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• Cyclists take over the streets this weekend for the 7th annual DC Bike Ride

  06-09-2023 23:08 via wtop.com
  
  Be prepared for road closures around the D.C. waterfront on Saturday: The streets will be taken over by 10,000 cyclists for the seventh annual D.C. Bike Ride.
  Riders will cycle 20 miles of streets across the District and Northern Virginia on the morning of Sept. 9.
  Locals and tourists alike will enjoy car-free roads stretching from the Tidal Basin, crossing the Arlington Memorial to Georgetown and ending up near the U.S. Capitol on Pennsylvania Avenue.
  “We have lots of avid riders that are
  
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• Listing of the Day: 5112 9th Street N.

  06-09-2023 22:50 via arlnow.com
  
  Address: 5112 9th Street NNeighborhood: MulhallType: 5 BR, 5 BA single-family detached — 3,557 sq. ft.Listed: $1,999,000
  Noteworthy: Brand new home that checks all the boxes and has a large, fenced backyard!
  Welcome to your new home by Classic Cottages! This beautifully designed residence offers an unparalleled living experience with a 13 minute walk to Ballston Quarter.
  The gourmet kitchen is a chef’s dream, equipped with JennAir stainless steel appliances, sleek quartz countertops
  
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• Candidates for state Senate, Arlington County Board square off on social issues, transparency

  06-09-2023 21:30 via arlnow.com
  
  After a summer lull, politicking in Arlington is back in full swing.
  For candidates, the first big stop on the campaign trail was an in-person and virtual forum hosted by the Arlington County Civic Federation, or CivFed, last night (Tuesday).
  Democrat and Republican candidates for the state legislature outlined their top social and economic goals, while the four Arlington County Board candidates, meanwhile, were quizzed on more local topics, including government transparency — a key issue
  
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• Cornhole and skeeball leagues at Spider Kelly’s

  06-09-2023 20:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Picture this…
  You. Drink in hand. Surrounded by friends. Rockin’ the skeeball leaderboard. Killin’ at the cornhole game.
  Make your vision a reality at Spider Kelly’s this fall with our skeeball and cornhole leagues!
  Find Your League Today!
  
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• Jazz festival and 9/11 Memorial 5K to cause street closures on Saturday

  06-09-2023 19:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Several roads between Crystal City and Rosslyn will be temporarily closed this Saturday for the Arlington 9/11 Memorial 5K and 2023 Rosslyn Jazz Fest.
  While jazz enthusiasts sway to soulful tunes, just a few miles away, emergency responders will be lacing up their running shoes for the Arlington Police, Fire, Sheriff, & ECC 9/11 Memorial 5K race in Pentagon City.
  From 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., two roads will be closed for the music festival:Langston Blvd, eastbound from Fort Myer Drive to N. Moore
  
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• Small Business Focus: Arlington Art Walk

  06-09-2023 18:30 via arlnow.com
  
  This column is sponsored by BizLaunch, a division of Arlington Economic Development.
  This fall season brings a plethora of opportunities for Arlingtonians to discover local art in the community. Returning for the second year, one such event is the “Arlington Art Walk” on Friday, October 5, from 3-7 p.m.
  Visitors can visit multiple exhibits and sites in one day along the Clarendon-Ballston corridor. Are you looking for an after-hours unique activity? Discover galleries, a Made i
  
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• Air & Space Forces Association moving to Pentagon City for more modern digs

  06-09-2023 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  The Air & Space Forces Association will be moving out an office building north of Rosslyn to something closer to the Pentagon.
  The association, which supports members the Air and Space Forces, was looking for a more modern space for its national headquarters after spending about 40 years in an office building from the 1980s. It sold its digs on Langston Blvd earlier this year before agreeing to move into the Westpost development, formerly Pentagon Row, in Pentagon City.
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• Arlington has spent $150,000 on fencing at local parks to help quiet the pickleball pop

  06-09-2023 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Pickleball at the Walter Reed Community Center (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  Arlington County has spent more than $150,000 on acoustic fencing to help manage the noise coming from pickleball courts.
  In recent weeks and months, acoustic fencing has gone up around multi-use courts at five different parks around the county. That includes Glebe Road Park, Marcey Road Park, Hayes Park, Virginia Highlands Park, and Walter Reed Community Center, which were installed just last week — and two years
  
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• Vehicle was towed with 2 kids still inside near Va. mall

  06-09-2023 16:20 via wtop.com
  
  Two children were inside a vehicle that was towed in Arlington, Virginia, on Tuesday — and police said the driver who left them behind has been charged.
  Chaukina Thomas, 26, of Suitland, Maryland, left two kids inside a vehicle parked outside of the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City. The vehicle was running and the air conditioning was on, police told WTOP.
  Police were called to the 1100 block of S. Hayes Street shortly after 11 a.m. for reports of a stolen vehicle with two kids inside, acco
  
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• Some neighbors fought a duplex, and won, as county approves more Missing Middle homes

  06-09-2023 15:30 via arlnow.com
  
  1313 N. Harrison Street (via Google Maps)
  Last month, some neighbors told a developer they would “oppose any attempt to obtain permits” for a duplex in the Tara-Leeway Heights neighborhood, and the developer backed down.
  McLean-based BeaconCrest Homes bought a single-family home at 1313 N. Harrison Street, an area residents have dubbed “Larchmont.” When it announced to neighbors its plans to build a duplex, a skirmish over the lot’s future — based on a pr
  
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• Alexandria could end single-family-only zoning, in plans to increase affordable housing

  06-09-2023 15:28 via wtop.com
  
  The “look” of Alexandria, Virginia, could soon change, as the city considers a proposal that would eliminate single-family-only zoning, in attempts to increase affordable housing supply.
  In 2020, Alexandria began its “Zoning for Housing” plans, which city planners presented to the city council Tuesday. The plan would require approval from the council.
  If single-family-only zoning is eliminated across the city, that would make it easier to build townhomes, duplexes and bui
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Sep 5, 2023

  06-09-2023 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 — Sep 5, 2023.9:30 am: Morning Poll: September heatwave — welcome or woeful? |Comments
  10:30 am: Memorial 2 Memorial bike ride returns to Arlington this week |Comments
  11:30 am: NEW: Ireland’s Four Courts is planning to reopen this week |Comments
  1:30 pm: New food truck serving
  
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