Around Town

ARLnow Daily Debrief for May 1, 2024

By ARLnow.com

Good Wednesday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.

🕗 News recap

The following articles were published earlier today — May 1, 2024.

📅 Upcoming events

Here is what’s going on Thursday in Arlington, from our event calendar.

☀️ Thursday’s forecast

Expect sunshine and a high of 91 degrees during the day, accompanied by a light west wind blowing at 3 to 7 mph. The evening will bring partly cloudy skies and a low of about 64 degrees, with calm winds shifting to come from the northeast at approximately 6 mph after midnight. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”
– Dalai Lama

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.

Thanks for reading! Feel free to discuss the day’s happenings in the comments.

Schools

Stronger protections needed, PTA group says after extended day worker’s child porn arrest

By Daniel Egitto
Abingdon Elementary School (photo via Google Maps)

A parents association is calling for stronger guardrails in programs involving children following an extended day worker’s arrest for allegedly showing porn to kids.

The Arlington County Council of PTAs (CCPTA) said Arlington Public Schools should double down on systems of accountability after the 18-year-old suspect, who worked in an after-school program at Abingdon Elementary School in Fairlington, was arrested on charges of assault and battery and possession of child pornography.

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Around Town

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By ARLnow.com
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Announcement

Memorial Service for Cecilia Cassidy in Arlington

By Tara Cassidy

A memorial mass and celebration of life for Cecilia Cassidy will be held for family, friends and colleagues on Friday, May 3, 2024 in Arlington, VA.

11:00am – 12:00pm Memorial Mass. Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church. 2700 19th St S, Arlington, VA 22204-5262. 703 979 5580

12:30pm – 1:00pm. Inurnment Graveside service. Columbia Gardens Cemetery. 3411 Arlington Boulevard • Arlington, VA 22201
Phone: 703.527.1235

1:00pm – 3:00pm. Catered Reception. Light finger foods. Columbia Gardens Cemetery event center. 3411 Arlington Boulevard • Arlington, VA 22201. Phone: 703.527.1235

Please RSVP to [email protected]. Subject line: RSVP Cecilia Cassidy Memorial Service. Let me know if you will be coming to part of, or all of the events on May 3.

You can send flowers or if you’d prefer, mom asked that donations be made in her name to the following organizations:

Affordable Homes & Communities (AHC) (formerly the Arlington Housing Corporation) https://www.ahcinc.org/our-housing/ Please call or email the office and ask for Angela Deuppen, Donor Relations Coordinator

Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH) https://www.apah.org/ Please go to the “contact us” page to email or call the office.

The Writer’s Center https://writer.org/ Please call or email.

Wroxton College (semester abroad program with Farleigh Dickinson University) Call the US office https://www.fdu.edu/campuses/wroxton-college/

Events

Alpacas to spice up happy hour outside HQ2

By ARLnow.com
Peruvian Brothers co-owner Giuseppe Lanzone with alpacas (Photo courtesy of Peruvian Brothers)

Amazon’s blowout Q1 earnings are not the only cause for celebration at HQ2.

The Pentagon City office complex will also get some special outdoor guests, starting this week: live alpacas. The South American camelid mammals will be outside of Peruvian Brothers (1450 S. Eads Street) from 4-6 p.m. Friday for the restaurant’s first Alpaca Happy Hour.

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Sponsored

Biz Talk: Arlington hosts female founder speaker series focused on venture capital

By Sponsor

This article is sponsored by Arlington Economic Development’s Business Investment Group.

According to Crunchbase, since 2018, Arlington-based companies have generated approximately 200 venture capital and merger and acquisition deals totaling over $15.7 billion.

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News

Man injured in scooter crash near Westover

By ARLnow.com
Passersby helping a man after a scooter crash on Washington Blvd

A man has been hospitalized after crashing while riding a scooter this morning.

The crash happened around 10:30 a.m. on Washington Blvd at 19th Road N., near Westover. There was reportedly no vehicle involved — the man fell off the scooter while riding. It happened near an uneven section of road that is apparently being repaved.

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Schools

School Board candidates release intro videos as Democratic endorsement caucus voting kicks off

By Daniel Egitto

With the Arlington School Board caucus now underway, several Democratic candidates have released introduction videos.

Local Democrats have until May 11 to vote in this year’s caucus, determining which of the four candidates currently running for School Board will receive the party’s endorsement for two open seats.

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Events

UPDATED: Crystal City garage cycling races postponed

By Savannah Taffe
Cyclists compete during the Beginner race of the Crosshairs Garage Races in Crystal City (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)

A cycling competition set to take place in a Crystal City parking garage next weekend has been postponed, likely until 2025.

“Unfortunately, the 2024 Garage Racing National Championships has been postponed for this year,” participants were told today, after ARLnow’s article about the races published. “Please stay connected with CXHAIRS for future bike events in the DMV, and follow National Landing for more events throughout the year.”

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Announcement

Potomac Harmony Hits on All the High Notes!

By Awards & Accolades Abound During 5-State Contest Weekend

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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