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• Community activist facing additional charges amid search for more sexual assault victims

  15-08-2023 21:35 via arlnow.com
  
  Elder Julio Basurto speaks during a County Board meeting in 2021 (via Arlington County)
  A noted local community activist is facing more charges in connection to a second alleged sexual assault.
  Arlington County police say that Julio Basurto would drive up to Clarendon’s nightlife district early in the morning and offer women a ride, then would sexually assault the victim in his car.
  He’s facing charges in two incidents — in May of this year, as previously reported, and now in O
  
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• Car recently exposed to high water? Get it checked without leaving home

  15-08-2023 20:30 via arlnow.com
  
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• UPDATED: Flood and Severe Thunderstorm watches issued for Arlington

  15-08-2023 19:30 via arlnow.com
  
  A flooded Four Mile Run running high near Dominion Hills (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  (Updated at 2:15 p.m.) For the second day in a row Arlington is under a Flood Watch.
  The National Weather Service says that “anomalous moisture coupled with the potential for multiple slow moving thunderstorms will result in the potential for flash flooding.” The storms are expected to arrive later this afternoon, with the Flood Watch set to expire at 8 p.m.
  The flood potential follows storms yeste
  
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• Another day, another Flood Watch for Arlington

  15-08-2023 19:30 via arlnow.com
  
  A flooded Four Mile Run running high near Dominion Hills (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  For the second day in a row Arlington is under a Flood Watch.
  The National Weather Service says that “anomalous moisture coupled with the potential for multiple slow moving thunderstorms will result in the potential for flash flooding.” The storms are expected to arrive later this afternoon, with the Flood Watch set to expire at 8 p.m.
  The flood potential follows storms yesterday (Monday) that prom
  
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• Ask Eli: Second half of year better for buyers

  15-08-2023 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: Is it better to buy a home in the second half of the year?Answer: The second half of the year is almost always easier on buyers than the first half. Wi
  
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• New Ikea location in Pentagon City to open tomorrow

  15-08-2023 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  A new small-format Ikea location is ready to open in Pentagon City.
  The Scandinavian furniture and homegoods giant just announced that the storefront at the Pentagon Centre shopping center (1201 S. Hayes Street) will open tomorrow — Wednesday, Aug. 16.
  The 5,000-square-foot “Plan and Order” location was first announced in March.
  Unlike Ikea’s traditional large-format warehouse stores in College Park and Woodbridge, Plan and Order points only allow customers to order item
  
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• One year after fiery crash, Ireland’s Four Courts now aims to open in early September

  15-08-2023 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
  One year and three days ago, a rideshare vehicle plowed into Ireland’s Four Courts, seriously injuring several patrons and sparking a devastating fire.
  Six months after the crash, the pub began to rebuild and has since targeted reopening in August. With construction still in progress as of mid-August, managing partner Dave Cahill tells ARLnow he aims to throw open the doors in early September.
  Cahill says the interior is getting its final finishes. Photos he shared show a cozy interio
  
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• Amazon is vacating temporary office space, teeing up at least one redevelopment project

  15-08-2023 15:30 via arlnow.com
  
  With half of its planned HQ2 now open in Pentagon City, Amazon is planning to leave most of its leased spaces in Crystal City.
  Once the leases expire for temporary Amazon offices at 1800 S. Bell Street and 2100 Crystal Drive, in 2023 and 2024, respectively, JBG Smith intends to “take off-line and entitle [them] for alternate uses,” per a new report.
  One of the buildings, 1800 S. Bell Street, could get the redevelopment treatment as early as 2026, the report says. JBG Smith included t
  
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• Maryland man charged for stealing ambulance, string of hit-and-runs in Arlington

  15-08-2023 14:44 via wtop.com
  
  A Virginia State Police trooper was struck multiple times by a stolen ambulance. (Courtesy Virginia State Police)A Virginia State Police trooper was struck multiple times by a stolen ambulance. (Courtesy Virginia State Police)A Brandywine, Maryland, man has been charged after allegedly stealing an Arlington County ambulance and leading police on a chase filled with hit-and-run collisions into the District last Saturday.
  On Monday, 30-year-old Darell Caldwell of Brandywine, Maryland, stood before
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Aug 14, 2023

  15-08-2023 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 14, 2023.9:30 am: Where to enjoy a three-course meal for Summer Restaurant Week in Arlington |Comments
  10:30 am: Suspect in stolen ambulance chase had a recent Arlington arrest |Comments
  11:30 am: New vape shop wafts in to prominent Wilson Blvd storefront in Courthouse |Comments
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