Beyer’s Challengers, Party Changes — Four Democrats are challenging Rep. Don Beyer (D-Arlington) in Tuesday’s primary. “If the challengers can even come close to knocking Beyer off… this will still send a message about how the party is shifting,” Virginia Commonwealth University professor Alex Keena said. [Virginia Mercury]
AvalonBay to Become Vivmark — “Two months after announcing their blockbuster merger, real estate investment trust giants AvalonBay Communities Inc. and Equity Residential have unveiled the new name for the combined company: Vivmark Residential.” The $71 billion firm will have dual headquarters in Arlington and Chicago. [WBJ]
Lawmakers Press on Golf Plans — “We write with strong objections to your rushed ‘redevelopment’ of East Potomac Park,” Beyer and 46 colleagues wrote to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, seeking answers by Aug. 14 on the project’s cost and the fate of its cherry trees and bike trails. [Axios, Press Release]
Former Falls Church Councilman Dies — Samuel Albert Mabry, 84, died July 4. First elected to City Council in 1996 and later vice mayor, he “spearheaded efforts at limiting growth in Falls Church during the period of its most significant economic progress,” including a failed 2006 referendum. [Falls Church News-Press]
Disability Services Gap Persists — “When people with certain disabilities graduate or reach age 22, they face a ‘services cliff,’ as they lose school support but do not automatically transfer to adult services.” Virginia’s Medicaid waiver waiting list has dropped from about 15,500 to 14,300. [Virginia Mercury]
It’s Friday — Expect sunny skies today with a high near 90 and a light northwest wind around 5 mph. Skies turn mostly cloudy overnight with a low around 71. [NWS]
New Legal Notice — An 80-foot monopole communication tower is proposed on a military base. [Public Notices]
New Legal Notice — Divorce order of publication; respondent must appear by 9/11/2026. [Public Notices]
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