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• ‘Spunky’ 108-year-old celebrates birthday in Ballston

  31-08-2023 21:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Vera Punke moved to Arlington at the ripe old age of 95 to be closer to her daughter. That was 13 years ago.
  Punke, who turned 108 on Tuesday, has lived through 19 presidential administrations. She was honored by the county for becoming a centenarian during the Obama administration. Wilson Blvd, which can be seen from her home at The Jefferson in Ballston, was named after the president who was in office when she was born.
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• Weathered beyond repair, a concrete sculpture in Courthouse is set to be replaced with a bronze replica

  31-08-2023 19:35 via arlnow.com
  
  Before and after photos of concrete sculpture Compassion by Una Hanbury, which has sat between Wilson and Clarendon Blvd since 1969 (via Arlington County and courtesy anonymous)
  A concrete sculpture of an adult embracing a child has been moved from its home of nearly six decades, a planted median in Courthouse, and possibly damaged in the process.
  This week, the statue — missing a chunk of concrete — could be seen on a pedestal of soil and flowers on a nearby sidewalk, surrounded by
  
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• Female fire department members allege misconduct in Arlington

  31-08-2023 19:11 via wtop.com
  
  Some members of the Arlington County Fire Department are demanding immediate action to address what they say is “a troubling pattern of misconduct and a culture that jeopardizes our safety and well-being.”
  In a letter signed by more than 30 female county fire department members, obtained by WTOP, the women tell county board members and the county manager that they’re dealing with a “culture of silence and indifference from our executive leadership.”
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• Statutes of Liberty: ‘No Kludges’ say federal judges — Biden border policy enjoined from left and right

  31-08-2023 18:30 via arlnow.com
  
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• Yet another loaded gun confiscated at National Airport security checkpoint

  31-08-2023 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Gun confiscated at DCA (courtesy TSA)
  National Airport is on track for a banner year for gun confiscations.
  A Maryland man was the latest to try to take a loaded handgun through the security checkpoint at DCA. With that Tuesday incident, Transportation Security Administration officers have now confiscated 23 guns so far in 2023.
  At this rate, DCA would close out the year with 34-35 guns caught at checkpoints, up from 29 last year and 14 in 2019.
  Guns confiscated at DCA so far this year (courtesy
  
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• How an Arlington Mill condo association plans to transform itself — on a budget

  31-08-2023 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Residents of an aging condo complex near Columbia Pike are embarking on a novel project to upgrade their living situations while dodging staggering condo fees.
  Members of the Arlington Heights Condominiums, located on 8th Road S. in the Arlington Mill neighborhood, plan to get the property redeveloped while ensuring every resident who wants to stay can.
  First, a developer will build a new 6-story building on the property, into which all 111 existing condo residents can move. Then the existing un
  
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• Fairfax shooting suspect arrested by Arlington SWAT team

  31-08-2023 15:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Three people were shot outside Taco Baja in Merrifield on Aug. 26 (via Google Maps)
  A man suspected of shooting two people outside of a taco restaurant in Merrifield was arrested in Arlington.
  Arlington’s SWAT team arrested the 25-year-old man Sunday night at an address a block away from Wakefield High School.
  “The suspect was taken into custody without incident by members of the Arlington County SWAT team in the 5000 block of S. Chesterfield Road on the evening of August 27,”
  
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• Move over Clint Eastwood & Meryl Streep, ‘The Bridges of Madison County’ hits Signature Theatre

  31-08-2023 11:30 via wtop.com
  
  toggle audio on and offchange volumedownload audio WTOP's Jason Fraley previews 'The Bridges of Madison County' at Signature Theatre (Part 1)
  Clint Eastwood was known for Oscar-worthy Western films when he directed himself across from Meryl Streep in the tragic romance “The Bridges of Madison County” (1995), based on the 1992 novel of the same name by Robert James Waller and adapted by Richard LaGravenese, future screenwriter of “The Notebook” (2004).
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• Altai Balance Reviews – Proven Formula or Fake Ingredients? Urgent Warning!

  31-08-2023 10:30 via arlingtontimes.com
  
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  The cost of diabetes across the U.S. has risen yearly since 2013, as reported by the American Diabetes Association. According...
  Altai Balance Reviews – Proven Formula or Fake Ingredients? Urgent Warning!Wire Service
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Aug 30, 2023

  31-08-2023 02:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Good Wednesday 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 30, 2023.9:45 am: Comedians will put AI to the test with ‘Comedy GPT’ at Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse |Comments
  10:30 am: An Arlington Boy Scout carries on a mission to build a 9/11 memorial near fire station in Pentagon City |Comments
  11:30 am: Enrollment uptick con
  
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