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• Washington Spirit’s Aubrey Kingsbury trades goalkeeping gloves for baking mitts during offseason internship

  03-05-2024 23:46 via wtop.com
  
  Aubrey Kingsbury has experience performing in high-pressure moments on a weekly basis. As the goalkeeper of the Washington Spirit, the 32-year-old has led its defense for more than seven seasons, winning two Goalkeeper of the Year awards and an NWSL Championship.
  However, for three early mornings in January, Kingsbury traded in her goalkeeper gloves for a baking apron as part of an internship with Village Sweet Bakery in Arlington, Virginia. Instead of focusing on defending her own net, she crac
  
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• Listing of the Day: 1215 N. Livingston Street

  03-05-2024 21:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Address: 1215 N. Livingston StreetNeighborhood: WestoverType: 3 BR, 2 (+1 half) BA single-family detached — 1,900 sq. ft.Listed: $1,150,000
  Noteworthy: Walk to park, bikepath, Westover, Cardinal Swanson Yorktown schools
  Tucked away on a private cul-de-sac but with easy access to everything, this expanded front porch colonial has these recent updates: 2023 — stainless refrigerator, dishwasher, gas range microwave; 2021 — washer; 2019 — gas furnace and air conditioning; 20
  
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• Discover the future of homeland security tech at Converge on May 29

  03-05-2024 20:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Network with industry players and experience the latest in AI, Material Tech, Biotech, and more!
  Attention Defense Tech Professionals!Mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 29 and join us at the NRECA Conference Center in Arlington from 1 to 5 p.m. EST for the Homeland Security Startup Studio (HSSS) ’24: Converge event.Experience a pioneering fusion of innovation and security, spotlighting a new wave of entrepreneurs from the HSSS 2024 cohort. 
  This must-attend event, powered by the
  
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• After bomb threat, Freddie’s plans ‘Love Fest’ drag brunch this weekend

  03-05-2024 19:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Freddie’s Beach Bar on 23rd St. S in Crystal City (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  Following last month’s bomb threat, a family-oriented drag brunch is returning to Crystal City tomorrow (Saturday).
  Freddie’s Beach Bar owner Freddie Lutz hopes to make it one for the books.
  “My intention is to kind of have a line around the block, just to show support,” said Lutz, who has spent the past month contacting gay bar owners and LGBTQ+ organizations around the D.C. area to dru
  
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• Experts, lawmakers continue to clash over effort to add more flights to DCA

  03-05-2024 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  Virginia’s senators are stepping up efforts to nix a proposal to add five more round-trip flights to Reagan National Airport.
  Sen. Tim Kaine — with the support of fellow Virginia Sen. Mark Warner and five other Democratic senators from Maryland, Colorado and Illinois — has proposed to strike the extra flights from a bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
  “The proposal in the bi
  
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• Shirlington area pedestrian bridge back open after repairs

  03-05-2024 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
  A pedestrian bridge in the Shirlington area is back open after a mini rehabilitation project.
  The S. Nelson Street bridge — which spans Four Mile Run, connecting Shirlington with Jennie Dean Park and the Green Valley neighborhood — closed over the winter.
  County crews spent the past couple of months removing and replacing decaying decking boards, as well as repainting metal surfaces from blue to green and gray, matching colors used in the park.
  “The bridge is now open and read
  
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• SoberRide returns this weekend for free Cinco de Mayo rides

  03-05-2024 15:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Platter for Cinco de Mayo (image via Heather Ford/Unsplash)
  Anyone planning on imbibing on Cinco de Mayo may want to bookmark this page: the Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) is offering its free SoberRide program for the upcoming holiday.
  Cinco de Mayo is, as the name suggests, this Sunday, May 5. The SoberRide program will start at noon on Sunday and continue until midnight.
  “During this twelve-hour period, area residents ages 21 and older celebrating with alcohol may downl
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for May 2, 2024

  03-05-2024 02:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Good Thursday 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 — May 2, 2024.9:30 am: ACPD: Man seriously injured after being attacked while walking through Ballston |Comments
  10:30 am: Fiery ACFD demonstration scheduled to illustrate need for proper battery disposal |Comments
  11:30 am: Path connecting Mount Vernon Trail and Long Bridge Park opens am
  
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• Lower speed limits coming to 5 Arlington roads

  03-05-2024 00:31 via wtop.com
  
  The speed limit is being lowered along portions of five roads in Arlington, Virginia, as part of a plan to make them safer.
  Last month, the Arlington County Board voted to approve changing the speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph along parts of the following five roads:Military Road from Nelly Custis Drive to Langston Boulevard
  North Carlin Springs Road from North Glebe Road to North George Mason Drive
  North George Mason Drive from North Carlin Springs Road to Arlington Boulevard
  Fairfax Drive from
  
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