Arlington news

• JUST IN: Dead bear was struck by driver before being dumped in Arlington, AWLA says

  03-06-2024 23:35 via arlnow.com
  
  Screenshot of original Nextdoor post about dead bear found in bag (courtesy anonymous)
  Authorities believe they know how a bear found in a trash bag in Arlington died.
  The Animal Welfare League of Arlington just released a statement (below) saying the bear was struck by a driver on I-66 in Prince William County, then transported to Arlington and illegally dumped.
  The driver is reportedly a VDOT contractor.
  At approximately 3:30 PM this afternoon, the Animal Welfare League of Arlington (AWLA
  
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• APS to expand green school bus fleet via $1 million in federal funding

  03-06-2024 21:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Arlington County school buses (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  Arlington Public Schools is set to add several new all-electric school buses to its fleet next year.
  Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that Arlington is among 18 Virginia school districts awarded the 2023 Clean School Bus rebate to purchase five new all-electric (or low-emission) buses.
  Funded through the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the rebate program is intended to help school districts across the co
  
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• Most and least expensive homes sold in Arlington (May 2024)

  03-06-2024 20:30 via arlnow.com
  
  4509 39th Street N.
  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 (May 2024).
  Most expensive single-family homes sold4509 39th St N — Golf Club Manor — $3,350,000 (6 beds | 6.5 baths | 7,232 sq. ft.)
  2628 N Upland St — Donaldson Run — $3,250,000 (7 beds | 9 baths | 8,159 sq. ft.)
  3612 N Rockingham St — Williamsburg — $3,100,000 (6 beds | 9 baths | 6,
  
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• New Thai restaurant coming to Williamsburg neighborhood

  03-06-2024 19:30 via arlnow.com
  
  The former Williamsburg Deli will be the site of the new Singha Thai restaurant (via Google Maps)
  A Thai restaurant is coming to Williamsburg Shopping Center.
  Singha Thai will take over the 639-square-foot space of the former Williamsburg Deli, property manager Kalis Development Corporation announced.
  The deli at 2900 N. Sycamore Street had been listed for sale as of last summer.
  This is the second restaurant endeavor for the new owners, who are also behind Kin Japanese and Thai Eatery in German
  
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• Axe-wielding suspect arrested after Ballston chase

  03-06-2024 18:30 via arlnow.com
  
  A man armed with an axe tried to rob a business in Ballston before leading police on a foot chase, according to ACPD.
  The incident started just before 5:30 p.m. Saturday on the 4200 block of Fairfax Drive, at the Cigars Unlimited shop. The man allegedly shattered a display case before fleeing the store.
  Officers located the suspect nearby and gave chase, taking him into custody on the 900 block of N. Stuart Street, at the Ballston Exchange office complex, about 20 minutes after the initial robb
  
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• Weeks-long lane closure on bridge north of Courthouse starts today

  03-06-2024 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  One lane on the 21st Street N. bridge over I-66 is closing for two months starting today (Monday).
  Until early August, only northbound traffic may pass over the bridge near the MOM’s Organic Market north of Courthouse. Then the opposite lane will closed as construction crews complete deck work on the other side, the Virginia Department of Transportation said in a press release.
  Southbound 21st Street traffic is now being detoured via N. Scott Street, Langston Blvd and N. Veitch Street. Pe
  
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• ARLnow to discontinue AI-generated email newsletter

  03-06-2024 16:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Screenshot of ARLnow’s AI generated email
  ARLnow is discontinuing its AI-generated morning newsletter, though we’re not ruling out an eventual return.
  We announced the email just over a year ago, with the twin goals of testing artificial intelligence capabilities and serving readers who wanted a morning email with more of a “voice.”
  The morning email was the “Today Show” to the “Nightly News” of our popular afternoon email, which consists mostly of
  
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• Gun buyback planned this weekend for Arlington, Falls Church residents

  03-06-2024 15:45 via arlnow.com
  
  A handgun (Photo by Thomas Tucker on Unsplash)
  Local residents will be able to receive upwards of $250 in gift cards as part of a gun buyback this weekend.
  The drive-thru event, held at Arlington Assembly of God church at 4501 N. Pershing Drive in Buckingham, will run from 8 a.m. until noon on Saturday, June 8.
  Open to adult residents of Arlington County and Falls Church, relinquished weapons will be destroyed after receipt, according to the county.
  “Assault-style weapons” will comma
  
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• ‘What are the chances that you’re running into a bear in a bag?’: Arlington woman speaks on gruesome discovery

  03-06-2024 02:51 via wtop.com
  
  Residents of a quiet neighborhood in Arlington, Virginia, were both horrified and perplexed after a dead black bear was found decomposing in a plastic bag along a local walking trail Friday night.
  Arlington resident Sonia Nayar told WTOP that around 4:30 Friday afternoon, she was taking her 12-year-old son and their dog for a walk on the trail near North Adams Street and Spout Run Parkway — her dog was the first to sniff out something wrong.
  “My dog went directly to the bag,” s
  
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