Arlington news

• Rethink Energy: AIRE at the Fair

  11-08-2018 18:00 via arlnow.com
  This regularly-scheduled sponsored column is written by the Arlington Initiative to Rethink Energy team (AIRE). This county program helps you make smart energy decisions that save you money and leaves a lighter footprint on the environment.
  The County Fair is only a few days away. Get excited!
  Stop by and see us at the Rethink Energy booth. We’ll be there to answer your energy questions about saving energy at home, solar power, weatherization and more.
  When you stop into the Tho
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for May 1, 2024

  02-05-2024 02:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Good Wednesday 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 1, 2024.10:00 am: UPDATED: Crystal City garage cycling races postponed |Comments
  10:45 am: School Board candidates release intro videos as Democratic endorsement caucus voting kicks off |Comments
  11:45 am: Man injured in scooter crash near Westover |Comments
  1:25 pm: TRAFFIC ALERT:
  
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• Stronger protections needed, PTA group says after extended day worker’s child porn arrest

  01-05-2024 21:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Abingdon Elementary School (photo via Google Maps)
  A parents association is calling for stronger guardrails in programs involving children following an extended day worker’s arrest for allegedly showing porn to kids.
  The Arlington County Council of PTAs (CCPTA) said Arlington Public Schools should double down on systems of accountability after the 18-year-old suspect, who worked in an after-school program at Abingdon Elementary School in Fairlington, was arrested on charges of assault and
  
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• Reach *all* of Arlington with ARLnow advertising

  01-05-2024 21:00 via arlnow.com
  
  ARLnow readership comparison – Q1 2024 (via SimilarWeb)
  Over the past week, nearly a quarter million people have visited ARLnow’s website, reading some 400,000 articles and homepage feeds.
  Not to brag, but that puts ARLnow in a class of its own. If you want to specifically reach those who live and work in Arlington, ARLnow exceeds the readership of our nearest competitor, for whom stats can be ascertained, by more than ten fold.
  We’re proud to reach all of Arlington — nor
  
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• Alpacas to spice up happy hour outside HQ2

  01-05-2024 20:00 via arlnow.com
  
  Peruvian Brothers co-owner Giuseppe Lanzone with alpacas (Photo courtesy of Peruvian Brothers)
  Amazon’s blowout Q1 earnings are not the only cause for celebration at HQ2.
  The Pentagon City office complex will also get some special outdoor guests, starting this week: live alpacas. The South American camelid mammals will be outside of Peruvian Brothers (1450 S. Eads Street) from 4-6 p.m. Friday for the restaurant’s first Alpaca Happy Hour.
  They’ll return during those times every
  
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• TRAFFIC ALERT: Columbia Pike blocked by gas leak

  01-05-2024 19:25 via arlnow.com
  
  Columbia Pike blocked by gas leak on May 1, 2024
  Columbia Pike is blocked between S. Quincy and Quebec streets due to a gas leak.
  Initial reports suggest that a construction crew struck a one-inch gas line, resulting in an active leak sizable enough to prompt a road closure.
  Firefighters are on scene, waiting for Washington Gas to stop the leak.
  This section of the Pike has been under construction since 2022 as part of the ongoing Columbia Pike Multimodal Street Improvements project. Constructio
  
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• Biz Talk: Arlington hosts female founder speaker series focused on venture capital

  01-05-2024 18:45 via arlnow.com
  
  This article is sponsored by Arlington Economic Development’s Business Investment Group.
  According to Crunchbase, since 2018, Arlington-based companies have generated approximately 200 venture capital and merger and acquisition deals totaling over $15.7 billion.
  These deals span several industries, including software, fintech, cleantech, big data, AI and cybersecurity.
  Unfortunately, the landscape of venture capital remains starkly imbalanced — both inside and outside of Arlington &
  
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• Man injured in scooter crash near Westover

