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• Public to provide feedback on road project spending Monday in Fairfax insidenova.com/news/transport…

  29-04-2018 22:35 via twitter.com
  Public to provide feedback on road project spending Monday in Fairfax insidenova.com/news/transport…
  
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• Amazon invests $1.4 billion for affordable housing options in regions where it has corporate offices

  12-06-2024 00:16 via wtop.com
  
  Construction vehicles are parked outside of the Station U & O building on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Washington. The apartment building was built using investments from Amazon's Housing Equity Fund. The company said Tuesday its adding $1.4 billion to the fund in order to help preserve or construct more affordable housing units in three regions. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)(AP/Jacquelyn Martin)Construction vehicles are parked outside of the Station U & O building on Tuesday, June 11, 2024,
  
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• Stricter cellphone policy needed in Arlington schools, parent group argues

  11-06-2024 21:30 via arlnow.com
  
  People on smartphones (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  An Arlington parents group is pushing for more stringent rules around cellphones in the classroom.
  Arlington Parents for Education argued in a letter to Superintendent Francisco Durán that a countywide policy of having students stow phones in lockers during the day would improve learning and mental health during the 2024-2025 school year.
  “APE is proposing that [Arlington Public Schools] set clear rules, processes, and consequences
  
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• Most and least expensive condos sold in Arlington (May 2024)

  11-06-2024 20:30 via arlnow.com
  
  1781 N Pierce Street Unit 1201
  Here in Arlington, real estate is a spectator sport. Let’s take a look at some of the most and least expensive condos sold last month (May 2024).
  Most expensive condos sold1781 N Pierce St Unit 1201 — Rosslyn — $2,100,000 (2 beds | 2.5 baths | 2,411 sq. ft.)
  1101 S Arlington Ridge Rd Unit 616 — Pentagon City — $1,800,000 (3 beds | 3.5 baths | 2,512 sq. ft.)
  1700 Clarendon Blvd Unit 117 — Rosslyn/Courthouse — $1,525,000
  
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• Washington Wizards and Mystics celebrate new hoops at Barcroft Elementary

  11-06-2024 19:30 via arlnow.com
  
  An Arlington elementary school celebrated a major upgrade to its basketball court this week thanks to a local dad and some pro sports teams.
  Mascots from the Washington Wizards and Mystics joined a crowd of third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students on Monday to mark the installation of four new basketball hoops at Barcroft Elementary School. The hoops, courtesy of the Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation, replaced deteriorating equipment that dated back to the 1960s.
  “Parents we
  
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• Ask Eli: When do you pay capital gains tax on property sale?

  11-06-2024 18:30 via arlnow.com
  
  This regularly scheduled sponsored Q&A column is written by Eli Tucker, Arlington-based Realtor and Arlington resident. Please submit your questions to him via email for response in future columns. Video summaries of some articles can be found on YouTube on the Eli Residential channel. Enjoy!
  Question: Do I need to purchase another home after I sell my current home to avoid paying taxes?Answer: I often talk with people who conflate two different real
  
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• New bar and restaurant coming to former Pamplona space in Clarendon

  11-06-2024 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  The former Pamplona space in Clarendon is vacant no longer.
  Hyde Social will bring a low-frills local hangout to 3100 Clarendon Blvd, ownership tells ARLnow, with both indoor and outdoor seating.
  “There is certainly a need for a place where you can go relax, have a drink with friends and get something to eat,” said co-owner Jay Thomas, better known as “Intern John” on Hot 99.5’s morning show.
  Thomas has joined forces with Arlington restaurant veteran Charles Lee an
  
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• ACPD: Crime rose in 2023, with drug crimes up 20%

  11-06-2024 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Police cars (file photo)
  Arlington County saw a rise in total crime from 2022 to 2023, including a nearly 20% increase in drug-related crimes, according to the police department’s new annual report.
  The county tallied 474 instances of the production, distribution or use of illegal narcotics in 2023, up from the 2022 total of 396. Those were the “primary driver” in an increased rate of “crimes against society,” according to the report.
  Crimes against society saw the
  
