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• Smallest and largest homes sold in Arlington (January 2024)

  22-02-2024 22:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Here in Arlington, real estate is a spectator sport. Let’s take a look at some of the smallest and largest homes sold last month (January 2024).
  Largest homes sold3412 3rd St N — Ashton Heights — $3,000,000 (5 beds | 6.5 baths | 6,277 sq. ft.)
  3162 Key Blvd — Lyon Village — $3,344,474 (6 beds | 6.5 baths | 5,694 sq. ft.)
  2023 N Monroe St — Cherrydale — $1,725,000 (5 beds | 5.5 baths | 5,124 sq. ft.)Smallest homes sold*1117 B N Vernon St — Ballston
  
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• County vies to recover solar panel program participation after slump in 2023

  22-02-2024 21:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Workers installing solar panels (via Arlington Dept. of Environmental Services/Flickr)
  A proposed county contract aims to incentivize Arlington residents to resume buying as many solar panels as they once did.
  The Arlington County Board on Saturday is set to consider whether to approve an agreement with Solar United Neighbors (SUN), which runs the Capital Area Solar Switch program, a co-op that provides financial incentives to people who buy solar panels from local vendors.
  A county report argue
  
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• Don’t miss the 30th Annual Feel the Heritage Festival

  22-02-2024 20:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Join us for Arlington’s 30th annual Feel the Heritage Festival taking place at Charles Drew Community Center this Saturday, February 24, from noon to 5 p.m.
  This cherished annual event unites neighbors, families, and friends through a vibrant celebration of African American history and culture!
  Immerse yourself in a captivating journey through time as you explore photographs, artifacts, and interactive displays in the Hall of History. This engaging exhibit showcases the rich heritage
  
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• Skip the algorithms, get ARLnow’s headlines directly in your inbox

  22-02-2024 19:45 via arlnow.com
  
  The Roosevelt Bridge and the Rosslyn skyline (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  It’s no secret that social networks don’t like people clicking links.
  The networks want people to stay on their platforms rather than clicking through to news articles and other external content. That is why X (formerly Twitter) is over-indexing on video and Facebook’s referrals to news sites are down.
  The algorithms might not want to show you everything that’s going on in Arlington, but there&rsqu
  
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• ACPD: Officers nab man driving on shoulder of I-395 with loaded gun in car

  22-02-2024 18:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Arlington County police car (staff photo)
  A Herndon man is facing a gun charge after allegedly being seen by police driving on the shoulder of I-395.
  The traffic stop on northbound I-395 near Boundary Channel Drive, around 6 p.m. this past Friday, was also prompted by the officer spotting “improper registration” on the vehicle, according to the Arlington County Police Department.
  More, below, from an ACPD crime report.
  WEAPONS VIOLATION, 2024–02160206, Northbound I-395 at Bound
  
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• Mount Vernon Trail widening project to take a small step forward, with construction still two years away

  22-02-2024 17:45 via arlnow.com
  
  State-funded safety improvements to the Mount Vernon Trail are one step closer to getting underway.
  The Arlington County Board is set to review on Saturday a memorandum of agreement with the Virginia Department of Transportation, the National Park Service and the Federal Highway Administration governing the roles of the respective agencies throughout the project.
  Some five miles of trail between Rosslyn and Tide Lock Park in Alexandria are set to be widened so that users have 5.5 feet of space
  
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• Proposal to redevelop Goodwill on Glebe Road enters home stretch

  22-02-2024 16:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Arlington County is home to one of the busiest Goodwill donation centers in the country and this location, on S. Glebe Road, is now being teed up for redevelopment.
  Last week, Planning Commission members recommended the Arlington County Board approve plans from Goodwill and affordable housing partner AHC to redevelop its storefront with a 6-story building consisting of a new retail and donation center, 128 units of affordable housing and space for a child care center.
  The Board is set to review
  
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• Police investigating possible hate crime in Yorktown neighborhood

  22-02-2024 15:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Vehicle spray painted with hateful messages in the Yorktown neighborhood (via Nextdoor)
  A vandalism spree earlier this week in the Yorktown neighborhood is being investigated as a possible hate crime.
  Graffiti was discovered Monday morning on 27th Street N. and N. Jefferson Street, a few blocks from Yorktown High School. It included a swastika painted on the sidewalk and a swastika and a racial slur spray painted on a car.
  “This morning I awoke to find that my car had been vandalized with
  
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• JUST IN: Fire at former Key Bridge Marriott prompts large ACFD response

  22-02-2024 03:15 via arlnow.com
  
  Roads are closed around the Key Bridge Marriott in Rosslyn after a fire in the vacant hotel.
  Firefighters responded to the site at 1401 Langston Blvd around 8:30 p.m. and found fire on the fourth floor, according to ACFD.
  The blaze was reported to be extinguished just after 9 p.m., though firefighters were still working to ventilate residual smoke and search the building.
  Nearly a year ago, the discovery of a large number of squatters in the building prompted a large police response to the form
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Feb 21, 2024

  22-02-2024 02:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Good Wednesday 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 21, 2024.9:30 am: NEW: Ghostburger, Stellina Pizzeria, Lucky Danger and more coming to Rosslyn food hall |Comments
  10:30 am: Economic conditions, continued revisions slow two redevelopments in Clarendon and Virginia Square |Comments
  11:45 am: Arlington County Board mulls ranked-cho
  
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