  01-05-2024 17:45 via arlnow.com
  
  A man has been hospitalized after crashing while riding a scooter this morning.
  The crash happened around 10:30 a.m. on Washington Blvd at 19th Road N., near Westover. The man reportedly fell off the scooter while riding but there was no vehicle involved. It happened near an uneven section of road that is apparently being repaved.
  “At approximately 10:32 a.m., police were dispatched to a crash with injuries at 19th Road N. and Washington Boulevard,” Arlington County police spokeswom
  
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• School Board candidates release intro videos as Democratic endorsement caucus voting kicks off

  01-05-2024 16:45 via arlnow.com
  
  A sign directing voters to ballots in 2022 (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  With the Arlington School Board caucus now underway, several Democratic candidates have released introduction videos.
  Local Democrats have until May 11 to vote in this year’s caucus, determining which of the four candidates currently running for School Board will receive the party’s endorsement for two open seats.
  Candidates Kathleen Clark, Chen Ling and Zuraya Tapia-Hadley have all released videos introducing t
  
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• UPDATED: Crystal City garage cycling races postponed

  01-05-2024 16:00 via arlnow.com
  
  Cyclists compete during the Beginner race of the Crosshairs Garage Races in Crystal City in early March 2020 (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)
  A cycling competition set to take place in a Crystal City parking garage next weekend has been postponed, likely until 2025.
  “Unfortunately, the 2024 Garage Racing National Championships has been postponed for this year,” participants were told today, after ARLnow’s article about the races published. “Please stay connected with CXHAIRS
  
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• UPDATED: Crystal City garage cycling race postponed

  01-05-2024 16:00 via arlnow.com
  
  Cyclists compete during the Beginner race of the Crosshairs Garage Races in Crystal City in early March 2020 (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)
  A cycling competition set to take place in a Crystal City parking garage next weekend has been postponed, likely until 2025.
  “Unfortunately, the 2024 Garage Racing National Championships has been postponed for this year,” participants were told today, after ARLnow’s article about the races published. “Please stay connected with CXHAIRS
  
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• Bicycling championship returns with full day of races in Crystal City parking garage

  01-05-2024 16:00 via arlnow.com
  
  Cyclists compete during the Beginner race of the Crosshairs Garage Races in Crystal City in early March 2020 (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)
  A national indoor cycling competition is returning to Crystal City next weekend.
  A full day of competitive and just-for-fun races is planned for Saturday, May 11 at the 2024 Garage Racing National Championships. Taking place in a parking garage at 201 12th Street S., the race kicks off with junior championships at 11 a.m. and closes with the always-wacky &ldq
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Apr 30, 2024

  01-05-2024 03:51 via arlnow.com
  
  Good Tuesday 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 — Apr 30, 2024.9:30 am: ACPD: Man beaten in attempted jewelry robbery |Comments
  10:30 am: Restorative justice director, wrongful conviction attorney receive permanent Arlington posts |Comments
  11:30 am: New Rosslyn apartment tower starts renting as Hilton hotel construction continues next
  
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• JUST IN: Fmr. swim club board president sentenced for sexually exploiting children

  30-04-2024 22:10 via arlnow.com
  
  Mark Black (courtesy Alexandria Sheriff’s Office)
  The former board president of an elite youth swim program has been sentenced after pleading guilty to child sex exploitation charges in January.
  Arlington resident Mark Black, who previously helped to lead the Olympian-producing Arlington Aquatic Club, was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
  Federal prosecutors say Black, 50, possessed “approximately 172,707 images of suspected [child sexual abuse material].” He also induced prepub
  
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• JUST IN: Fmr. swim club board president sentenced for sexually exploitating children

  30-04-2024 22:10 via arlnow.com
  
  Mark Black (courtesy Alexandria Sheriff’s Office)
  The former board president of an elite youth swim program has been sentenced after pleading guilty to child sex exploitation charges in January.
  Arlington resident Mark Black, who previously helped to lead the Olympian-producing Arlington Aquatic Club, was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
  Federal prosecutors say Black, 50, possessed “approximately 172,707 images of suspected [child sexual abuse material].” He also induced prepub
  
