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.
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.
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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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.
A man was seriously injured when two acquaintances tried to rob him of jewelry early Sunday morning, police say.
The incident happened early Sunday morning in the Arlington Mill neighborhood. The man was hospitalized and two suspects — who share the same last name — were later arrested.
Rosslyn Apartment Tower for Sale — “JBG Smith Properties is selling its Central Place luxury apartment tower in Rosslyn, the latest example of its departure from assets outside National Landing, where it’s been consolidating for years. Initial offers on the 31-story building, comprising 377 all market-rate units at 1800 N. Lynn St., are due May 9… For a rough comparison, a few blocks to the east, Atlanta-based Cortland in 2022 bought the 453-unit Evo apartment building for about $335 million.” [Washington Business Journal]
School Board Candidates Weigh In — “The four contenders for the Democratic endorsement for two open Arlington School Board seats made their pitches April 24 at a forum sponsored by the Arlington County Civic Federation. The event engendered the expected litany of complaints from the candidates about state education funding, plus some calls to change how the county government funds its share of school costs.” [Gazette Leader]
Chase Caught on Camera — From Dave Statter: “A chase on I-395N passing the Pentagon. [Virginia State Police] spiked the car twice using stop sticks. You will see it losing one tire on the 14th Street Bridge just before the end of the video. The car kept going on the rim and got away in DC. This was [Sunday] around 7:15 p.m.” [Twitter]
New Local History Website — “A new initiative aims to put some local history at the public’s fingertips. ‘Arlington County has a rich and diverse history – however, finding it can be a challenge,’ said Peter Vaselopulos, project manager for the new Arlington Historical initiative (found online at www.arlingtonhistorical.com). Funded by a grant from the Arlington County government, the site presents articles researched and written by local historians, community members and history-focused organizations.” [Gazette Leader]
Historic Photo Exhibition — “A reception for the new exhibition “Black in the Day: Photographs of Historic Arlington” by Lloyd Wolf with John Robinson will be held on Sunday, May 5 from 1 to 6 p.m. at FOHTA Gallery, 2206 South Monroe St. in Arlington.” [Gazette Leader]
First Responder Training Event — “The 28th Annual Rescue Challenge is being in Northern Virginia, May 6-9, 2024. Twelve teams from across Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, and the U.S. military will participate in this four-day, scenario-based training event.” [Arlington County]
No Local Cicada Invasion — “You may have heard of a rare huge crop of cicadas coming out in the U.S. this year, but a local entomologist says that in Northern Virginia it’ll be business as usual.” [Northern Virginia Magazine]
It’s Tuesday — Mostly sunny skies with a high of 87°F and light southwest winds at 8 to 10 mph can be expected this afternoon with a 20% chance of showers after 2pm. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with a low near 65°F. There is a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, showers between 11pm and 2am, followed by another slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Winds will be southwest at 5 to 9 mph. [NWS]
Flickr pool photo by Jason Gooljar
Good Monday 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 29, 2024.
Bike to Work Day 2024 is Friday, May 17! Hop on a bike and join the fun, whether you’re working at home or commuting to your workplace!
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