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• Amid uptick in visits this month, the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington still seeks a permanent home on Columbia Pike

  16-02-2024 19:15 via arlnow.com
  
  After moving from one temporary location to another on Columbia Pike, The Black Heritage Museum of Arlington has settled into its new digs — for now.
  The museum is currently located on the first floor of the Ethiopian Community Development Council building (3045B Columbia Pike), but it has bounced around the Pike ever since it transitioned from an online museum to a physical location in 2018.
  Museum President and Director Scott Taylor tells ARLnow he is still looking for a perman
  
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• St. Charles Catholic Church redevelopment proposal descends into planning purgatory

  16-02-2024 17:00 via arlnow.com
  
  Development plans for St. Charles Catholic Church in Clarendon have descended into planning purgatory.
  The brick church, which occupies a large piece of land near Northside Social and George Mason University’s Arlington campus, has assembled plans to redevelop the property with a new church building and parish center, affordable housing and underground parking.
  Progress was continuing apace. As of December 2023, members of a special committee — of the pastor, diocesan representatives
  
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• County closures planned for Presidents Day, aka George Washington Day

  16-02-2024 16:15 via arlnow.com
  
  George Washington (via Library of Congress)
  Monday is the federal holiday best known as Presidents Day, though here in Virginia it’s officially George Washington Day.
  The holiday celebrating the first president’s birthday is prompting a number of local closures in Arlington.
  “Arlington County Government offices and services are operating on modified schedules for the Presidents Day Holiday on Mon., Feb. 19, 2024,” the county notes in a press release.
  Parking meters will n
  
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• NEW: Winter Weather Advisory issued for Arlington ahead of snow

  16-02-2024 14:45 via arlnow.com
  
  A snow removal truck on Washington Blvd in Clarendon (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  Arlington is under a Winter Weather Advisory starting tonight.
  Between 2-5 inches of snow is expected to fall, mostly overnight Friday into Saturday. The snow should be mostly done by sunrise, according to the Capital Weather Gang.
  The advisory, from the National Weather Service, is below.
  URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENational Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC324 AM EST Fri Feb 16 2024
  …WIN
  
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• Listing of the Day: 1013 N. Kensington Street

  16-02-2024 11:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Address: 1013 N. Kensington StreetNeighborhood: Westover TownsType: 4 BR, 4 (+1 half) BA townhouse — 2,500 sq. ft.Listed: $1,100,000
  Noteworthy: All brick four level end townhouse in Cardinal Swanson Yorktown school pyramidPristine 4 bedroom, 4.5 bath home with a two car garage near Westover Village, parks, and bike path.
  The living room flows into the dining room then kitchen and family area. High ceilings, tall windows, and gleaming wood floors accentuate the main level of the home alon
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Feb 15, 2024

  16-02-2024 02:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Good Thursday 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 — Feb 15, 2024.9:30 am: Arlington-originated vaping, reproductive health and tenants rights bills gain traction in state legislature |Comments
  10:30 am: Owner of Arlington’s Wild Birds Unlimited looks to fly the coop, ending 32-year career |Comments
  11:05 am: NEW: Suspicious package
  
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