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• Listing of the Day: 309 N. Fillmore Street

  11-09-2023 22:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Address: 309 N. Fillmore StreetNeighborhood: Lyon ParkType: 5 BR, 4 (+1 half) BA single-family detached — 4,497 sq. ft.Listed: $2,350,000
  Noteworthy: Luxe living in Lyon Park. BCN custom-quality home with 4,500 finished sq. ft.
  Luxe living in Lyon Park. BCN custom-quality home with 4,500 finished sq. ft., 5 bedrooms, and 4 1/2 baths, offers the perfect blend of modern elegance and timeless charm — and TRULY lives like new.
  This meticulously maintained contemporary home has a spaciou
  
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• ACPD: Theft suspect throws fake gun at officers in Courthouse

  11-09-2023 21:45 via arlnow.com
  
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  A 47-year-old Richmond man is facing charges after police say he robbed a store and then threw a fake gun at responding officers.
  The incident happened Friday afternoon after 3 p.m., in the Courthouse area.
  More, below, from today’s Arlington County Police Department crime report.
  ASSAULT ON POLICE, 2023-09080157, 2000 block of Clarendon Boulevard. At approximately 3:19 p.m. on September 8, police were dispatched to the report of a brandishing. Upon arrival, it was determined th
  
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• ASO presents season opener with Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony and Brahms Violin Concerto

  11-09-2023 20:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Under the direction of Music Director James Ross, Alexandria Symphony Orchestra kicks off its 2023-2024 season and 80th anniversary celebration on September 30 at 7:30 p.m. at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center!
  The season and celebration continue on October 1, at 3:00 p.m. at the George Washington Masonic Memorial.
  The program entitled “ASO at 80-oh!” opens with Toast, an original commissioned piece featuring composer Lester Green at the keyb
  
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• Nottingham ‘swing space’ proposal puts cart before horse, says county-wide PTA

  11-09-2023 19:45 via arlnow.com
  
  CCPTA President Claire Noakes speaks at the School Board meeting on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023 (via Arlington Public Schools)
  The Arlington County Council of PTAs is criticizing plans to close Nottingham Elementary School and make it a “swing space” where students go when their school is being renovated.
  In suggesting this change, the coalition of PTAs, or CCPTA, says Arlington Public Schools has not considered how little money it has in the next decade to spend on sorely needed renovat
  
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• Ballston cybersecurity company patents a chip that can secure commonplace items from hackers

  11-09-2023 18:45 via arlnow.com
  
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  As more modern conveniences and critical infrastructure connect to the internet, increasingly commonplace objects — like electric vehicles — can be hit with cyberattacks.
  In this ever-changing landscape, Ballston-based cybersecurity company Fend has
  
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• Arlington County commemorates the 22nd anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks

  11-09-2023 17:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Twenty-two years ago today, at 9:37 a.m., American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the west side of the Pentagon, claiming the lives of 184 people.
  To honor those who died, Arlington County elected officials and public safety personnel gathered in front of the Ellen M. Bozman Government Center in Courthouse to pay tribute and observe a moment of silence.
  Dozens of police, fire and rescue personnel offered an honorary salute as the Arlington County Public Safety Combined Honor Guard ceremoniousl
  
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• 9/11 Pentagon Memorial visitor education center will depict how country changed, persevered

  11-09-2023 17:39 via wtop.com
  
  A rendering of the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial Visitor Education Center. (Courtesy National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial)
  Twenty-two years after American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon, killing 184 people, leaders of the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial are working to build a visitor education center — within sight of the Pentagon — to focus on how the nation persevered and changed.
  The long-planned 9/11 Pentagon Memorial Visitor Education Center is meant to complement the Pentagon
  
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• County’s mobile behavioral health crisis team tackles rising homelessness amid D.C. shelter closures

  11-09-2023 16:45 via arlnow.com
  
  In its first month of operation, Arlington County’s mobile behavioral health response team has been busy responding to calls.
  Most of these calls — which range from welfare checks to mental health emergencies and drug overdoses — involve people who are homeless, officials say. It’s a trend they attribute to the recent closures of shelters in D.C.
  “There’s been a surge of homelessness in Arlington County because of the closures in D.C.,” says Grace Guerre
  
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• County to cut ribbon on West Glebe Road bridge upgrades after full reopening last month

  11-09-2023 15:30 via arlnow.com
  
  The updated West Glebe Road bridge between Arlington and Alexandria (via Arlington County)
  Tomorrow, Arlington County officials will officially mark the reopening of the West Glebe Road Bridge after a year-long rehabilitation project.
  Tuesday’s event comes after the bridge opened to pedestrians and cyclists last month, though it reopened to vehicular traffic this March.
  In May of 2022, the county embarked on a $10 million project to shore up the 67-year-old bridge linking Arlington an
  
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