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• Water main break closes several Arlington County facilities

  19-07-2023 21:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Water main break (2018 file photo courtesy Arlington DES)
  A water main break near Route 50 caused water pressure issues for a large swath of Arlington today, prompting some county facility closures.
  The water main break happened on N. Irving Street, just north of Route 50, on the border of the Ashton Heights and Lyon Parks neighborhoods.
  While the water main being repaired just served the surrounding neighborhood, crews had to “isolate” a nearby transmission main.
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• Discover stylish Alexandria living at Towngate North’s Premier Showings Event

  19-07-2023 20:30 via arlnow.com
  
  It’s time to experience the luxury and lifestyle of Towngate North like never before.
  With the recent completion of the final condominium building in this stunning Old Town North community, you now have the chance to explore all Towngate North has to offer at our Premier Showings Event on Friday, July 21 and Saturday, July 22.
  When you schedule a Premier Showing appointment, you’ll get to discover firsthand the luxury of life in these stylish condominiums. Guided by one of our expert
  
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• Arlington seeks $1.9 million federal grant to plant trees on school grounds and in less-leafy neighborhoods

  19-07-2023 19:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Trees in Glencarlyn (Flickr pool photo by Dennis Dimick)
  Arlington County is seeking $1.9 million in federal funding to plant trees on school grounds and in neighborhoods with less tree canopy.
  The funding will help maintain 4,400 trees, plant 400 additional trees and treat 138 acres of invasive species, a county report said. If the county receives the funding, tree planting could begin as soon as next summer.
  On Saturday, the Arlington County Board retroactively approved an application county s
  
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• Arts Focus: Dark Star Park Day shadow alignment heralds Arlington Public Art’s 40th anniversary

  19-07-2023 18:30 via arlnow.com
  
  An Arlington tradition for four decades, the public is invited to participate in Dark Star Park Day, on Tuesday, August 1 to watch the shadow alignment that the iconic sculpture was designed to capture.
  Dark Star Park is located at the convergence of Fort Myer Drive and North Lynn Street, just off of Route 50/Arlington Boulevard, in Arlington’s Rosslyn neighborhood.
  Every August 1st at 9:32 a.m., Nancy Holt’s Dark Star Park (1984), in Arlington’s Rosslyn neighborhood,
  
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• County Board gives green light to new outdoor dining regulations for restaurants

  19-07-2023 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Starting next month, restaurants can apply to keep their Covid-era temporary outdoor seating areas, or TOSAs, for good.
  On Saturday, the Arlington County Board approved a framework for restaurant operators to follow if they want to make their outdoor dining areas permanent. Some restaurant operators viewed these as a lifeline when indoor dining was restricted and, later, they became an attractive feature and source of extra revenue.
  The changes are nearly two years in the making but are right in
  
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• 6 years running: Arlington is the fittest city, with DC on its heels

  19-07-2023 16:57 via wtop.com
  
  The American College of Sports Medicine has ranked Arlington, Virginia, the nation’s “fittest city” for the sixth consecutive year.
  The District ranks No. 2.
  The ACSM’s fitness index uses 34 indicators of fitness, including health outcomes, environment, recreational facilities and policies and funding.
  Arlington ranks in the top 10 in 16 of the 34 indicators. It has the highest percentage of residents who report exercising in the last 30 days, the lowest percentage of re
  
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• An Arlington teen has been rowing for over 50 hours in an attempt to beat a world record

  19-07-2023 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
  As Derek Cushman rowed for the ninth hour of the day, he responded to ARLnow’s questions between heavy breaths from exhaustion via a Twitch chat box.
  The recent Wakefield High School graduate has been rowing on a machine in his living room for six days now, in an attempt to beat the current men’s world record for 1 million meters rowed by someone under 19 years old. The record for the age category, set in 2020, stands at 10 days, 13 hours and four minutes.
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• Arlington reigns supreme as nation’s fittest ‘city’ for sixth year in a row

  19-07-2023 15:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Arlington secured the number one spot as the “fittest city” in the nation — for the sixth year in a row.
  The new 2023 rankings were released yesterday (Tuesday) by the American College of Sports Medicine and Elevance Health Foundation.
  The rankings found that Arlingtonians not only tend to make health-conscious decisions — eating vegetables, not smoking and biking to work — but also have access to an abundance of parks, trails and wide sidewalks to stay active.
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Jul 18, 2023

  19-07-2023 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 18, 2023.9:30 am: Vehicle flips in morning crash near Ballston |Comments
  10:30 am: Amazon Fresh store in Crystal City closes temporarily |Comments
  11:00 am: Pair of military flyovers planned Wednesday |Comments
  11:30 am: Z-Burger opens along Crystal City’s restaurant row |Comme
  
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