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• Missing Middle critic subpoenaed as county seeks to ‘know what forces’ are behind lawsuit

  30-04-2024 21:55 via arlnow.com
  
  Scene from after the County Board’s Missing Middle housing vote (staff photo)
  County government requests for extensive documentation in a Missing Middle lawsuit have expanded to include an outspoken critic who’s helping to fund the suit.
  Attorneys representing Arlington County contacted Dan Creedon, one of the founders of the anti-Missing Middle group Neighbors for Neighborhoods (NfN), with a broad subpoena last week. The request includes:All communications Creedon has had with plai
  
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• Police arrest serial peeper along the Pike

  30-04-2024 21:00 via arlnow.com
  
  File photo
  A man with a history of peeping into homes allegedly did it again — twice.
  Police say Herbert Otey, 60, was seen peering into a woman’s home along the 2000 block of Columbia Pike last night. He was arrested and also charged with a peeping incident from earlier in the day.
  Otey has been charged with two counts of “Peeping 3+ Offenses within 10 Years,” according to Arlington County police. A crime report from last year says he was arrested for two peeping inciden
  
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• BREAKING: All remaining Crystal City Underground shops to close

  30-04-2024 19:45 via arlnow.com
  
  It’s the end of an era in Crystal City.
  The neighborhood, which has seen significant new development since Amazon’s HQ2 decision, is losing one of the most memorable vestiges of its time as a drab hub of military and government offices.
  JBG Smith, the main property owner in the area, said today that all remaining retail stores and restaurants in the Crystal City Underground will close.
  A spokesperson for the company issued the following statement.
  “After careful consideration,
  
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• NOW: Firefighters battling apartment blaze in Crystal City

  30-04-2024 19:10 via arlnow.com
  
  File photo
  Firefighters from Arlington County and surrounding communities are battling a fire in a Crystal City apartment building.
  The fire broke out shortly before 1 p.m. on the 6th floor of the Crystal Flats building at 505 18th Street S. Initial reports suggest that a kitchen appliance somehow caught on fire inside one of the units.
  Arriving firefighters reported thick smoke and the sprinkler system engaged, extinguishing most of the flames. No injuries have been reported.
  The building was t
  
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• Ask Eli: New vs new-ish home sales in Arlington, Vienna, McLean

  30-04-2024 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: How does the new construction market compare to the market for resales of recently built homes?Answer: When most people buy a large, expensive new cons
  
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• New Rosslyn apartment tower starts renting as Hilton hotel construction continues next door

  30-04-2024 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  The new 28-story apartment building at The Key development in Rosslyn is complete and seeking new tenants.
  Sophie Mao, a spokesperson for the Virginia-based developer Dittmar Company, confirmed that the 514-unit residential building, known as Rosslyn Towers, officially opened this past Saturday, April 27.
  Next to the apartment tower, Dittmar is at work on a 36-story Hilton hotel. Earlier this year developer told ARLnow that the hotel is still a few years away from completion.
  In September
  
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• Restorative justice director, wrongful conviction attorney receive permanent Arlington posts

  30-04-2024 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Arlington County courthouse on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 (staff photo by James Jarvis)
  More county funding for reviewing claims of innocence and coordinating restorative justice was included in Arlington’s new budget.
  The county payroll will now include permanent spots for a conviction integrity attorney and a Director of Restorative Justice and Diversion, the office of Arlington’s top prosecutor  announced in a Friday press release.
  “This helps ensure that we have some of t
  
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• ACPD: Man beaten in attempted jewelry robbery