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• Sign honoring Black troops who fought in Civil War comes to Fort Ethan Allen Park

  11-06-2024 15:45 via arlnow.com
  
  A new marker commemorating Black troops who fought in the Civil War has been installed at Fort Ethan Allen Park.
  An official unveiling for the new sign at 3829 N. Stafford Street is scheduled for Thursday, June 20 — the day after Juneteenth. The marker commemorates the 107th United States Colored Troops, which ran drills and manned the ramparts at Fort Ethan Allen and other Arlington forts starting in October 1865, guarding D.C. following the end of the war.
  “The new Civil War Trail
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Jun 10, 2024

  11-06-2024 02:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Good Monday 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 — Jun 10, 2024.9:30 am: Yorktown crowned state champs in girls lacrosse |Comments
  11:00 am: More sightings as bear continues to wander through north Arlington |Comments
  12:35 pm: ACPD: Driver playing loud music struck officer with car near Ballston |Comments
  1:45 pm: School Board passes $82
  
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• Overnight I-395 chase ends with big crash, search for suspect near Shirlington

  10-06-2024 22:55 via arlnow.com
  
  A drone, a helicopter and at least three police agencies helped to apprehend a driver who crashed during a chase early Monday morning.
  The crash happened just after 1 a.m. as Virginia State Police chased a black Chevy Camaro from I-395 to Arlington Mill Drive, near Shirlington. State troopers originally tried to stop the Camaro for reckless driving on southbound I-395, according to a VSP spokesperson.
  Traffic camera video shows the Camaro approaching the intersection of Arlington Mill and S. Wal
  
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• Man found guilty of 2023 Buckingham murder

  10-06-2024 21:30 via arlnow.com
  
  An Arlington man has been convicted of a 2023 murder in the Buckingham neighborhood.
  James R. Williams shot another man, Sean Bowman, to death in an apartment on N. Thomas Street on March 25, 2023, an Arlington jury found.
  Prosecutors say Williams was “a known drug dealer” and shot Bowman twice in the head after accusing him of stealing drugs. Williams was arrested three days after Bowman’s body was discovered.
  “Our office is grateful for the jury’s careful consider
  
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• Video: Sound of shots fired sends people fleeing in Arlington View neighborhood

  10-06-2024 20:45 via arlnow.com
  
  What sounded like gunshots being fired sent people running from a party in the Arlington View neighborhood early this morning.
  The incident happened just before 2 a.m. Monday on the 1500 block of 12th Street S.
  A resident tells us that a party was being held at a property often used for short-term rentals. According to scanner traffic, the attendees were young, possibly in their teens.
  Video obtained by ARLnow, below, shows more than 20 people running, with cars reversing down the street, after
  
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• Video: Sound of shots fired sends partygoers fleeing in Arlington View neighborhood

  10-06-2024 20:45 via arlnow.com
  
  What sounded like gunshots being fired sent people running from a party in the Arlington View neighborhood early this morning.
  The incident happened just before 2 a.m. Monday on the 1500 block of 12th Street S.
  A resident tells us that a party was being held at a property often used for short-term rentals. According to scanner traffic, the attendees were young, possibly in their teens.
  Video obtained by ARLnow, below, shows more than 20 people running, with cars reversing down the street, after
  
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• School Board passes $826 million budget, falling short of some officials’ ambitions

  10-06-2024 19:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Arlington School Board Chair Cristina Diaz-Torres discusses the Arlington Public Schools budget (via Arlington Public Schools)
  The Arlington School Board has unanimously passed an $826 million budget that, in the view of several board members, fails to accomplish key goals.
  “This is a budget of status quos,” Chair Cristina Diaz-Torres said prior to a Thursday vote. “I said this the day that [Superintendent Francisco Durán] announced the budget. This is a budget of mainta
  
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• ACPD: Driver playing loud music struck officer with car near Ballston

