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• Spout Run Parkway and northbound GW Parkway reopening today

  01-08-2023 21:55 via arlnow.com
  After removing several hundred trees, the National Park Service says it’s reopening Spout Run Parkway and portions of the northern GW Parkway today.
  The busy commuter routes have been closed in both direction since Saturday’s severe storms.
  A northbound lane of the GW Parkway reopened at 1 p.m. and the Spout Run Parkway is expected to reopen in both directions “later today.” Southbound lanes of the GW Parkway remain closed through much of Arlington as crews work to remove
  
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• Unusual crash closes N. Harrison Street near park

  01-08-2023 21:35 via arlnow.com
  
  Several blocks of N. Harrison Street are blocked in the Yorktown neighborhood due to an unusual crash.
  A Jeep Cherokee SUV ended up on top of an Acura TL sedan as the result of a crash in front of Chestnut Hills Park, a popular popular children’s playground.
  No injuries have been reported and everyone was able to get out of the vehicles before police and firefighters arrived, according to scanner traffic.
  A passenger in the car told ARLnow that the crash happened as the SUV driver was mak
  
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• The Arlington County Fair is returning in two weeks

  01-08-2023 20:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Scenes from the Arlington County Fair in 2022 (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  The Arlington County Fair will open to the public on Wednesday, Aug. 16, continuing a four-decade tradition.
  The fair — which features games, rides, food, musical performances and fun for all ages — runs through Sunday, Aug. 20 at Thomas Jefferson Community Center.
  The fair is held both outdoors, where the rides and food vendors are, and indoors, where local businesses set up shop and prizes — for every
  
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• Community events around Arlington aim to improve safety and tackle gun violence

  01-08-2023 19:45 via arlnow.com
  
  A police officer plays a game of pickup basketball with local kids in 2018 (flickr pool photo by Kevin Wolf)
  This evening, several neighborhoods and organizations are hosting events in an effort to make their communities safer.
  The events from 5-8 p.m. tonight will feature food, lawn games and activities for kids. Arlington police officers, firefighters and other county personnel will participate in the “National Night Out” events, which are also happening across the U.S.
  “Nati
  
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• Ask Eli: Interest-only mortgage may help some solve mortgage payment issues

  01-08-2023 18:45 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: Do you have any recommendations for ways to reduce the burden of high interest rates?Answer: Hearing somebody suggest an interest-only mortgage may ini
  
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• Seafood restaurant looking to open next month in Thirsty Bernie’s former home

  01-08-2023 17:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Thirsty Bernie is turning into Ocean Shack (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  Local watering hole Thirsty Bernie is becoming Ocean Shack.
  The former home of the neighborhood bar and restaurant at the corner of N. Glebe Road and Langston Blvd is being turned into a cajun seafood restaurant, a spokesperson said.
  Ocean Shack is from the owners of Ocean Crab in Chantilly. That restaurant serves crab, fried oysters, scallops, fried baskets and other seafood. Ocean Shack will be a different concept, we&rsq
  
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• ACPD investigating Porsche crash in which driver fled with small children

  01-08-2023 16:45 via arlnow.com
  
  On Saturday night, as much of Arlington was cleaning up from the earlier severe storms, a driver slammed into a light pole and a stop sign in the Lyon Village neighborhood.
  The driver of the Porsche SUV then got out and ran off with two small children who had been passengers in the vehicle, police and witnesses tell ARLnow. It is unclear whether any of them were injured.
  It’s an incident that drew many neighbors out of their homes amid a power outage. The crash still has the affluent neig
  
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• Illegally parked cars at Penrose Square causing traffic jams and safety concerns, neighbors say

  01-08-2023 15:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Illegally parked cars along S. Barton Street and 9th Road S. (screenshot via Twitter/@ArlingtonAF)
  Some neighbors and nearby businesses are fed up with drivers illegally parking near the Penrose Square Starbucks.
  They say improperly parked cars are leading to traffic jams and a loss of business, while blocking a public space and causing safety hazards.
  Recent posts on social media have highlighted traffic jams near the intersection of S. Barton Street and 9th Road S., along Columbia Pike. The po
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Jul 31, 2023

  01-08-2023 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 31, 2023.9:55 am: UPDATED: Power restored to most but GW Parkway to remain closed for several days |Comments
  10:55 am: Two men face sentencing after sexual battery convictions |Comments
  11:55 am: A local Equal Rights Amendment activist lands $36,000 service award |Comments
  1:05 pm: Fi
  
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