  30-04-2024 15:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Police car at night (file photo courtesy Kevin Wolf)
  A man was seriously injured when two acquaintances tried to rob him of jewelry early Sunday morning, police say.
  The incident happened early Sunday morning in the Arlington Mill neighborhood. The man was hospitalized and two suspects — who share the same last name — were later arrested.
  More, below, from an Arlington County Police Department crime report.
  MALICIOUS WOUNDING BY MOB, 2024-04280043, 5600 block of 8th Street S. At appr
  
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• Congress to add flights at Washington National, require new air refund rule in FAA deal

  30-04-2024 05:13 via wtop.com
  
  Key members of Congress announced an agreement Monday on a $105 billion bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration for five years ahead of a May 10 deadline.
  The 1,000-page bill would raise hiring targets for air traffic control and would codify in law a rule the Biden administration introduced this month requiring airlines to offer refunds for canceled or significantly delayed flights, among other consumer-focused provisions.
  The legislation also would
  
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• Data shows fatal, severe alcohol-related crashes are on the rise in Arlington

  30-04-2024 02:50 via wtop.com
  
  The number of serious or fatal alcohol-related crashes in Arlington, Virginia, increased in 2023, prompting the chair of the Board of Supervisors to call for a coordinated anti-drunk driving campaign across the D.C. region.
  Chair Libby Garvey said the main causes of crashes in the county are speed and intoxication.
  The county is working to address speeding by using cameras and changing speed limits along certain roads. But, Garvey said, “the intoxication is something else, and that’s
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Apr 29, 2024

  30-04-2024 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 — Apr 29, 2024.9:30 am: Morning Poll: Buying or selling a home in the next three years? |Comments
  10:30 am: CoComelon coming to Pentagon City for ‘Party Time’ event |Comments
  11:30 am: Photos: American Legion Post 139 shows off new digs in Virginia Square |Comments
  12:30 pm: Mos
  
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• More flights could be coming to DCA despite recent near-collision and pushback from Va. senators

  29-04-2024 21:30 via arlnow.com
  
  An airplane takes off from Reagan National Airport in 2021 (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  A bill to add more flights to Reagan National Airport is moving forward despite opposition from Virginia’s senators.
  Senate and House negotiators have reached an agreement to add five more daily round-trip flights to the airport. The 1,069-page reauthorization bill for the Federal Aviation Administration will now head to the Senate floor, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportatio
  
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• Little Ambassadors’ Academy: Children growing through discovery!

  29-04-2024 20:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Dedicated to early childhood development, Little Ambassadors’ Academy provides a safe, nurturing environment where children can learn and grow through discovery.
  As Little Ambassadors’ Academy enters its fifth school year offering a Kindergarten program at our Overlee Campus, enrollment is now active for Fall 2024!
  At LAA we believe children learn best through discovery and strive to provide a safe, creative, and nurturing space to help children develop curious and compassionat
  
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• Arlington and Falls Church spots make NYT list of ‘D.C.’s Best Restaurants’

  29-04-2024 19:30 via arlnow.com
  
  A pair of local restaurants have attracted the attention of the New York Times.
  Bostan Uyghur Cuisine, which opened in Cherrydale in 2021, and Ellie Bird, which opened last year in Falls Church, are on a NYT list of “The 25 Best Restaurants in Washington D.C. Right Now.”
  The list, just published today, focuses mostly on restaurants in the District — from Thip Khao to Ethiopic to Reveler’s Hour — but includes a few in Maryland and Virginia. Mama Chang made the list
  
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• Most and least expensive homes sold in Arlington (April 2024)

  29-04-2024 18:30 via arlnow.com
  
  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 (March 2024).
  Most expensive single-family homes sold4625 41st St N — Golf Club Manor — $2,775,000 (6 beds | 6.5 baths | 6,105 sq. ft.)
  5370 37th St N — Rock Spring — $2,625,000 (5 beds | 5.5 baths | 6,000 sq. ft.)
  6112 31st St N — Williamsburg — $2,534,147 (7 beds | 6.5 baths | 5,856 sq. ft.)
  1601 N Stafford
  
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