November 18, 2010 | ARLnow.com

Blue Top Cab Sued for Woman’s Sexual Assault

Published November 18, 2010 at 2:48PM | Updated November 20, 2010 at 8:41PM

According to the lawsuit, first reported by Courthouse News Service, the woman was taking a Blue Top taxi from Arlington to Alexandria early on the morning of Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008. When the cab arrived at her house in Alexandria, the woman says she tried to pay with a credit card.

The cabbie ran the card twice and each time said the card was rejected, when in fact the payment went through, according to the lawsuit. When the woman only had $18 in cash for the $19.95 fare, the driver is alleged to have insisted upon driving her to an ATM.

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Suspicious Package Near County Government Building

By ARLnow.com

Published November 18, 2010 at 12:05PM | Updated November 18, 2010 at 12:31PM

Update at 12:30 p.m. — The suitcase has been determined to be safe. The scene is now clear.

Police and firefighters are on the scene of a suspicious piece of luggage, located behind the county government building (2100 Clarendon Blvd) in Courthouse Plaza.

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Libraries, Parks May Avoid Cuts in Next Budget

By ARLnow.com

Published November 18, 2010 at 10:09AM | Updated November 18, 2010 at 11:35AM

Speaking to the League of Women Voters last night, county manager Barbara Donnellan said she does not expect to make any cuts to the libraries or parks in her proposed budget for financial year 2012.

At the same time, however, Donnellan cautioned that with Arlington facing a $25 million budget gap, the libraries will likely not see a restoration of hours to pre-2009 or pre-2010 levels.

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BRAC Delays Could Keep Thousands of Jobs in Arlington

By ARLnow.com

Published November 18, 2010 at 8:23AM

Sept. 15, 2011 was supposed to be the date by which some 5 million square feet of military-occupied office space in Arlington — 17 percent of the county’s office inventory — would be moved out as a result of the Base Realignment and Closure Act.

Now, it appears that most of that leased space will still be in use by the military through 2012 and beyond.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published November 18, 2010 at 7:22AM | Updated November 18, 2010 at 8:00AM

Public Forum on Proposed Pike Streetcar — A public meeting will be held tonight to discussed the proposed Columbia Pike/Crystal City streetcar. The meeting will be held from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Walter Reed Community Center (2909 16th Street South). We’ve heard from a few streetcar critics who plan on attending the meeting. They might be surprised to learn that their sentiments aren’t shared by Gov. Bob McDonnell, who told WTOP that Arlington is doing “a good job” with the streetcar project.

Capitol City Brewing Co. Expanding in Shirlington — After losing the lease on its Capitol Hill location, Capitol City Brewing is planning on moving its brewing operations to Shirlington. The company is taking over an adjacent property to enable the expansion, which will make it one of the 10 largest brewpubs in the County. More from Shirlington Village Blog.