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• The Pinemoor in Clarendon is closing today

  18-07-2023 23:00 via arlnow.com
  
  The Pinemoor has reached the end of the dusty trail.
  The vaguely Western-themed restaurant and bar in Clarendon, which replaced the former Clarendon Grill, is closing today, owner Reese Gardner tells ARLnow.
  It opened at 1101 N. Highland Street three years ago, just a few months into the pandemic, after initially planning an ill-fated March 2020 opening.
  “After opening during Covid we couldn’t find our footing with the concept or come to better terms with the landlord to continue to
  
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• JUST IN: Man charged with sexually assaulting woman in Metro station

  18-07-2023 22:15 via arlnow.com
  
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  A 29-year-old D.C. man has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman inside the Courthouse Metro station last night.
  Police responded to the Metro station shortly after 10:45 p.m. Monday after a 911 caller reported a man touching a woman inappropriately. The first arriving officer told dispatch that the man and the woman were actively having sex at the base of the Metro station’s escalators.
  Both the suspect and the victim started to walk away, according to Arlington County
  
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• Spanish immersion preschool and daycare could take over Staples near Ballston

  18-07-2023 21:30 via arlnow.com
  
  A Staples in Virginia Square could become a Spanish immersion daycare and preschool for more than 100 children.
  The proposed change in use for the 62-year-old, one-story commercial building has area residents and civic associations on edge about hours, traffic and noise.
  Two Northern Virginia businessmen have chosen the location for a franchise of Tierra Encantada, a national preschool provider offering Spanish immersion, hands-on education and from-scratch meals and snacks. It would operate Mo
  
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• Spotlight on the newest Goodwin Living Senior Community

  18-07-2023 20:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Welcome to The View Alexandria by Goodwin LivingTM, where people age 62 and over enjoy senior living at its best.
  Conveniently located in the West End of Alexandria, The View Alexandria is the newest community to join the Goodwin Living family. Nonprofit and faith-based, Goodwin Living has been uplifting the lives of older adults since 1967.
  Location Is Everything
  Nestled in the hills overlooking Washington, D.C., on a beautiful seven-acre campus, The View Alexandria ha
  
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• Clarendon barbecue spot Smokecraft gets to keep its live entertainment permit

  18-07-2023 19:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Smokecraft in Clarendon (via Google Maps)
  Smokecraft Modern Barbecue will be able to keep its live entertainment permit after all.
  The Arlington County Board approved a 10-month permit for the restaurant at 1051 N. Highland Street in Clarendon this Saturday.
  For the last two months, the permit was renewed on a monthly basis while the county and the restaurant went back and forth on policies that would comply with the Arlington Restaurant Initiative, a program that intends to make participating a
  
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• Ask Eli: Mid-year condo market review (Arlington)

  18-07-2023 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!
  Question: How was the market for condos in Arlington during the first half of the year?Answers: The condo market loves stability, often it’s a bit too stab
  
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• Z-Burger opens along Crystal City’s restaurant row

  18-07-2023 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Z-Burger in Crystal City along 23rd St. S is now open (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  A new Z-Burger started serving late last week in Crystal City.
  The local burger franchise has opened a new location at 509 23rd Street S., next to Royal Pawn and Los Tios Grill. That was the former location of Taj of India and was initially set to be the home to Korean rice dog eatery Oh K-Dog and Egg Toast. But those plans never materialized and now it’s a Z-Burger.
  The fast-casual eatery opened late last
  
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• Pair of military flyovers planned Wednesday

  18-07-2023 17:00 via arlnow.com
  
  Blue Angels/Thunderbirds flyover in 2020 (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  Get ready for some loud roars overhead tomorrow.
  A pair of military flyovers are planned Wednesday morning and later that night, according to AlertDC.
  The first appears to be a standard-issue flyover of Arlington National Cemetery.
  “The Naval Air Force Atlantic will conduct a flyover of the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at approximately 11:10 AM,” said AlertDC.
  The second is
  
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• Amazon Fresh store in Crystal City closes temporarily

  18-07-2023 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Makeshift closed sign on Amazon Fresh store in Crystal City (courtesy anonymous)
  The Amazon Fresh store in Crystal City is closed, though the company says the closure is temporary.
  ARLnow first received a tip about the closure on Saturday. Subsequent tips fretted about whether the closure might be more than temporary.
  “I asked an Amazon associate… and she said no one knows why and management has not said why,” a tipster said. “Residents are worried it was shuttered, it&r
  
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• Vehicle flips in morning crash near Ballston

  18-07-2023 15:30 via arlnow.com
  
  A crash ended in a vehicle overturned this morning near Ballston.
  The wreck happened in the Buckingham neighborhood, on N. Henderson Road near the intersection with 4th Road N., around 7:15 a.m. That’s about a block from Barrett Elementary School.
  It’s unclear what led to the crash, but the vehicle — a small Honda SUV — ended up on its roof in the middle of Henderson Road, blocking it for a period of time.
  According to initial reports, the driver — who was the only
  
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• Attention, HQ2-ers: South Block’s acai bowls have arrived

  18-07-2023 15:30 via wtop.com
  
  Pressed juice and smoothie chain South Block — one of a dozen D.C.-area businesses chosen by Amazon for its retail space at its new HQ2 campus in Pentagon City — opened its new location over the weekend.
  Owner Amir Mostafavi says it was an instant success, with more than 300 people lining up for smoothies and acai bowls before the doors opened.
  The Arlington, Virginia, store is the 15th location for South Block, whose first store opened in Clarendon in 2011.
  HQ2 officially opened in
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Jul 17, 2023

  18-07-2023 02:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Good Monday 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 17, 2023.9:30 am: After four decades in Arlington, Rick’s Tattoo is moving to Bailey’s Crossroads |Comments
  10:30 am: Surreal restaurant hoping for fall opening in Crystal City but details remain sparse |Comments
  11:45 am: Petition filed by Union Kitchen employee to end re
  
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