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• Listing of the Day: 5421 4th Street S.

  20-09-2023 22:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Address: 5421 4th Street S.Neighborhood: GlencarlynType: 4 BR, 4 (+1 half) BA single-family detached — 3,720 sq. ft.Listed: $1,679,000
  Noteworthy: Tremendous Value on New Construction Home in Arlington!
  For those looking for a home in Arlington that checks all the boxes, this home is for you! This new construction home by local home builder Classic Cottages features 4 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, 3,720 finished sq. ft., and 1 car attached garage.
  Perfect for hosting, the Dahlia Model features
  
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• County poised to require drivers to come to a full stop for pedestrians in crosswalks

  20-09-2023 21:30 via arlnow.com
  
  A runner uses a rapid flashing beacon to cross N. Park Drive (staff photo)
  The Arlington County Board is set to update the rules of the road to align with a new state law aimed at improving pedestrian safety.
  This weekend, the Board is set to enact changes to local ordinances requiring drivers to stop for pedestrians in crosswalks. These changes were advertised this summer.
  Currently, county code only requires drivers to yield to those crossing the street on foot, according to a county report. T
  
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• County Board to consider $25k grant for GMU to study local Black history

  20-09-2023 20:30 via arlnow.com
  
  George Mason University Arlington campus (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  George Mason University is set to receive a $25,000 grant from Arlington County to study Black demographic shifts and migratory trends in Arlington.
  The Fairfax-based university, which has a campus in Arlington, proposes to develop a “database of research that documents Black displacement, migration, mobility, and the legacy of the Black diaspora that remains today in Arlington County,” according to a county repor
  
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• Arlington Public Library to host the author of a controversial graphic novel ahead of Banned Books Week

  20-09-2023 19:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Author Art Spiegelman and the cover of his graphic novel about the Holocaust, “Maus” (via Arlington Public Library)
  Arlington Public Library says it is taking a stand against book banning across the U.S. and in Virginia, declaring itself a “book sanctuary.”
  “Everyone should read whatever they want, whenever they want and however they want,” said Library Director Diane Kresh in an announcement on social media this week.
  As part of that commitment, Kresh plans t
  
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• Arts Focus: Your artist neighbor invites you to visit during Annual Studio Tour

  20-09-2023 18:30 via arlnow.com
  
  This column is sponsored by Arlington Arts/Arlington Cultural Affairs, a division of Arlington Economic Development.
  This is a guest column by the Arlington Visual Art Studio Tour.
  Every September, art lovers roam throughout Arlington County to meet artists in their studios and see their work. The county is dotted with art studios in homes and commercial buildings. One weekend each year, they spark into view.
  This year, fifty artists will open their studios to the public free of charge on
  
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• Clarendon Ballroom to hold street festival this weekend

  20-09-2023 17:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Clarendon Ballroom entrance on a Saturday night (staff photo)
  (Updated at 11:55 a.m.) The Clarendon Ballroom is set to hold a street festival this weekend.
  Bidding farewell to summer, the nightlife venue at 3185 Wilson Blvd — also known as just The Ballroom — is hosting what it says is Arlington’s first electronic music-inspired street festival.
  This Saturday, Sept. 23, from 2-10 p.m., the streets of Clarendon will host a festival complete with a “state-of-the-art”
  
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• August fire forces 68 residents to vacate a Crystal City apartment building

  20-09-2023 17:00 via arlnow.com
  
  Crystal Plaza Apartments (via Google Maps)Sixty-eight residents of an apartment building in Crystal City were told this week that they have 14 days to leave due to damage from a fire in the boiler room last month.One resident tells ARLnow the news leaves affected tenants scrambling for last-minute housing options. He says those told to vacate include an octogenarian who has lived in her apartment for three decades and “is unsure of where to go.” “To say that this has cause
  
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• Fire Marshal’s Office looking for witness to car fire started with stolen fireworks

  20-09-2023 15:55 via arlnow.com
  
  “Possible witness” to June 17 vehicle arson (photo via Arlington County Fire Marshal’s Office)
  Someone lit a car on fire near the Arlington border, using fireworks stolen from the Bluemont area.
  That’s according to the Arlington County Fire Marshal’s Office, which today released surveillance photos of a “possible witness” to the June 17 incident just east of Seven Corners. Fire marshals are trying to identify the person in the photos.
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• CardioDefend Reviews – What Every Consumer Must Know Before Buying Cardio Defend!

  20-09-2023 10:30 via arlingtontimes.com
  
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  CardioDefend Reviews – What Every Consumer Must Know Before Buying Cardio Defend!Wire Service
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Sep 19, 2023

  20-09-2023 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 19, 2023.9:30 am: Silver Diner redevelopment teed up for Arlington County Board review this Saturday |Comments
  10:30 am: Arlington man arrested in connection to Lyon Village hit and run |Comments
  12:30 pm: JBG Smith wants fewer restrictions on signage for two Crystal City offices, bu
  
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