October 7, 2015 | ARLnow.com

Published October 7, 2015 at 6:00PM

McMenamin, a former Arlington County Civic Federation president who’s endorsed by the Arlington County Republican Committee and County Board member John Vihstadt, says he shares concerns about traffic and a strain on local services with residents from a nearby neighborhood.

Residents of Arlington Ridge — an affluent neighborhood overlooking Pentagon City — have long protested planned development in Pentagon City and Crystal City areas on the grounds of negative impacts to their community. Among the projects causing concern: approved development on the Pentagon Centre shopping center site and the as-yet vacant PenPlace site, plus proposed additions to the RiverHouse apartment complex.

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North Arlington Church to Honor Lives Lost to Gun Violence With T-Shirt Memorial

By Heather Mongilio

Published October 7, 2015 at 4:55PM

Each t-shirt represents a victim of gun violence in the District, Maryland and Northern Virginia in 2014. Each will have a name, age and date of death on it.

“The display is set up to encourage people to walk among the shirts and reflect on those victims and their loved ones,” Rev. Kathy Dwyer said.

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Shh, the Rosslyn Target Is Now Open

By ARLnow.com

Published October 7, 2015 at 3:45PM

Despite signs on the door and statements to the press to the contrary, the new TargetExpress store in Rosslyn is now open.

Even at mid-afternoon today the store wasn’t lacking for intrepid customers who figured out that they could just walk right past the “Opens October 11” sign on the door. An employee described it as a “soft opening.”

Wellness Matters: What Happens When Younger Patients Need Joint Replacement?

Published October 7, 2015 at 2:45PM

The following weekly column is written and sponsored by Virginia Hospital Center, a proud member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network and one of America’s 100 Top Hospitals for the third year in a row.

If you think joint replacement is only for the very old, think again. More and more people in their 40s and 50s are taking the plunge, unwilling to live with debilitating pain or give up the activities they love. The percentage of younger patients having hip or knee replacements has nearly doubled in the last decade.

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New Shirlington Pool Hall Looks to Open Next Week

By Heather Mongilio

Published October 7, 2015 at 1:45PM | Updated October 8, 2015 at 11:45AM

Billiards may return to Shirlington as a new pool hall looks to open next week.

Chester’s Billiards Bar & Grill is opening in the same building that housed pool hall Lucy’s ARL until 2013, said co-owner Derrick Fulghum, Sr.

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Arlington Pet of the Week: Yofi

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Published October 7, 2015 at 12:45PM

This week’s Pet of the Week is Yofi. This fluffy little goldendoodle loves living in Clarendon and playing with other dogs. And, of course, being Insta-famous.

Here’s what one of Yofi’s humans said about her.

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BREAKING: Police Arrest Serial Sexual Assault Suspect

By ARLnow.com

Published October 7, 2015 at 11:35AM

Arlington County Police have announced an arrest in a series of sexual assault cases that have had the community on edge since mid-summer.

Police say a 19-year-old Arlington man has been arrested and charged with two counts of attempted abduction in connection to at least three sexual assault cases. The man was arrested early this morning and has confessed to multiple attempted sexual assaults, according to police.

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Arlington K-9 Retires After 11 Years of Service

By ARLnow.com

Published October 7, 2015 at 10:30AM

Photo courtesy Arlington County Sheriff's Office

Varius, a 13-year-old black lab, is retiring from the Arlington County Sheriff’s Office tomorrow after 11 years of service as a narcotics-sniffing K-9 officer.

The dog “will remain in the care of Deputy Patrick Grubar, who has been his partner since teaming up at the U.S. Customs Service K-9 Training Academy in 2004,” the Sheriff’s Office said in a press release. “The duo shared in the Arlington County Crime Solvers 2013 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year award.”

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published October 7, 2015 at 9:30AM

County Gov’t Open on Columbus Day — Arlington County government offices will be open on Monday, Oct. 12. Courts, the Sheriff’s Office, the DMV and Arlington Public Schools, however, will be closed in observance of the Columbus Day holiday. [Arlington County]

Arlington Same-Sex Marriage Stats — Over the past year, same-sex marriages have accounted for 7.2 percent of all marriage licenses in Arlington County. [InsideNova]

Just Reduced Properties in Arlington

Published October 7, 2015 at 6:00AM

Each week, “Just Reduced” spotlights properties in Arlington that have been reduced in price over the previous week. The market summary is crafted by licensed broker (VA, MD and DC) Aaron Seekford. GET MORE out of your real estate purchase with Aaron by visiting www.MrArlington.com or calling 703-836-6116.

Where did the 80-degree temps go? In typical Northern Virginia fashion, it was 85 one week… and now it’s cooled down quite a bit.

Republican-Endorsed County Board Candidate ‘Concerned About Overdevelopment’

North Arlington Church to Honor Lives Lost to Gun Violence With T-Shirt Memorial

Shh, the Rosslyn Target Is Now Open

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Wellness Matters: What Happens When Younger Patients Need Joint Replacement?

New Shirlington Pool Hall Looks to Open Next Week

Arlington Pet of the Week: Yofi

BREAKING: Police Arrest Serial Sexual Assault Suspect

Arlington K-9 Retires After 11 Years of Service

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