Arlington news

• Underground cable splice cuts power to thousands in Arlington

  22-08-2023 23:30 via wtop.com
  
  A Dominion Energy employee suffered burns after an underground cable failed and caused an arc flash explosion in Arlington, Virginia, leading to thousands of outages.
  Approximately 10,000 customers lost electricity around Crystal City and Pentagon City on Tuesday afternoon. Dominion Energy spokeswoman Peggy Fox said the incident began around noon, and that the injured employee was treated at the scene and is expected to recover.
  Fox attributed the power outage to a “splice” in an und
  
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• Police investigating burglary at Clarendon gun store

  22-08-2023 21:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Nova Armory in Clarendon in 2022 (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  Arlington County police responded to a break-in at Nova Armory early this morning.
  The Metro-accessible gun store at 2607 Wilson Blvd had its front door “smashed in” by a suspect, setting off a loud alarm. The suspect reportedly took items but not any guns — the retailer takes weapons off shelves and stores them securely at night.
  “At approximately 1:48 a.m. on August 22, police were dispatched to the report o
  
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• Join thousands of fun-lovers and explore the nation’s capital car-free!

  22-08-2023 20:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Coming up in just a couple of weeks, DC Bike Ride invites you to the region’s favorite social bike ride for riders of all ages and abilities and offers $20 off your Standard Registration now with promo code BIKEDC. 
  Take over the District and enjoy 20 miles of live music, photo zones, and other fun surprises along the way.
  No Bike? No Problem!
  DC Bike Ride offers bike rentals during sign-up as well as FREE registration for kids and additional discounts for groups.
  
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• Ask Eli: Predicting the upcoming 2023 real estate market

  22-08-2023 19:30 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: Can you provide any additional data on what the market will do for the remainder of the year?
  Answer: If you have enjoyed my real estate columns over t
  
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• Transformer explosion cuts power to thousands in Arlington

  22-08-2023 18:48 via wtop.com
  
  A Dominion Energy employee suffered burns after a transformer exploded in Arlington, Virginia, leading to thousands of outages.
  Approximately 10,000 customers were without power in and around Crystal City and Pentagon City as of 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, after the widespread loss of power.
  Dominion Energy spokeswoman Peggy Fox said the incident began around noon, and that the employee is expected to recover.
  Fox attributed the transformer explosion to a fault in an underground cable. Dominion said pow
  
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• UPDATED: Power being restored after 10,000 in dark around Pentagon City and Crystal City

  22-08-2023 18:05 via arlnow.com
  
  Power outage map as of 2:15 p.m. on Aug. 22 (via Dominion)
  (Updated at 5:20 p.m.) Thousands were without power in and around Crystal City and Pentagon City for much of the day due to a widespread outage.
  The outage was first reported just after 11:15 a.m. Arlington County firefighters investigated a possible underground explosion and treated a Dominion worker with burns from steam that came out of a manhole, according to scanner traffic.
  “At 11:18 a.m. a splice in an underground cable fail
  
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• UPDATED: More than 10,000 still without power in Crystal City, Pentagon City and nearby neighborhoods

  22-08-2023 18:05 via arlnow.com
  
  Power outage map as of 2:15 p.m. on Aug. 22 (via Dominion)
  (Updated at 2:15 p.m.) Thousands are without power in and around Crystal City and Pentagon City due to a widespread outage.
  The cause of the outage — first reported after 11 a.m. — is currently not listed, but Arlington County firefighters investigated a possible transformer explosion and treated a Dominion worker with burns from steam that came out of a manhole, according to scanner traffic.
  ACFD also responded to a large qu
  
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• BREAKING: Thousands without power in Crystal City, Pentagon City and nearby neighborhoods

  22-08-2023 18:05 via arlnow.com
  
  Power outage map as of noon on Aug. 22 (via Dominion)
  Thousands are without power in and around Crystal City and Pentagon City due to a widespread outage.
  The cause of the outage is currently not listed, but Arlington County firefighters are investigating a possible transformer explosion and treating a Dominion worker with burns from steam that came out of a manhole, according to scanner traffic.
  As of noon, Dominion says 3,240 customers are without power in the area. The outage map extends into
  
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• BREAKING: More than 10,000 without power in Crystal City, Pentagon City and nearby neighborhoods

  22-08-2023 18:05 via arlnow.com
  
  Power outage map as of 12:30 p.m. on Aug. 22 (via Dominion)
  (Updated at 12:35 p.m.) Thousands are without power in and around Crystal City and Pentagon City due to a widespread outage.
  The cause of the outage is currently not listed, but Arlington County firefighters are investigating a possible transformer explosion and treating a Dominion worker with burns from steam that came out of a manhole, according to scanner traffic.
  As of 12:30 p.m., Dominion says 10,230 customers are without power in
  
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• Barcroft Apartments developer bringing new community art space to the Pike

  22-08-2023 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  A new sign is installed at Studio PAUSE on Columbia Pike (courtesy of Krista Brick)
  The real estate company renovating and redeveloping the Barcroft Apartments is helping a local art studio expand its reach.
  After renovating a Western Union in the Barcroft Shopping Center on Columbia Pike, owner Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners donated the lease to Studio PAUSE. There, the Arlington-based studio will host art and writing workshops, which will be free for Barcroft residents but for a fee for
  
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• Arlington actor bids farewell to ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Broadway tour

  22-08-2023 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
  This week will be the audience’s last chance to see former local pandemic response volunteer and Broadway actor Joey Collins star in “To Kill a Mockingbird” at the Kennedy Center.
  After 18 months on the road and nearly 600 performances, Collins said he plans to leave the production following the tour’s last performance in D.C. at the Kennedy Center on Sunday.
  While the rest of the cast continues on the tour, he will cross the river into Arlington to be reunited with his
  
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• A poster ribbing ARLnow commenters won a ribbon at the Arlington County Fair

  22-08-2023 15:30 via arlnow.com
  
  A poster poking fun at the ARLnow commentariat won an award at the Arlington County Fair last week.
  In white, upper case letters on a purple background, it reads, “You’ll see me in hell before you’ll see me in the ARLnow comments.”
  ARLnow caught up with the creator ribbing the denizens of the comment section — who can be helpful, amusing and pugnacious, all in the course of a Monday morning — and he said the poster is a friendly jab.
  “It’s true I d
  
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• Arlington Co. police stepping up back-to-school traffic enforcement

  22-08-2023 10:25 via wtop.com
  
  Students in Arlington County, Virginia, will be returning to their classrooms Monday for the start of the 2023-24 school year, and county police say they will be out in strong numbers to enforce the traffic safety laws around school zones and bus stops.
  The county’s approximately 28,000 public school students walk, bike and take the bus to school.
  Alli Shorb, a spokesperson for the Arlington County Police Department, said officers will be making sure students are returning to a safe commut
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Aug 21, 2023

  22-08-2023 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 21, 2023.9:45 am: Morning Poll: Should power lines be moved underground? |Comments
  10:45 am: Hot, humid and hazy day prompts air quality alert |Comments
  11:30 am: Suspects armed with ‘AK-47’ rob man after rear-end crash |Comments
  1:30 pm: An acoustic fence is coming to Wal
  
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