  10-06-2024 18:35 via arlnow.com
  
  An officer responding to a call about a car playing loud music was struck by the driver as he attempted to flee, according to police.
  The incident happened around 5 a.m. this past Saturday, on the 800 block of N. Wakefield Street, just west of Ballston.
  Police say that the driver, a 23-year-old Arlington resident, also struck a parked car after striking the officer. The officer “did not report any injuries,” according to an Arlington County Police Department crime report, below.
  The
  
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• More sightings as bear continues to wander through north Arlington

  10-06-2024 17:00 via arlnow.com
  
  The black bear that was roaming near Potomac Overlook park over the weekend has made its way south.
  The young bear has more recently been spotted in the Donaldson Run and Cherrydale neighborhoods. Photos and video shared with ARLnow Monday morning show the bear exploring driveways and and a park along N. Quebec Street, near Langston Blvd.
  “On my usual Monday morning walk, I spotted a black bear in the neighbour’s backyard,” one Cherrydale resident said via email. “Sp
  
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• Black bear spotted roaming Northern Virginia neighborhoods

  10-06-2024 15:40 via wtop.com
  
  A “young black bear” is making its way through Arlington County, Virginia, in a likely search for a new home habitat, the Animal Welfare League of Arlington said.
  The last reported sightings of the bear were Sunday in the Rivercrest and Bellevue Forest neighborhoods, located northwest of Potomac Overlook Regional Park.
  The Animal Welfare League of Arlington (AWLA) said animal control officers immediately contacted “the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources and Virginia Stat
  
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• Yorktown crowned state champs in girls lacrosse

  10-06-2024 15:30 via arlnow.com
  
  After narrowly missing out on an undefeated season, the Yorktown High School girls lacrosse team can claim a higher title: state champions.
  The team defeated Fairfax County’s Robinson Secondary School in Richmond on Saturday, earning the school’s second title in three seasons.The Patriots, who lost only once this year (to Robinson, back in March), took an early lead and never let go, coasting to a 22-10 victory.pic.twitter.com/owSksLMa1l
  — Yorktown Athletics (@yhssports) June 8
  
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• Boil water advisory lifted in Arlington

  09-06-2024 20:43 via wtop.com
  
  The Arlington Department of Environmental Services crews worked to repair a large 16-inch main break that occurred on South Four Mile Run Drive and South Walter Reed Drive.(Courtesy Matthew Young)The Arlington Department of Environmental Services crews worked to repair a large 16-inch main break that occurred on South Four Mile Run Drive and South Walter Reed Drive.(Courtesy Matthew Young)The boil water advisory for Arlington, Virginia, which was put into place Friday, has been lifted after crew
  
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• NEW: Another bear has been spotted in a North Arlington neighborhood

  09-06-2024 20:30 via arlnow.com
  
  A y0ung black bear has been roaming around a north Arlington neighborhood this weekend.
  The bear has been spotted in and around the Bellevue Forest neighborhood — near Donaldson Run, the Gulf Branch Trail and Potomac Overlook Regional Park. It has been seen roaming through yards, searching through trash cans and, at one point, napping in a tree.
  While the bear is seemingly gentle-mannered, wildlife experts caution people to keep their distance and to secure pets and food sources when a bea
  
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• Police investigating body found in Pentagon City

  09-06-2024 19:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Police are conducting a death investigation in Pentagon City after a body was found.
  According to initial dispatches around 11:30 a.m., an employee of a business found the deceased person in a somewhat hidden spot along 12th Street S. near S. Fern Street. The circumstances around the person’s death are unclear.
  A resident of a nearby residential building noted that police set up tents around the body.
  “Very large police presence with sidewalk closed and obscured near wall of Costco,&
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Jun 7, 2024

  08-06-2024 02:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Good Friday 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 — Jun 7, 2024.8:30 am: UPDATED: Schools closed and boil water advisory issued after 16-inch water main bursts |Comments
  10:00 am: Mediterranean restaurant opens at former Bar Ivy space in Clarendon |Comments
  11:30 am: BREAKING: Man killed in Arlington house explosion likely caused the blast
  
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• Boil water advisory for part of Arlington after water main break to last at least until Sunday

