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• Arlington GOP sees record fundraising amid pivot to local election strategy

  08-08-2023 21:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Republican candidate for County Board Juan Carlos Fierro (staff photo by James Jarvis)
  The Arlington County GOP says it’s pivoting away from national politics and working to assemble a broad coalition galvanized by hyper-local issues.
  The first test of this new strategy will be the November County Board election when residents will have the opportunity to vote for the Republican nominee, Juan Carlos Fierro.
  An immigrant from Ecuador with four decades of experience in international business
  
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• Make a difference at this school supplies drive this Thursday!

  08-08-2023 20:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Help DC Fray and Founders Row pack the backpack and stock the lockers this school year on Thursday, August 10.
  You can earn one raffle entry for every three items you donate and enjoy lawn games, free snacks and Lost Boy Cider tastings. Plus, meet with local schools and children’s foundations to get involved.
  Pencil us into your schedule to make a difference for underprivileged youth and have some fun while doing it!
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• A popular noodle restaurant is moving to Pentagon City from Old Town Alexandria

  08-08-2023 19:30 via arlnow.com
  
  A popular noodle restaurant is leaving Alexandria and making the move to Pentagon City.
  Yunnan By Potomac is looking to start serving its contemporary Yunnan cuisine on the ground floor of the new Milton building along 15th Street S. by March 2024, owner and executive chef Shao Bruce told ARLnow in an email.
  The restaurant is relocating from its home in Old Town Alexandria, where it’s been since early 2019.
  “We chose to relocate to Pentagon City because it offers us a wide base of b
  
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• Ask Eli: Will new homes prices in Arlington drop due to Toll Brothers project?

  08-08-2023 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: What impact will the new Toll Brothers community have on the Arlington housing market?Answer: If you have enjoyed my real estate columns over the years
  
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• Arlington National Cemetery seeks feedback on plans to remove Confederate Memorial

  08-08-2023 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Arlington National Cemetery Confederate Memorial (via Arlington National Cemetery/Twitter)
  Arlington National Cemetery is seeking public input on its proposal to remove the Confederate Memorial from its grounds.
  Atop a 32-foot-tall pedestal in the cemetery stands a bronze statue of a woman depicting Confederate soldiers and Southern civilians, according to the cemetery website. The figures include an enslaved woman holding the infant child of a white officer and an enslaved man following hi
  
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• Arlington is the third-best place in the U.S. to raise a family, says new report

  08-08-2023 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Parents and kids celebrate the last bus drop off of the school year with a water balloon fight in the Yorktown neighborhood (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  (Updated at 10:40 a.m.) Out of more than 130 municipalities, Arlington is the third best place to raise a family, according to a new rankings report.
  Arlington was evaluated alongside nearly 140 cities nationwide based on factors such as, cost of living, housing, the local economy and quality of life for renting families, according to RentCafe,
  
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• Arlington jury duty questionnaires to hit resident mailboxes soon

  08-08-2023 15:30 via arlnow.com
  
  The Arlington County Courthouse and Detention Center facilities are pictured in 2019 (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  Residents should be on the lookout for a postcard from the Arlington County Circuit Court about jury duty.
  This month, the court will be mailing questionnaires to about 35,000 residents randomly selected from registered voter rolls as part of its annual jury selection process. The questionnaires will be used to determine who is eligible for jury duty next year.
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• How Arlington Co. schools is addressing an increase in 5th graders needing intensive reading support

  08-08-2023 06:05 via wtop.com
  
  There were more fifth graders in Arlington Public Schools who needed intensive reading support at the end of the last school year than at the beginning, according to county data, a troubling trend that the Virginia school district says it’s urgently working to address.
  Based on student results on the assessment known as DIBELS — Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills — 17.1% of fifth graders needed intensive support at the beginning of the 2022-23 school year. By the
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Aug 7, 2023

  08-08-2023 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 — Aug 7, 2023.9:30 am: ARLnow welcomes new assistant editor |Comments
  10:30 am: Ballston’s new live music and comedy venue The Filling Station opens this weekend |Comments
  11:30 am: There’s a surprising twist to that viral Wendy’s police dispatch tweet |Comments
  12:30 pm:
  
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