More Construction for Crystal City — “JBG Smith Properties continues to say it anticipates getting nearly 10 million square feet of new development, mostly in National Landing… ‘shovel-ready’ by 2025. Matt Kelly, the Bethesda-based developer’s CEO, said in his July 30 second quarter letter to shareholders the company ‘expect[s]’ to get 18 assets ready to go for new development by the end of next year.” [Washington Business Journal]
Clarendon Barnes & Noble Robbery — “A witness notified a store employee that two suspects were stealing merchandise. A second employee located the suspects in the store who then began to yell at the employee before one suspect attempted to strike the employee. The employee then left the area to call police during which the suspects collected merchandise and exited the business without payment.” [ACPD]
APS Phone Policy Emerging — “Under the draft proposal, which will be aired at the Aug. 5 meeting of the School Board’s policy subcommittee: Elementary- and middle-school students would be required to have personal devices put away for the duration of the school day. High-school students would be required to have the devices out of reach during instructional periods but could access them at other times.” [Gazette Leader]
Grant for New Rosslyn Eatery — “A nonprofit supporting women-owned food businesses has handed out $5,000 grants to 10 food startups from the D.C. and Baltimore region, including makers of French macarons, beignets, Mexican-style popsicles, dumplings and more… Kam and 46, a Hawaii and Filipino food pop-up, recently opened shop in Rosslyn food hall Upside on Moore.” [Washington Business Journal]
Skepticism Over ‘Fittest’ Status — “I absolutely refuse to believe Arlington and D.C. are the top two healthiest cities in America. I lived in Arlington for around four years and I’ve lived in D.C. for nearly six. I’ve never seen any area of the country with unhealthier habits than the Washington, D.C. metro area. D.C. has the highest percentage of heavy drinkers in the entire country, according to data from the CDC. While the CDC doesn’t specify Arlington’s binge-drinking rates, I’m sure it’s nearly as bad.” [Outkick]
Trump Proposal’s Local Impact — From state Sen. Scott Surovell: “Has anyone noticed that Trump’s platform promises to move 100,000 [federal] workers out of the DMV (so does Project 2025)?” [Twitter, WAMU, WUSA 9]
GOP Questions Climate Spending — From the Arlington GOP, in response to Arlington naming a new top climate official to steer the county toward achieving carbon neutrality by 2050: “Your tax dollars at ̶w̶o̶r̶k̶ waste.” [Twitter]
Kaine Co-Sponsors Child Care Bill — “Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) are unveiling two bipartisan bills Wednesday aimed at making child care more affordable through beefed up tax credits and grants for child care providers.” [Axios]
Local Man Convicted in Federal Case — “A 34-year-old [Arlington] man was convicted Wednesday of illegally accessing the private medical data of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 2019 but acquitted of posting the information to an online message board where conspiracists falsely claimed Democratic politicians were covering up her death.” [Washington Post, Dept. of Justice]
It’s Thursday — Showers and thunderstorms are possible after 5pm, with a mostly sunny and hot day reaching a high of 97°F and heat index values up to 104°F. Winds will be light and variable, turning west around 5 mph in the afternoon. On Thursday night, expect a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly before 8pm, mostly cloudy conditions, a low around 77°F, and a 30% chance of precipitation. [NWS]
