A group of people were sledding down 14th St. N. in Courthouse tonight, just like they were doing over the weekend.
In Pentagon City, however, most of the people out and about were there strictly out of necessity.
A number of people have been wondering: where do those dump trucks — the ones filled with snow scooped up off Wilson Blvd., Clarendon Blvd., Crystal Dr., and other main roads — go after they’ve been filled up? And what happens to all that snow? Now we have an answer.
It turns out the trucks (which have been operating since Friday night) actually are dumping the snow in several parks, parking lots and other county-owned locations, including:
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Update at 7:25 PM – The federal government is closed Thursday.
Update at 6:45 PM – Arlington County government offices, courts, libraries, and recreation facilities will also be closed Thursday. No word on Friday, yet.
Here’s an update on the blizzard statistics we’ve compiled today.
Emergency calls in Arlington, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM:
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Getting cabin fever? Want to get out of the house/apartment and go eat and/or drink your snow sorrows away? Here’s a list of some places that are open in the Clarendon area tonight.
Note: we didn’t include several businesses that said they were currently open but closing early. Unfortunately (if you had hot chocolate in mind) that includes the Clarendon Starbucks, which is closing at 5:00 PM.
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In the movie Charlie Wilson’s War, the Wilson character played by Tom Hanks called it “the best view in Washington.” The late Charlie Wilson was indeed said to be fond of the the view from his balcony, especially the view of the Iwo Jima memorial.
Although Alexandria, the District and Montgomery County, Md. stopped plowing during the height of today’s blizzard, Arlington crews kept trucking. County snow removal crews were slowed down due to high winds and low visibility, but they did not stop their effort to keep main roadways passable, according to Department of Environmental Services spokesperson Myllisa Kennedy.
Due to the fact that it will take several days to clear neighborhood roads, the county has decided to suspend trash collection service for the rest of the week. Trash collection will resume Monday.
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Taken today around noon, from the top floor of a Pentagon City apartment building:
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Here’s a summary of some of today’s closures:
“Attempt” is a good way to put it. Here’s the Special Weather Statement…
… EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS MORNING FOR THE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON REGION… THE EASTERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA…
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A police officer is responding to someone complaining of “loud noise and furniture movement” in an Arlington apartment building.