Local Marine Died Attempting Rescue — “Alexia and Bart Collart braced for a hard visit. Marines came to their home in Arlington, Virginia, last week to brief them on what caused the Osprey crash in Australia last year that resulted in the death of their son and two other Marines. But they weren’t expecting to hear these words: Your son didn’t die in the crash… Collart ‘heroically reentered the burning cockpit of the aircraft in an attempt to rescue the trapped pilots,’ the official Marine Corps investigation into the crash found. ‘He perished during this effort.'” [CBS News]
From Tragedy to Wedding — “Spencer’s family met Waser for the first time at the funeral. This time it was Waser who put on dress blues to serve as a pallbearer and escort his best friend’s remains from Dover Air Force Base to Arlington National Cemetery. Spencer’s younger sister, Gwyneth Collart, felt instant chemistry. Her parents saw it too… Gwyneth Collart and Waser married July 6 in Arlington and held their reception at Top of the Town, a ballroom that has a terrace overlooking Arlington National Cemetery.” [Associated Press, YouTube]
County Fair Starts Today — “With free entertainment, family friendly attractions and food eating championships galore, the Arlington County Fair is returning next week. New this year at the fair — which opens on Wednesday, Aug. 14 and runs through Sunday, Aug. 18. — is an additional eating competition. A burrito eating contest hosted by Los Chamacos.” [ARLnow]
School Board Mulls Budget Changes — “School leaders are working sooner rather than later to address the possibility that the good times might stop rolling. School Board members and top school-system staff in July gathered in a retreat setting to take ‘a very strategic look’ at budgeting going forward, Superintendent Francisco Durán said at the Aug. 1 School Board meeting.” [Gazette Leader]
Weenie Beenie Anniversary — “A business in Arlington County, Virginia, may have the funny name of “Weenie Beenie,” but it has a serious reputation for cooking up wildly popular food. This year, the eatery is celebrating its 70th anniversary, having been around since 1954.” [WTOP]
VSP Steps Up I-66 Enforcement — “The Virginia State Police Culpeper and Fairfax Divisions will be conducting Operation DISS-rupt on all 76 miles of Interstate 66 in Virginia on August 16-17, 2024. The traffic enforcement and educational safety initiative focuses on Distracted driving, Impaired driving, Speed compliance and Seat belt safety.” [Press Release]
Local Home Sales Flat — “Both sales and average sales prices in Arlington’s single-family homes market in July were as flat as could be compared to a year before. The 78 sales of single-family properties represented no change from a year before. The average sales price of $1,413,294 was up less than $1,000 (.07%) from a year ago.” [Gazette Leader]
F.C. Asks for Special Election — “At its Monday, August 12, 2024, City Council meeting, the Council voted to petition the Arlington Circuit Court to allow a Special Election, concurrent with the General and Special Elections on November 5, 2024, to fill the vacancy after the resignation of former Council Member Caroline Lian.” [City of Falls Church]
It’s Wednesday — Expect sunny conditions with a high near 86 and a north wind of 5 to 8 mph. Wednesday night will be mostly clear, with a low around 66 and a light northwest wind. [NWS]
