponsive adult male in the stairw
  
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• Owners of razed Broyhill estate seek new owner-developer for site, touting up to 36 Missing Middle units

  12-07-2023 21:30 via arlnow.com
  
  In a new twist, the now-razed Broyhill estate in the Donaldson Run neighborhood is again on the market, billed as a development opportunity for anywhere between six and 36 homes.
  Less than a year after its last sale, for $2.55 million, the estate near the Washington Golf and Country Club is once more on the market — this time as a 1.43-acre vacant lot, coming in at a cool $10 million asking price.
  The agent, Leesburg-based Serafin Real Estate, says in a listing it “is pleased to pre
  
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• Children’s National — Northern Virginia’s most advanced provider of pediatric specialty care

  12-07-2023 20:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Children’s National, ranked as the fifth best children’s hospital in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, and is the only hospital in the area nationally ranked in all ten pediatric specialties.
  With six convenient locations in Northern Virginia, including Fairfax, Arlington, Gainesville, Reston, Leesburg and Fredericksburg, innovative children’s care is now right nearby.
  What sets Children’s National apart is that for over 150 years, the entire staff has been dedi
  
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• Drivers may be required to stop for longer while pedestrians cross the road

  12-07-2023 19:30 via arlnow.com
  
  A runner uses a rapid flashing beacon to cross N. Park Drive (staff photo)
  In a bid to increase pedestrian safety, Arlington County may require drivers stay stopped for longer at crosswalks.
  The Arlington County Board is set to consider on Saturday changing its code so that drivers will have to stop when a pedestrian enters an adjacent travel lane and heads their way. Currently, drivers need only yield right of way when a pedestrian enters their lane.
  The change follows on a revision to state la
  
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• Biz Talk: The British are coming!

  12-07-2023 18:30 via arlnow.com
  
  This article was written by Sindy Yeh, Senior Business Ambassador for Arlington Economic Development.
  Due to its convenient location on the east coast and proximity to the nation’s capital, Arlington is attractive to international companies seeking a U.S. presence. Over the past couple years, a trend has emerged of innovative U.K. companies crossing the pond to establish their U.S. headquarters in Arlington.
  In September 2022, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, o
  
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• Lounging Lady Liberty making her way to Arlington

  12-07-2023 18:28 via wtop.com
  
  Haven’t been to New York recently? No worries, Lady Liberty is making her way to the D.C. area, but in a unique pose.
  “Reclining Liberty,” a 25-foot-long Lady Liberty set in a lounging pose by artist Zaq Landsberg, is emigrating from the New York area and taking up residence in Arlington, Virginia.
  The Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington and Arlington Public Art announced the statue will be on display on MoCA Arlington’s front lawn from Aug. 5, 2023 through July 28 of 20
  
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• Astro Beer Hall and its donut robot hoping to start serving next month in Shirlington

  12-07-2023 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Astro Beer Hall is aiming to finally debut its donut robot next month.
  The long-planned, two-level bar and coffee shop in Shirlington is hoping to open sometime in August, a spokesperson tells ARLnow. While no specific date is set as of yet, the 14,000 square-foot, space-themed Astro Beer Hall expects to open its doors in a matter of weeks.
  Part of that space will be taken up by a take-out shop featuring a robot making “fresh fried to-order donuts right in front of our customers,” a
  
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• Live music venue The Filling Station opening soon next to Ballston’s El Rey

  12-07-2023 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Live music venue The Filling Station is opening in Ballston (staff photo)
  A new “live music and event venue” is coming to Ballston, posting up right next to El Rey.
  The Filling Station is set to open soon on Wilson Blvd in Ballston, per an Instagram post last week. It aims to be a “great new spot for live music, comedy and more,” reads the post
  The Filling Station will be adjacent to El Rey at 4201 Wilson Blvd and, like El Rey, owned by brothers Ian and Eric Hilton.
  The b
  
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• A new Lebanese restaurant is coming to Clarendon

  12-07-2023 15:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Window dressings for Zazzy, a forthcoming Lebanese restaurant (courtesy anonymous)
  A new Lebanese restaurant is coming to Clarendon.
  Bright yellow window coverings herald the arrival of Zeal Eatery to a vacant retail spot at the base of Zoso Apartments in Clarendon (1025 N. Fillmore Street).
  “Zeal Eatery Inc.” was incorporated as a business four months ago on March 8, per the business records, but it also has an alternative name, Zazzy.
  The signs, promising that Zazzy is “Revit
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Jul 11, 2023

  12-07-2023 02:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Good Tuesday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.News recap
  The following articles were published earlier today — Jul 11, 2023.9:30 am: This Amazon Prime Day, save on merch that shows your Arlington pride |Comments
  10:30 am: Arlington-connected restaurant owners capture RAMMY Awards |Comments
  11:30 am: Restaurant owner is ‘very frustrated’ with the process to transform historic Green Val
  
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