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• Photos: Crowds witness the solar eclipse in Arlington

  08-04-2024 21:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Crowds gathered at Rosslyn’s Gateway Park today (Monday) to witness the partial solar eclipse.
  The sky became noticeably darker as peak eclipse approached around 3:20 p.m. Scattered applause broke out from visitors donning eclipse glasses to watch the rare celestial event. Beyond Rosslyn, another public viewing was held at the GMU campus in Virginia Square.
  The eclipse reached 87% totality in Arlington on a partly cloudy day, following weeks of national hype as well as weekend events at Ar
  
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• ACPD: Man threatened to pull gun on animal control officer over off-leash dog

  08-04-2024 20:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Marcey Road Park sign (file photo)
  Police are looking for a man who allegedly threatened to pull a gun on an animal control officer after being confronted over an off-leash dog.
  The incident happened Saturday morning in the area of Marcey Road Park and Potomac Overlook Regional Park, in North Arlington.
  No one was hurt, no gun was actually seen, and responding officers were unable to locate the suspect, according to an Arlington County police spokeswoman. More, below, from ACPD.
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• In memory of Nikki Reed: a tribute to strength, love and teaching

  08-04-2024 19:15 via arlnow.com
  
  Nicole ‘Nikki’ Reed with her husband Mike, son Eli and daughter Sylvia (courtesy photo)
  Tuckahoe Elementary art teacher Nicole ‘Nikki’ Reed passed away “quietly and peacefully” surrounded by family and friends last month after an eight-month battle against a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer.
  “Friends and Family, this is a post that we knew would come eventually, but we all thought we had more time. Our valiant fighter, Nikki, has taken the path o
  
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• Vehicle thefts are soaring in one Arlington zip code

  08-04-2024 17:55 via arlnow.com
  
  Police on scene of a carjacking in Pentagon City in 2021 (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  Compared to 2022, vehicle thefts are trending down in all Arlington zip codes except one: 22202.
  Crystal City and Pentagon City have emerged as a vehicle theft hotspot in Arlington County, accounting for about half of all stolen cars so far this year.
  Vehicle thefts rose sharply in Arlington during the pandemic, reaching nearly 400 county-wide in 2022 — about an 80% increase over 2019. Last year saw a sl
  
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• Local Arlington chef to compete on Food Network’s ‘Chopped’ this month

  08-04-2024 16:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Chef Adam Hoffa (courtesy photo)
  A local chef will appear on one of the nation’s most popular reality TV cooking shows later this month.
  On Tuesday, April 16 at 8 p.m., Adam Hoffa, the executive chef at Pirouette Café & Wine Shop in Ballston, will go head-to-head with three other chefs in a high-stakes culinary showdown on Food Network’s “Chopped.”
  Before joining Pirouette, the Falls Church resident worked at several renowned D.C. eateries, including Fiola
  
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• NEW: Bomb threat, protesters disrupt family-oriented drag event in Crystal City

  08-04-2024 15:30 via arlnow.com
  
  A “Family Fun Story Time Brunch” featuring a drag performer was disrupted Saturday by protests and a bomb threat.
  About an hour before the event was scheduled to start at Freddie’s Beach Bar (555 23rd Street S.) the venue received an email threatening the performance and owner Freddie Lutz’s home, Lutz told ARLnow exclusively on Sunday.
  Police were called, attendees were ushered to the rear parking lot, and a bomb-sniffing dog from the Pentagon was brought in to sweep th
  
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