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• Bike theft suspect charged with assaulting victim and police

  18-03-2024 20:55 via arlnow.com
  
  Arlington police car (file photo)
  An 18-year-old Arlington woman is facing a litany of charges after an reported bike theft led to violence.
  The incident happened Sunday evening near the intersection of S. Walter Reed Drive and S. Glebe Road.
  Police say they were called after a woman entered a home and stole a bike. Confronted by a victim a couple of blocks away, the woman allegedly “assaulted him, attempted to steal his jewelry, damaged a watch and struck him with a bottle.”
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• What if school doesn’t fit my kid?

  18-03-2024 19:45 via arlnow.com
  
  What do I do if school doesn’t fit my kid?That’s the question that so many of the parents and families ask when they’re looking at small independent schools like The Howard Gardner School. There are any number of reasons that their current school might not fit.  “My son is surviving, but they definitely aren’t thriving” 
  “My daughter stopped doing gymnastics, and doesn’t ride horses anymore. She just does schoolwork.”
  “I
  
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• Inspired by his kids, single dad opens new play area in Ballston Quarter mall

  18-03-2024 18:45 via arlnow.com
  
  There is a new play area for kids inside Ballston Quarter with plenty of pint-sized attractions.
  Located on the first floor of the mall, near the about-to-close Macy’s, Junior Playland has everything from a pink-and-blue carousel to a party room to a make-believe “village” with a hospital, restaurant and police station.
  Although other indoor playgrounds exist in the D.C. area, owner Mon Nguyen said there was previously nothing like this in Arlington before he opened Junior Pla
  
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• Most and least expensive townhouses sold in Arlington (February 2024)

  18-03-2024 17:45 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 townhouses sold last month (February 2024).
  Most expensive townhouses sold1122 N Stuart St — Ballston — $1,535,000 (4 beds | 4.5 baths | 2,907 sq. ft.)
  1110 A N Stafford St N — Ballston — $1,305,000 (3 beds | 3.5 baths | 2,002 sq. ft.)
  2136 S Nelson St — Green Valley — $1,060,000 (5 beds | 4.5 baths | 3,200 sq. ft.)Least expensive townhouses so
  
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• Charcuterie board franchise opens new outpost inside Rosslyn hotel

  18-03-2024 16:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Written by Kate Kimberlin 
  A charcuterie board franchise officially opened its doors in Rosslyn earlier this month.
  The second Virginia location of Graze Craze is located within the Le Méridien Arlington hotel at 1121 19th Street N.
  The business was two years in the making, according to franchisee Amaan Bhanji. He was in high school when he got started on this venture, making him the youngest Graze Craze franchisee, per a press release.
  “I’m so excited to serve the commu
  
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• Local high school student recognized with ‘Military Child of The Year’ award

  18-03-2024 15:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Military Child of the Year Winners for 2024 (via Operation Homefront/Facebook)
  A senior at Washington-Liberty High School has been awarded as a “2024 Military Child of the Year.”
  Taylor Walsh, the daughter of a Space Force colonel and an Air Force veteran, has been recognized for her resiliency. Operation Homefront, a nonprofit that supports military families, said that despite the frequent deployments, family separations and other hardships of being in a military family, Walsh conti
  
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• Local street sweeping starts this week in Arlington

  18-03-2024 14:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Street sweeping truck (via Arlington County)
  Spring cleaning isn’t just for the indoors here in Arlington.
  The county started its annual spring street sweeping today in several neighborhoods. Street sweeping occurs four times throughout the year, twice in the spring and twice in the fall.
  Starting this week, county-operated trucks will sweep around Arlington neighborhoods, “removing accumulated debris and pollutants such as sand, salt, metals, petroleum products and bacteria before t
  
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