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• Signature Theatre may get $415K in loans forgiven as it plots future renovations

  17-07-2023 22:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Signature Theatre in Shirlington (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  Arlington County could absolve rent for Signature Theatre for the last two years as the company struggles to move past Covid-era hits to sustainability.
  This comes a decade after the county bailed out the Tony Award-winning nonprofit theater company twice in two years: a $250,000 grant in 2013 to help it pay off its real estate and business taxes and a $5 million loan, at a 1% interest rate, in 2014.
  Tomorrow (Tuesday) the Arlington
  
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• Arlington’s air quality has reached Code Red levels again due to Canadian wildfire smoke

  17-07-2023 21:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Air Quality Index reading as of 3 p.m. (via AirNow.gov)
  The air quality in Arlington County has crossed into “Code Red” levels.
  The county’s Air Quality Index (AQI), according to the federal government’s AirNow.gov website, was 151 as of 3 p.m., just past the 150 threshold for Code Red. That comes as a new round of Canadian wildfire smoke wafts into the area.
  The AQI was in Code Orange levels earlier this afternoon. Code Red levels indicate that “some members of the
  
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• ACPD: Three arrested for catalytic converter theft

  17-07-2023 21:30 via arlnow.com
  
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  Three Baltimore men are facing theft-related charges after being allegedly caught in a car with a stolen license plate and a stolen catalytic converter inside.
  The arrest happened early Saturday morning, in the Douglas Park neighborhood, after police say the trio was seen stealing a catalytic converter from a car in the Buckingham neighborhood.
  More from an ACPD crime report:
  LARCENY FROM AUTO (Significant), 2023-07150061, 200 block of N. Piedmont Pike. At approximately 3:48 a.m. on J
  
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• FIT @ MET: Wednesday morning class series — yoga from CorePower

  17-07-2023 20:45 via arlnow.com
  
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• Arlington County Board punts on ranked-choice voting for November election

  17-07-2023 19:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Arlington County is not adopting ranked-choice voting for the general election this November.
  When voters hit the polls or mail in their ballots this fall, they will pick two candidates just like they would in previous two-seat years. Those who get the largest plurality of votes — even if it doesn’t constitute a majority — will win a seat.
  In June, voters in the Arlington County Democratic Primary used ranked-choice voting for the first time, in Arlington and in Virginia, to c
  
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• NOW: Metro delays likely due to fleeing suspects on tracks

  17-07-2023 19:00 via arlnow.com
  
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  (Updated at 1:10 p.m.) A suspect fleeing from police ran onto the tracks at the Rosslyn Metro station shortly before 1 p.m., delaying some trains.
  The suspect ran into a tunnel in the direction of Arlington Cemetery station, according to scanner traffic. It’s not immediately clear why he or she was running from police.
  Arlington County police coordinated with Metro and Metro Transit Police to stop train traffic in the area while trying to locate the suspect.
  Officers were in act
  
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• Rosslyn cybersecurity Shift5 accelerates its growth, fueled by new fundraising

  17-07-2023 18:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Sponsored by Monday Properties and written by ARLnow, Startup Monday is a weekly column that profiles Arlington-based startups, founders, and other local technology news. Monday Properties is proudly featuring Three Ballston Plaza.
  Cybersecurity company Shift5 is experiencing rapid growth as it develops technology to safeguard the world’s military fleets, plane and train systems.
  The Rosslyn-based startup has been steadily raising money, including $33 million last month, adding to $50 mil
  
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• Petition filed by Union Kitchen employee to end relationship with union is B.S., union rep says

  17-07-2023 17:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Union Kitchen in Ballston (staff photo)
  A petition filed by a Union Kitchen employee is calling for the end to its relationship with its labor union, but the union is dismissing the effort as a ploy by management.
  It was announced on Friday that a Union Kitchen employee has filed a petition with the National Labor Review Board (NLRB) to end its relationship with United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400. The petition has reportedly been signed by a number of Union Kitchen employees, in
  
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• Surreal restaurant hoping for fall opening in Crystal City but details remain sparse

  17-07-2023 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Surreal is aiming for a fall opening in Crystal City, but much still remains unknown about the restaurant, situated in a park-like setting.
  Surreal, from the award-winning D.C.-based chef Enrique Limardo, is set to move into a newly-constructed space in the JBG Smith-owned courtyard of 2121 Crystal Drive. The restaurant is part of the developer’s “Dining in the Park” project and will utilize both indoor and outdoor areas while being “set among more than an acre of gr
  
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• After four decades in Arlington, Rick’s Tattoo is moving to Bailey’s Crossroads

  17-07-2023 15:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Rick’s Tattoo on Langston Blvd is moving at the end of the month.
  The long-time Arlington tattoo parlor, self-described as the oldest in Virginia, was established in 1980 at 4818 Langston Blvd.
  Manager Amy Barrow, who is overseeing the move after 16 years at the tattoo shop, says leaving Arlington — the shop is moving just over the county line to Bailey’s Crossroads — is bittersweet but there were more options, for less money, outside the county.
  “Finding a place t
  
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