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• ACPD: Shoplifting suspect tried to take officer’s gun

  25-03-2024 20:55 via arlnow.com
  
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  An Alexandria man is facing a battery of charges after police say he tried to take an officer’s gun while being arrested for theft.
  The incident happened around 6 p.m. this past Friday in the Courthouse area. The alleged shoplifting took place on the 2000 block of Clarendon Blvd, which includes a 7-Eleven and an Ace hardware store.
  More, below, from the latest Arlington County Police Department crime report.
  ASSAULT ON POLICE, 2024-03220226, 2000 block of Clarendon Boulevard. At
  
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• Roggenart Bistro & Café in Ballston now open

  25-03-2024 19:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Roggenart Bistro & Café is now open in Ballston.
  Located at 4401 Wilson Blvd, formerly the home of Republik Coffee Bar, the Maryland-based coffee shop launched with a soft opening two Saturdays ago. It is now gearing up for its grand opening on Thursday, April 4, according to store manager Nadia Id Lachguer.
  Since its opening, the European-inspired café has attracted a steady stream of residents and office workers, Id Lachguer told ARLnow. Several patrons were enjoying coffee
  
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• Woman who killed alleged drug dealer outside Burger King in Arlington sentenced to 10 years

  25-03-2024 18:45 via arlnow.com
  
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  A woman has been sentenced to 10 years behind bars for killing a man in the parking lot of an Arlington Burger King in 2022.
  A judge on Friday sentenced 48-year-old April Puckett to seven years of imprisonment for second-degree murder and three years for using a firearm in commission of a felony. This was less than the maximum sentence of 13 years that Puckett agreed to when she pleaded guilty in November.
  Puckett, who was arrested after a 45-year-old D.C. man was found dead near the
  
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• Smallest and largest homes sold in Arlington (February 2024)

  25-03-2024 17:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Here in Arlington, real estate is a spectator sport. Let’s take a look at some of the smallest and largest homes sold last month (February 2024).
  Largest homes sold3400 N Ohio St — Williamsburg — $2,750,000 (7 beds | 6.5 baths | 7,172 sq. ft.)
  1154 N Ivanhoe St — Blurmont — $2,255,000 (6 beds | 5 baths | 6,027 sq. ft.)
  2725 S Arlington Ridge Rd — Arlington Ridge — $2,085,000 (7 beds | 5.5 baths | 5,955 sq. ft.)Smallest homes sold*1110 A N Stafford St N
  
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• Local LGBTQ+ group wants Arlington County to do more, despite high inclusivity rating

  25-03-2024 16:45 via arlnow.com
  
  LGBTQ+ rainbow pride flag (Photo by Sophie Emeny via Unsplash)
  Despite consistently receiving high marks from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Equality Arlington says Arlington County still has more work to do to improve services for LGBTQ residents.
  Last week, the local LGBTQ nonprofit sent a letter to the Arlington County Board and County Manager, highlighting gaps in services, such as health care, workforce education and outreach, as revealed by the HRC Municipal Equality Index (MEI) —
  
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• Here are our departing assistant editor’s favorite stories from her time at ARLnow

  25-03-2024 16:00 via arlnow.com
  
  Jo DeVoe makes a television appearance (via Fox 5)
  ARLnow’s now-former Assistant Managing Editor Jo DeVoe worked her last day here last week.
  Throughout her nearly four year tenure here, Jo published nearly 1,500 articles, edited many others, and made periodic appearances on the Fox 5 “DMV Zone” newscast.
  While Jo covered everything from restaurant openings to the twists and turns of pandemic-era Arlington, she will probably be best remembered for her detailed coverage of educa
  
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• Morning Poll: County Board public comment changes?

  25-03-2024 15:00 via arlnow.com
  
  Missing Middle advocates support a speaker during the Arlington County Board meeting on Saturday, March 18, 2023 (staff photo)
  Should the Arlington County Board hold a quarterly public comment free-for-all?
  That’s the suggestion of an Arlington Gazette Leader editorial. The opinion piece notes frustration with the County Board’s one-speaker-per-topic rule during the open public comment period of its monthly meetings.
  One speaker at the March 16 meeting called the rule — in plac
  
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• ‘Spring cleaning’ for your pipes? Here’s why your tap water might smell funny until May

  25-03-2024 01:13 via wtop.com
  
  If you live in the District or Northern Virginia, your water might start to smell funny on Monday. That’s because of an annual change to the water purification process — a sort of “spring cleaning” for your pipes.
  The Washington Aqueduct, which is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and serves D.C., Arlington County and northeastern Fairfax County, will adjust their water treatment process starting Monday.  The disinfectant chloramine — which is used y
  
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