Good Tuesday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
The following articles were published earlier today — Apr 30, 2024.
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The former board president of an elite youth swim program has been sentenced after pleading guilty to child sex exploitation charges in January.
Arlington resident Mark Black, who previously helped to lead the Olympian-producing Arlington Aquatic Club, was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
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County government requests for extensive documentation in a Missing Middle lawsuit have expanded to include an outspoken critic who’s helping to fund the suit.
Attorneys representing Arlington County contacted Dan Creedon, one of the founders of the anti-Missing Middle group Neighbors for Neighborhoods (NfN), with a broad subpoena last week. The request includes:
Potomac Harmony is Back! Following a gap year of competing, then virtual rehearsals during the pandemic, followed by the well-earned retirement of our long-term director, a year of a director search, Potomac Harmony hit the regional contest stage in Concord, North Carolina in March for the first time since 2018! It was exhilarating, reaffirming, and rewarding!
The chorus hit all of its goals, the biggest of which was to have fun and sing our best on contest stage — we did both! Because we earned a score over 400 points, our new Director, Allison Lynskey, was awarded the Novice Director award, photo above. Additionally, one of our charter members, Jackie Bottash, was nominated for and honored with the Leadership Excellence award. It was a celebratory weekend!
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A man with a history of peeping into homes allegedly did it again — twice.
Police say Herbert Otey, 60, was seen peering into a woman’s home along the 2000 block of Columbia Pike last night. He was arrested and also charged with a peeping incident from earlier in the day.
We invite you to join us for an extraordinary evening of music at our Season Finale, “Concerto Celebration”! Enjoy several masterworks as NCE performs two famous concertos in an intimate chamber music setting, opening with a delightful work by Chevalier de Saint-Georges’, affectionately dubbed the Black Mozart. The program also showcases Mendelssohn’s celebrated Violin Concerto in E Minor, featuring the artistry of our artistic director, Leonid Sushansky.
“Astonishing . . . extraordinarily gifted.”
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It’s the end of an era in Crystal City.
The neighborhood, which has seen significant new development since Amazon’s HQ2 decision, is losing one of the most memorable vestiges of its time as a drab hub of military and government offices.
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Firefighters from Arlington County and surrounding communities are on scene of a fire in a Crystal City apartment building.
The fire broke out shortly before 1 p.m. on the 6th floor of the Crystal Flats building at 505 18th Street S. Initial reports suggest that a kitchen appliance somehow caught on fire inside one of the units.
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Question: How does the new construction market compare to the market for resales of recently built homes?
The new 28-story apartment building at The Key development in Rosslyn is complete and seeking new tenants.
Sophie Mao, a spokesperson for the Virginia-based developer Dittmar Company, confirmed that the 514-unit residential building, known as Rosslyn Towers, officially opened this past Saturday, April 27.
More county funding for reviewing claims of innocence and coordinating restorative justice was included in Arlington’s new budget.
The county payroll will now include permanent spots for a conviction integrity attorney and a Director of Restorative Justice and Diversion, the office of Arlington’s top prosecutor announced in a Friday press release.
Please join NAACP Arlington Branch for our Arlington County Board Candidate Forum. Hear directly from candidates running for the Arlington County Board in the June Primary on how they will prioritize issues affecting Black and other people of color in Arlington if they are elected.
This structured and moderated event will help inform community members where the Arlington County Board candidates stand on issues such as criminal justice, housing, education, economic development, and community engagement.