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• NEW: Woman cited after car towed with kids inside

  05-09-2023 23:30 via arlnow.com
  
  A Maryland woman was cited by police after her car was towed, unknowingly with two young children inside.
  Arlington County police were called shortly after 11 a.m. today (Tuesday) by a distraught woman reporting that her car was stolen from outside the Macy’s in Pentagon City. A one-year-old and a three-year-old were inside the vehicle, the woman reported.
  “At approximately 11:10 a.m. on September 5, police were dispatched to the 1100 block of S. Hayes Street for the report of a sto
  
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• Stick shift foils attempted carjacking in Ballston

  05-09-2023 21:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Police car at night (file photo courtesy Kevin Wolf)
  A carjacking attempt Monday morning was foiled by the vehicle’s stick shift, according to police.
  The incident happened around 5:45 a.m. on Labor Day at the Harris Teeter parking lot on the 600 block of N. Glebe Road.
  Three men carjacked a victim who was driving a Kia Soul, but did not get far as they apparently did not know how to operate the vehicle’s manual transmission, according to police and scanner traffic.
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• Training Ground is now expanding to Rosslyn

  05-09-2023 20:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Training Ground, Ballston’s popular new fitness concept, has just officially opened its second Arlington location in Rosslyn!
  With 5-star Google ratings at its locations in Arlington and Bethesda, Training Ground is an environment where trainers and clients can both thrive, regardless of one’s goals and fitness background.
  Training Ground provides personal trainers with high-end fitness equipment and exclusive gym space for operating their own programs while bringing some of the bes
  
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• New food truck serving gorditas opens near Penrose Park

  05-09-2023 19:30 via arlnow.com
  
  A road near Penrose Park is once again a hot spot for Mexican food, with the opening of a new truck serving up gorditas.
  It was during the pandemic when the corner of S. Courthouse Road and 6th Street S. became the home of La Tingera, a popular birria taco food truck that would often see long lines. Then, in late 2021, it moved to a permanent location in Falls Church and started earning regional recognition.
  But owner and chef David Andres Peña had always said that Arlington was home, an
  
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• Ask Eli: Selling on-market/MLS returns much more than off-market

  05-09-2023 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: Are there any studies or data comparing the results of on-market vs off-market sales?Answer: I hope everybody had a great Labor Day Weekend! Last week,
  
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• NEW: Ireland’s Four Courts is planning to reopen this week

  05-09-2023 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Just over a year after a car plowed into Ireland’s Four Courts, seriously injuring several people and sparking a devastating fire, the pub is set to reopen.
  Four Courts is planning to reopen to the public this coming Thursday, managing partner Dave Cahill tells ARLnow. Some private reopening events are likely to take place between now and then, in part to make sure staff get up to speed.
  Photos posted by Four Courts to its Instagram account over the past week or so show construction wrappi
  
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• Memorial 2 Memorial bike ride returns to Arlington this week

  05-09-2023 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Riders with the Air Force Cycling Team start the final mile of the Memorial to Memorial ride in Arlington on Sept. 18, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)
  Cyclists will ride almost 350 miles from Kitty Hawk, North Carolina to Arlington in the second annual Memorial 2 Memorial bike ride this month.
  “The purpose is to have fun, celebrate Air Force heritage, promote fitness and recruiting, and importantly, support wounded Airmen, Guardians, and their families,” Robert “S
  
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• Morning Poll: September heatwave — welcome or woeful?

  05-09-2023 15:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Haze and heat over the National Mall, seen from the Netherlands Carillon (file photo by Jay Westcott)
  Today marks the halfway point of a five-day September heat wave.
  A high temperature of 98 is forecast today, with “feels like” temperatures reaching into the 100s. Relief is expected Friday, as high temperatures dip into the upper 80s.
  A Heat Advisory is in effect starting at noon today. From the National Weather Service:
  730 AM EDT Tue Sep 5 2023
  …HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM
  
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