  07-06-2024 21:30 via wtop.com
  
  Residents across a large portion of Arlington County, Virginia, are being urged to boil their water after a water main break has left many without service and shuttered nine schools Friday morning.
  The boil water advisory covers several neighborhoods, including parts of Alcova Heights, Arlington Heights, Arlington Mill, Arlington View, Barcroft, Claremont, Columbia Forest, Columbia Heights, Douglas Park, Forest Glen, Foxcroft Heights, Green Valley, Fairlington, Penrose and Shirlington.
  The count
  
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• Van Leeuwen ice cream shop to open next week in Crystal City

  07-06-2024 20:00 via arlnow.com
  
  Popular New York-based ice cream parlor chain Van Leeuwen will open its doors in Crystal City in few short days.
  Located at 269 19th Court S., the shop’s grand opening is scheduled for Tuesday, June 11, the company announced. It will offer $1 scoops from 3-5 p.m. as part of the festivities, while the first 100 customers will receive Van Leeuwen-branded tote bags.
  Customers have 30 flavors to choose from at the Crystal City location, including vegan options.
  This is the company’
  
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• UPDATED: Van Leeuwen ice cream shop set to open in Crystal City

  07-06-2024 20:00 via arlnow.com
  
  Update on 6/10/24 — Van Leeuwen will open on Tuesday, June 11, after all, a PR rep says. The shop will offer $1 scoops from 3-5 p.m. as originally planned
  Earlier: Popular New York-based ice cream parlor chain Van Leeuwen is expected to open its doors soon in Crystal City.
  Located at 269 19th Court S., the shop’s grand opening was originally scheduled for Tuesday, June 11, but a PR rep announced at 4 p.m. Friday that it was being pushed back “due to unforeseen circumstances.&r
  
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• UPDATED: Van Leeuwen ice cream shop may open next week in Crystal City

  07-06-2024 20:00 via arlnow.com
  
  Popular New York-based ice cream parlor chain Van Leeuwen is expected to open its doors soon in Crystal City.
  Located at 269 19th Court S., the shop’s grand opening was originally scheduled for Tuesday, June 11, but a PR rep announced at 4 p.m. Friday that it was being pushed back “due to unforeseen circumstances.” It’s now unclear when exactly it will open.
  “The team is working hard to open the doors to the community, and can’t wait to welcome everyone in so
  
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• New details in massive Arlington home explosion: Suspect had stockpiled gasoline, guns

  07-06-2024 19:05 via wtop.com
  
  The explosion that leveled an Arlington, Virginia, duplex last December was intentionally ignited in the home’s basement by the man who lived there, who had stockpiled as much as 35 gallons of gasoline and barricaded himself inside the home.
  During a news conference Friday, more than six months after the explosion rocked the Bluemont neighborhood, authorities revealed new details of the blast and provided a thorough timeline of the 3 hours and 40 minutes standoff leading up to the explosio
  
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• Adoptable Pet of the Week: Duke

  07-06-2024 19:00 via arlnow.com
  
  Introducing the large and very friendly Duke, the newest Adoptable Pet of the Week!
  Duke is a fully grown, adult male dog up for adoption at the Animal Welfare League of Arlington.
  Hi lovely friends at the AWLA had this to say:
  This cuddly guy is looking for a family to romp around with him in the backyard and snuggle with on the couch in the evenings.
  He’s a true people-pleaser and wants you to know he’s a big fan of rope toys and is always up for a spirited game of tug o’war
  
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• New details in massive Arlington home explosion: Suspect had stockpiled gas, guns, authorities say

  07-06-2024 17:50 via wtop.com
  
  
  The explosion that leveled an Arlington County, Virginia, duplex last December was intentionally ignited in the home’s basement by the man who lived there, who had stockpiled as much as 35 gallons of gasoline and barricaded himself inside the home.
  During a news conference Friday, more than six months after the explosion rocked the Bluemont neighborhood, authorities revealed new details of the blast and provided a detailed timeline of the 3 hours and 40 minute standoff leading up
  
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