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• Introducing the new ARLnow merch shop

  16-08-2023 22:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Arlingtonians have a new destination for Arlington and ARLnow merch.
  Today ARLnow is officially launching our new online store. Whereas we used to only sell items on Amazon — the best-selling Gondola Now shirt for instance — now we have our own storefront for a wider variety of items, designs and colors.
  Brown flip flops? Check. Fresh gondola designs? Check.
  More items are in progress and we’re also happy to take requests. Let us know what you want to see in the comments, and
  
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• DCA to change its roads, add parking and build a new rental car facility

  16-08-2023 21:45 via arlnow.com
  
  National Airport is set to get some sweeping changes intended to make it easier to get around, park and rent a car.
  DCA’s convenience for Arlington residents is a major selling point but the airport has its downsides, including traffic jams of sometimes epic proportions.
  Prompted by such issues, and a projected increase in travelers, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA), which operates National Airport and Dulles International Airport, has spent several years mulling how
  
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• Your guide to this year’s DC Jazz Festival!

  16-08-2023 21:00 via arlnow.com
  
  Brace yourself for a soulful start to September as D.C.’s largest jazz festival returns for its nineteenth year.
  Beginning August 30 through September 3, the annual DC Jazz Fest invites the region’s residents and visitors alike to enjoy an extraordinary lineup of jazz musicians — from globally renowned superstars to emerging homegrown talent — through 100+ concerts at 30 venues citywide.
  Settle into the late summer and spend your Labor Day weekend the soulful way with Di
  
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• Toby’s Homemade Ice Cream now scooping at Amazon HQ2

  16-08-2023 20:15 via arlnow.com
  
  Toby’s Homemade Ice Cream is now open in Pentagon City (photo via Toby’s/Instagram)
  Toby’s Homemade Ice Cream has started serving scoops at its new Amazon HQ2 location.
  The local ice cream shop held a “soft opening” this past weekend at its newest spot at 510 14th Street S. in Pentagon City. On both Saturday and Sunday, Toby’s served up scoops to hungry and hot locals from noon until 3 p.m. at the storefront facing Met Park.
  There’s no word yet on when o
  
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• UPDATED: Crash involving overturned vehicle blocking N. Glebe Road at I-66 ramps

  16-08-2023 19:25 via arlnow.com
  
  Crash involving overturned vehicle on N. Glebe Road
  (Updated at 3:20 p.m.) Both directions of N. Glebe Road were closed near the I-66 ramps north of Washington Blvd, in the Ballston area, due to a crash.
  The crash happened around 1 p.m. in the southbound lanes of Glebe and involved a pickup truck and a sedan.
  Traffic camera video shows the truck merging into the car’s lane suddenly and without signalling, running into its side and causing it to flip on its roof.
  Passersby and other motoris
  
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• NOW: Crash involving overturned vehicle blocking N. Glebe Road at I-66 ramps

  16-08-2023 19:25 via arlnow.com
  
  Crash involving overturned vehicle on N. Glebe Road
  Both directions of N. Glebe Road were closed near the I-66 ramps north of Washington Blvd, in the Ballston area, due to a crash.
  The crash involved a pickup truck and a sedan. Traffic camera video shows the truck merging into the car’s lane suddenly and without signalling, running into it and causing it to flip on its roof.
  Passersby and other motorists could be seen rushing to help the driver get out of the car. She was loaded into an am
  
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• Small Business Focus: Let’s talk about e-mail

  16-08-2023 18:30 via arlnow.com
  
  This column is sponsored by BizLaunch, a division of Arlington Economic Development.
  While small business owners communicate with their customers and stakeholders in numerous ways, e-mail continues to be a popular communication method. Thus, it’s essential that your e-mail is secure and represents your business well.
  Since its inception in 2002, BizLaunch has helped over 80,000 clients start, grow or scale their businesses. Often, communicating with clients via e-mail using an addres
  
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• “Tropical glam bar” Coco B’s hoping to open this weekend in Clarendon

  16-08-2023 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  The much-anticipated “tropical glam bar” Coco B’s in Clarendon hopes to open this weekend, co-owner Christal Bramson tells ARLnow.
  Ownership is in the process of getting final permits before the doors can be thrown open, but the belief is that everything will be ready for the coming weekend.
  The long-planned companion bar to B Live — or, for the moment, “Beach Bar Live” — at 2854 Wilson Blvd was originally supposed to start serving a full year ago. It wa
  
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• Artist seeks inspiration from residents for art project to hang inside county HQ

  16-08-2023 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
  A cavernous space inside the recently-refurbished county headquarters in Courthouse could one day be filled with public art.
  Arlington County has commissioned acclaimed artist Kipp Kobayashi, known for his art displays in hospitals, airports and government buildings, to suspend a public art project in the lobby of the Bozman Government Center at 2100 Clarendon Blvd.
  Kobayashi is turning to Arlington residents for inspiration before he gets started. He is seeking public input via a survey to
  
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• Arlington police looking for serial flasher

  16-08-2023 15:30 via arlnow.com
  
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  Arlington County police are looking for a man who exposed himself to at least two women Monday morning.
  The first incident happened around 8:30 a.m. on the 3500 block of S. Ball Street, in the Crystal City area near Potomac Yard. The second happened just over an hour later on the 400 block of 12th Street S. in Pentagon City, near the Lenox Club apartments.
  “At approximately 8:41 a.m. on August 14, police were dispatched to the report of an exposure,” police said in a crime
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Aug 15, 2023

  16-08-2023 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 — Aug 15, 2023.9:30 am: Amazon is vacating temporary office space, teeing up at least one redevelopment project |Comments
  10:30 am: One year after fiery crash, Ireland’s Four Courts now aims to open in early September |Comments
  11:30 am: New Ikea location in Pentagon City to open tom
  
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