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Morning Notes

A slow and gloomy day at the Christmas tree stand on Langston Blvd. at N. Harrison Street (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Longtime Dry Cleaner Closing — “Pentagon Row Cleaners are closing their doors permanently on December 31st after 20+ years in business.” [Twitter]

Garvey Wins Regional Gov’t Award — “At its Annual Membership Meeting and Awards Luncheon today, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) presented its three highest honors to area public and private sector leaders. Arlington County Board Member Libby Garvey, Northern Virginia Transportation Authority CEO Monica Backmon, and the Amazon Housing Equity Fund, represented by Director Catherine Buell, were each recognized for their service and contributions to the region.” [MWCOG]

Hit and Run Caught on Camera — From Dave Statter: “#caughtoncamera: Hit & run at Exit 8C. At 8:37 am, driver holds up Boundary Channel ramp, makes the move, sends another vehicle flying across I-395S & then drives off onto Rt. 1S.” [Twitter]

No Ice Yet — “Still just plain rain across Arlington, with temperatures bottoming out around 33. The county is opening on time.” [Twitter]

It’s Thursday — Rain throughout the day. High of 47 and low of 33. Sunrise at 7:21 am and sunset at 4:49 pm. [Weather.gov]