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• Tesla smashes into Columbia Pike playground

  16-10-2023 21:30 via arlnow.com
  
  The driver of a Tesla careened down a hill and smashed into a playground over the weekend along Columbia Pike.
  The crash happened around 1:45 p.m. Saturday on the grounds of the Wildwood Park apartments, on the 5500 block of Columbia Pike.
  No other vehicles were involved, according to police, and no injuries were reported.
  “The preliminary investigation indicates the driver was attempting to park in the 3400 block of S. Jefferson Street when the vehicle proceeded down a hill and struck a f
  
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• Arlington County Board sets hearings for next month on Langston Blvd plan

  16-10-2023 20:30 via arlnow.com
  
  The Arlington County Board during its Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023 meeting (via Arlington County)
  A document envisioning the long-term development of most of Langston Blvd is one step closer to adoption.
  On Saturday, the Arlington County Board set public hearings by the Planning Commission on Monday, Oct. 30 and the Board on Saturday, Nov. 11, when members will hear from the community and deliberate the document, dubbed Plan Langston Blvd. The Board will ultimately decide whether to adopt it.
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• Arlington Artists Alliance: A creative force for visual art

  16-10-2023 19:30 via arlnow.com
  
  The Arlington Artists Alliance has the longtime privilege of being part of Arlington’s community.
  Recently we’ve made concerted efforts to diversify our offerings and engage in collaborative events beneficial to all aspects of Arlington, such as our annual student show with Arlington Career Center; participation in Langston Boulevard Alliance’s Earth Day celebration; an artwork donation event with Crystal House; a veterans show with Uniting US; and much more.
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• How two startup founders overcame setbacks with help from Arlington’s business network

  16-10-2023 18:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Sponsored by Monday Properties and written by ARLnow, Startup Monday is a weekly column that profiles Arlington-based startups, founders, and other local technology news. Monday Properties is proudly featuring Three Ballston Plaza. 
  Fear nearly prevented Scott Love from starting his data analytics firm, Arlington-based Lovelytics.
  “I always wanted to start a company… There was always an excuse not to do it, like, ‘Oh, I don’t
  
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• County buys another home for flood mitigation as first purchase is teed up for demolition

  16-10-2023 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  4434 19th Street N. in the Waverly Hills neighborhood (via Google Maps)
  This weekend, the Arlington County Board approved $1.6 million to buy its next property for flood mitigation.
  The property is located at 4434 19th Street N. in the Waverly Hills neighborhood, where the county has already purchased three homes this past year.
  This happens to be the most expensive purchase thus far. The other homes in Waverly Hills sold for $969,200-$1.3 million, with one in Westover selling for $1.5 million.
  
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• Arlington seeks input on Wilson Blvd intersection changes

  16-10-2023 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Arlington County is looking to make safety upgrades to an intersection between Rosslyn and Courthouse that has seen four pedestrian-involved crashes in four years.
  The intersection of Wilson Blvd and N. Rhodes Street has long been seen as dicey, according to complaints from cyclists and commuters and previous ARLnow coverage. Resident complaints, plus a review of crash data, have prompted the county to make changes now.
  The $2.8 million project would see updated signal equipment, sidewalks and
  
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• VDOT to replace bridge over N. Glebe Road

  16-10-2023 15:40 via arlnow.com
  
  A nearly 60-year-old bridge over N. Glebe Road is slated for replacement.
  The circa-1964 Old Glebe Road bridge, which spans the north-south artery just before the steep hill down to Chain Bridge, would be too costly to repair, VDOT says. The state transportation agency is instead planning a $15 million project to replace it.
  About 7,000 vehicles per day use the bridge, VDOT says. A virtual public meeting is planned this Wednesday at 7 p.m. to discuss the project.
  VDOT’s current timeline ca
  
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