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• Most and least expensive homes sold in Arlington (February 2024)

  07-03-2024 22:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Here in Arlington, real estate is a spectator sport. Let’s take a look at some of the most and least expensive single-family homes sold last month (February 2024).
  Most expensive single-family homes sold204 N Cleveland St — Lyon Park — $2,750,000 (6 beds | 6.5 baths | 5,661 sq. ft.)
  3400 N Ohio St — Williamsburg — $2,750,000 (7 beds | 6.5 baths | 7,172 sq. ft.)
  3501 17th St N — Cherrydale — $2,550,000 (5 beds | 5 baths | 4,769 sq. ft.)
  3017 N Dickerson
  
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• Arlington plea deal offers man two years for shooting from car while fleeing police

  07-03-2024 21:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Police looking for evidence where shots were fired along S. Wakefield Street in Barcroft (file photo)
  A man accused of shooting wildly at law enforcement following a destructive, high-speed chase through Arlington and Fairfax County accepted a plea bargain on Wednesday.
  Ricardo Singleton, 29, admitted in Arlington Circuit Court to firing a gun from his car while fleeing authorities — a pursuit that prosecutors claim ended after a gunfight in Fairfax County.
  Singleton’s plea calls for
  
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• St. Patrick’s Day events planned around Arlington next week

  07-03-2024 20:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Green beer for St. Patrick’s Day (Photo by Patrick Fore on Unsplash)
  The day of the Irish is approaching and spots around Arlington are planning to paint the town green next week.
  From community events to live music at local pubs, there will be a steady stream of events leading up to and on St. Patrick’s Day.
  The festivities start bright and early this Saturday — St. Paddy’s eve — at 8:30 a.m. with a 50-minute “Fun Run” that will start and
  
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• The Easter Bunny will return to Pentagon City next week for photo ops

  07-03-2024 19:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Easter Bunny at Fashion Centre at Pentagon City (via Fashion Centre at Pentagon City/Facebook)
  Spring is just around the corner and so is the Easter Bunny.
  The folkloric rabbit will hop over to the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City (1100 S. Hayes Street) starting next week, for photo opportunities all month long.
  The mall encourages guests to reserve a 15-minute slot for photos with the bunny now and “make it an Easter tradition.”
  The spring hare will be hopping around the first level
  
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• Legal Insider: OPM disability retirement for federal employees

  07-03-2024 18:30 via arlnow.com
  
  This is a sponsored column by attorneys John Berry and Kimberly Berry of Berry & Berry, PLLC, an employment and labor law firm located in Northern Virginia that specializes in federal employee, security clearance, retirement and private sector employee matters.
  By Kimberly H. Berry, Esq.
  We represent federal employees in OPM disability retirement matters. Disability retirement for federal employees is one of the most common forms of retirement cases that we handle before federal agenci
  
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• Preparations continue for planned traffic signal near Lubber Run Community Center

  07-03-2024 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Arlington County aims to begin construction on a new traffic light at a crash-prone intersection near Barrett Elementary School this summer.
  The county expects to complete the installation of the 4-way traffic signal — at N. Park Drive and N. George Mason Drive, in front of the Lubber Run Community Center — by the end of 2024. The intersection in the Arlington Forest neighborhood will also get curb extensions on all corners, increased street lighting and marked crosswalks, according
  
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• JBG Smith looks to pay $5.8M in cash in lieu of building Crystal City library

  07-03-2024 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
  The existing 1901 S. Bell Street, where a library branch will be located (via Google Maps)
  JBG Smith may be bowing out of a deal with the county to build a public library in Crystal City within one of its existing office buildings.
  Instead of building the facility, JBG Smith now proposes paying a total of $5.8 million across seven years of annual payments, per a minor site plan amendment filed late last month.
  The proposed change comes after a few years of stymied negotiations with county govern
  
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• Morning Poll: How will Daylight Saving Time affect your routines?

  07-03-2024 15:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Sunrise over the D.C. monuments, as seen from Arlington (Flickr pool photo by Kevin Wolf)
  Daylight Saving Time is around the corner.
  The annual time change is set to take place early this coming Sunday, March 10. Clocks will “spring forward” by an hour, thus providing an extra hour of daylight in the evening (but one fewer hour of sleep Sunday).
  In a previous ARLnow poll, some 60% of readers said they would like to see Daylight Saving Time be extended throughout the year. Earlier thi
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Mar 6, 2024

  07-03-2024 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 — Mar 6, 2024.9:45 am: Police investigating serious assault at Yorktown High School |Comments
  10:45 am: Biden and Haley get most primary votes in Arlington amid low voter turnout |Comments
  11:45 am: New Harris Teeter in Ballston set to open next month with a Starbucks inside |Comments
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