Italian Air Force Flyover — From Hillary Howard: “The Italian Airforce streaks the sky over DC + Arlington with its colors. The show finished as the jets turned near the @USairforce Memorial.” [Twitter, Twitter]
Pushback on Towing Changes — “Proposed changes to the Arlington government’s ordinance on private-property towing, giving more power to staff and the county manager to suspend and potentially revoke operating licenses for towing companies, seems to be running into headwinds.” [Gazette Leader]
Frustration Over Ongoing Pike Project — “A major road project in Arlington has picked up in intensity and has a lot of people asking when it’s going to be finished. Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss reports the Columbia Pike Forward project has narrowed roads and closed sidewalks for quite a while.” [NBC 4]
Pile-Driving for Cemetery Project — “That thump-thump-thump you may be hearing in the vicinity of Arlington National Cemetery is expected to continue until later in the month. Crews have begun a pile-driving initiative at the southern area of the cemetery’s expansion zone, located at the eastern end of Columbia Pike.” [Gazette Leader]
Arlington Actor at DNC — From Del. Alfonso Lopez: “Fun encounter at the @DemConvention – Iain Armitage from ‘Young Sheldon’ (who lives in Arlington, Virginia!!) joined the Virginia Delegation last night. We sat together for the speeches from Michelle Obama and President Obama. Incredibly nice young man.” [Twitter]
Special DCA College Football Flights — “United Airlines will be offering special nonstop flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to see some of the biggest football games this college season.
This means University of Virginia fans can travel directly to South Bend, Indiana to see the Hoos take on the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame.” [Patch]
More Diving Honors for WGCC — “Add yet another league championship to the long list, making the total now 26 straight Country Club Swimming and Diving Association titles won by the Washington Golf & Country Club summer dive squad. All have come under head coach Amy Kress, who has led the team for 29 seasons.” [Gazette Leader]
It’s Thursday — Expect abundant sunshine and a high around 79°F with a northwest wind at 5 mph. Thursday night will be mostly clear, reaching a low of approximately 58°F with calm winds. [NWS]
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