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• Local social media influencer Margaret Skiff hits her stride documenting life in Arlington

  18-08-2023 20:30 via arlnow.com
  
  While many TikTokers share their perfect days in D.C., one recent grad has found a recipe for social media success by sticking closer to her home in Arlington.
  Since graduating from Roanoke College and moving to Arlington in 2020, Maine native Margaret Skiff has accumulated more than 60,000 followers for videos inspired by this life transition, including tips on budgeting and relocating to the D.C. area.
  While her account was originally geared towards caring for houseplants, Skiff found herself
  
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• Photos from the 2023 Arlington County Fair

  18-08-2023 19:30 via arlnow.com
  
  It’s the halfway point of the 2023 Arlington County Fair today.
  The county’s annual summer gathering resumes with outdoor hours from 2-10:30 p.m. and indoor hours from 4-10 p.m. The fair — which features games, rides, food, musical performances and fun for all ages — runs through Sunday, Aug. 20 at Thomas Jefferson Community Center.
  Hours for the remaining days of outdoor fair activities are as follows.Saturday, Aug. 19: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (sensory friendly hours); 10 a.m.-10
  
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• Adoptable Pet of the Week: Squirtle

  18-08-2023 18:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Are you ready for adventure? Meet Squirtle, the newest Adoptable Pet of the Week!
  This grey female turtle is up for adoption at the Animal Welfare League of Arlington.
  This is what her friends had to say about her:
  Are you ready to embark on a real-life Pokémon journey? Look no further, because Squirtle is here to make a splash in your world!
  This dynamic female turtle is not only a seasoned explorer but also a master of the aquatic arts. Get ready to dive into a world of fun and exciteme
  
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• Nottingham parents claim plan to make the school a ‘swing space’ is based on flawed assumptions

  18-08-2023 17:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Two months after Arlington Public Schools floated plans to turn Nottingham Elementary School into a “swing space,” parents returned to the School Board with a message.
  The assumptions the school system relied on for this plan are flawed, they said.
  Arlington Public Schools is planning how to use its buildings in the coming decade. The goal is to balance enrollment among schools with empty seats in North Arlington and over-capacity schools in South Arlington, while keeping costs down.
  
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• Another segment of Columbia Pike to see construction and road closures next month

  18-08-2023 16:45 via arlnow.com
  
  For years, parts of Columbia Pike have been under construction, resulting in wider sidewalks, newly-planted trees and underground utilities, among other changes.
  Now, work on the penultimate phase of the years-long Columbia Pike Multimodal Street Improvements project is slated to begin in September, according to the county. Work could begin on the final phase early next year.
  Starting in September, the county will upgrade the Pike’s streetscape, enhance transit infrastructure, replace agi
  
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• D.C. man arrested, facing new charges in sexual assault case

  18-08-2023 15:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Break-in and sexual assault suspect (photos courtesy ACPD, photo composition by ARLnow)
  A 34-year-old D.C. man was arrested last month in a high-profile Arlington sexual assault case.
  Police say they suspect Geremy Bridgeforth is the man who broke into a woman’s apartment in Virginia Square on April 2 and sexually assaulted her. That attack was followed by a subsequent early-morning apartment break-in on April 12, in Courthouse, in which the victim was touched inappropriately.
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Aug 17, 2023

  18-08-2023 02:31 via arlnow.com
  
  Good Thursday 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 17, 2023.9:30 am: Arlington is ‘the most sought-after city by U.S. renters’ |Comments
  10:35 am: Twenty-eight Arlington companies make 2023 Inc. 5000 list |Comments
  11:30 am: Arlington County buys electric buses for its fleet |Comments
  1:30 pm: Arlington man arrested for
  
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