Morning Notes

Park Booze Expansion Approved — “Arlington County Board members on Jan. 21 added two additional local parks – Penrose Square and Long Bridge Park – to those where alcohol can be sold and consumed during special events. Such temporary sales already had been allowed for events at Fort C.F. Smith Park, Gateway Park and Clarendon Central Park, if approved by a county-government committee that oversees the issuance of special-event permits.” [Sun Gazette]

Court Security Stops Man With Gun — “The Arlington County Sheriff’s Office stopped an individual from entering the courthouse with a fully loaded, concealed Smith & Wesson .45-caliber semi-automatic pistol on Jan. 17. The individual reported to the Arlington County Courthouse for a court hearing in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations court, when deputies spotted the gun in the checkpoint X-ray machine. The handgun was loaded with seven bullets and located in the individual’s bag.” [ACSO]

Rosslyn Office Building Sold at Discount — From Bisnow’s Ethan Rothstein: “A big haircut for a very sophisticated player on a Class-A building… This building, at 1776 Wilson Blvd., sold for $90M when it was 90% leased in 2014. It’s now 82% leased and sold for less than $60M.” [Twitter, Bisnow]

New Kids Playspace at DCA — “At Reagan National Airport… a new children’s playspace will pique pre-flight imagination. National Children’s Museum — a learn-through-play institution in downtown Washington, D.C., that sparks curiosity through science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) exhibits and programs — has partnered with the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) and The Boeing Company to open Curiosity Runway, a children’s playspace inside of Reagan National Airport.” [MWAA]

It’s Thursday — Partly cloudy but breezy throughout the day. High of 51 and low of 37. Sunrise at 7:21 am and sunset at 5:24 pm. [Weather.gov]

Flickr pool photo by Kevin Wolf