Gas Odor Empties Swanson — ACFD responded to a reported gas leak at Swanson Middle School yesterday morning. “Students and staff were evacuated as a precaution while the situation was assessed,” APS told ARLnow. The building was cleared and the school day continued as normal. [ARLnow/X]
Streets Aren’t Loading Docks — The North Rosslyn Civic Association is pushing the county to require new residential and mixed-use buildings to handle rideshares, deliveries and moving trucks on site. “Stop treating public streets as loading docks,” the association told the county, according to columnist Bill Fogarty. [Falls Church News-Press]
Virginia Village Partner Picked — Falls Church City Council members on Tuesday night selected Urban Atlantic from among three applicants seeking to partner with the city on the Virginia Village affordable-housing project. Its proposal had been supported by a working group of city staff and advisory-commission. — Scott McCaffrey
Crash Families Press Congress — Relatives of the 67 people killed in last year’s midair collision near Reagan National urged Congress on Tuesday to pass stalled aviation safety reforms. “We can’t spend another moment looking them in the eye and doing nothing,” NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said. [Associated Press]
Concerts on Roosevelt Island? — Kennedy Center board member Paolo Zampolli, a Trump ally, wants to add a marina and connect the center to Roosevelt Island, which he would make a “concert hub.” The ideas aren’t part of the renovation plan the board weighed before voting to close the venue. [Axios]
Sea Wall Complicates Golf Plan — Rebuilding the failing sea wall around East Potomac Park could add hundreds of millions of dollars to the cost of President Donald Trump’s golf course project and push completion years out. The Park Service opened procurement for the work last month. [Washington Post]
Dominion Merger Offer Sweetened — Dominion Energy and Florida-based NextEra have revised their pitch to Virginia customers in the $67 billion merger, stretching a $10 monthly bill credit from two years to four while dropping a credit for data centers. State regulators have until mid-January to decide. [NBC 4]
It’s Wednesday — Sunny and warmer today, with a high near 86 and a light south wind of 2–6 mph. Mostly clear tonight with a low around 67. [NWS]
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