Primary Voting Today — “Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. as five candidates — James DeVita, Julie Farnam, Natalie Roy, Tenley Peterson and JD Spain — compete for the one open seat on the Arlington County Board.” [ARLnow]
AFAC Milestone — “The Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) recently hit a dubious milestone: The food pantry has now served… 2 million families in its 35-year history.” [Arlington Magazine]
Liberty May Stay Put — “The Arlington sojourn of ‘Reclining Liberty‘ appears ready to be extended. Members of the county government’s Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board (HALRB) are being asked to approve lengthening, from this July to September 2025, the end date for removal of the artwork by Zaq Landsberg that currently rests on the front lawn of the Arlington Museum of Contemporary Art.” [Gazette Leader]
Arlington Company Acquired — “Another D.C.-area cybersecurity firm has been acquired by a private-equity backed competitor. Clango, an Arlington company founded in 1993, has been merged into MajorKey Technologies, a Chicago-based portfolio company of Fulton, Maryland, private equity firm The Acacia Group.” [Washington Business Journal]
Local Grad’s Journey — “Stepping inside with limited or even no knowledge of English might prove torturous for those deposited at the front door of larger high schools. But for Heydi Flores, stepping inside Arlington Community High School was the start of something special.” [Gazette Leader]
Beyer Bill for Voter Pre-Registration — “It has been the law in Virginia for the past two years. And now, a local member of Virginia’s congressional delegation wants to make voting pre-registration for those 16 and 17 years old the law of the land. U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-8th) has introduced legislation to do just that.” [Gazette Leader]
MoCo’s Sustainable Transit Plan — “A Maryland county just north of Washington, D.C., is embarking on an ambitious effort to provide clean, sustainable public transit — even to the point of installing a microgrid for its own electricity and hydrogen fuel production.” [Axios]
It’s Tuesday — Expect sunny skies today and a high around 93 degrees with south winds at 8 to 10 mph. Tuesday night will be partly cloudy, with lows near 68 and south winds ranging from 7 to 11 mph. Tomorrow, Juneteenth, will be mostly sunny, reaching a high near 91 degrees with southeast winds at 6 to 8 mph. [NWS]
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