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ARLnow Profile: Top Shelf Design

Published August 24, 2015 at 5:00AM | Updated August 24, 2015 at 9:17AM

When people think of graphic design, they might picture a single person in their basement designing printouts and posters, banners and brochures. But at Top Shelf Design (TSD) in Rosslyn, you’re more likely to see a team of designers and developers sitting at their computers, bouncing ideas off of each other and thinking of solutions to their client’s design problems.

This scene has changed in the past 11 years since the business opened its doors because the company does 70 percent web development work instead of 40 percent, as they did five years ago. Design in 2015 is about staying current and going mobile, says Gregg Hurson, lead developer at TSD.

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Man Jailed for Stabbing Brother in Courthouse

By ARLnow.com

Published August 21, 2015 at 1:30PM

Arlington police car outside police headquarters (file photo)

The incident happened around 3:45 p.m. Thursday, on the 2200 block of Fairfax Drive.

According to police, the man entered his brother’s bedroom while he was sleeping, locked the door and then pressed the knife against him while making threatening remarks. The brother then tried to defend himself and was stabbed three times, said Arlington County Police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck.

Open Houses in Arlington This Weekend

Published August 21, 2015 at 12:30PM

The Arlington real estate market continues on its steady march skyward, but there are still some killer deals to be found in this week’s open house listings. And, for the high-end home shopper, you’ll have plenty of options as well.

As always, see our real estate section for a full listing of open houses. Here are a few highlights:

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published August 21, 2015 at 9:45AM

Motorcycle Ride Arrives This Afternoon — The annual America’s 9/11 Ride will arrive in Arlington around 3 p.m. today. The ride is escorted by police and features hundreds of motorcyclists. The bikers are arriving at the DoubleTree Crystal City hotel and touring the Pentagon this afternoon, before departing for New York City at 7 a.m. tomorrow.

Arlington > D.C. in Home Prices — The median home sale price in Arlington is now more than $100,000 higher than in the District of Columbia. A year ago, the median sale price in Arlington was $490,500, compared to $499,900 in D.C. [Washington Business Journal]

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Man Charged With Masturbating Outside Daycare

By ARLnow.com

Published August 20, 2015 at 10:00AM

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The incident happened around 7 a.m. on the 1900 block of N. Uhle Street, which is about five blocks from the Courthouse Metro station.

“At approximately 7:00 a.m. a male subject was seen masturbating in front of a daycare,” according to this week’s Arlington County crime report. “Felipe Jones Degado, 45, of no fixed address, was arrested and charged with public masturbation. He is being held without bond.”

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published August 20, 2015 at 9:00AM

Flash Flood Watch Tonight — Arlington and much of the D.C. area is under a Flash Flood Watch tonight. The watch runs from 4 p.m. to midnight. Forecasters say storms with very heavy rain will pass through the region and may produce flash flooding. [Twitter]

Regional Home Prices Flat — The Washington region saw no year-over-year growth in the median sales price of single family homes in the second quarter of 2015. That comes at a time when 93 percent of metropolitan areas reported increases in median home sales prices. [InsideNova]

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Three Arrested, One Tased After ACPD Spots Carjacked Vehicle in Pentagon City

By ARLnow.com

Published August 19, 2015 at 11:30AM

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Three men were arrested last night after Arlington County Police spotted a stolen car in the Pentagon City area.

An officer located the vehicle, which had been stolen in a “strong arm carjacking” in Maryland, on 12th Street S., near Penatgon City mall. A few minutes earlier, around 7:30 p.m., a police license reader had spotted the car on nearby Route 1.

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Firefighters Rescue Cat from Ballston High Rise

By ARLnow.com

Published August 19, 2015 at 10:10AM | Updated August 19, 2015 at 4:12PM

A cat was rescued from a high ledge in Ballston this morning.

The rescue took place around 9 a.m., several stories high at the Avalon Ballston Square Apartments (850 N. Randolph Street), after the cat had walked down a ledge from an apartment balcony and its owner was unable to reach it, according to Arlington County Fire Department spokesman Lt. Brian Edwards.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published August 19, 2015 at 9:25AM | Updated August 19, 2015 at 9:53AM

Arlington Native Murdered in California — Christopher Wrenn, an Arlington native, was shot to death in a San Jose, California office park last week. The motive for the shooting remains a mystery, but two of the three suspects have since been shot and killed by police. Wrenn, a Washington-Lee High School graduate and Marine Corps veteran, was noted for having a big personality and always having a story to tell — like how he was baby-sat by actress Sandra Bullock as a kid. [San Jose Mercury News, San Francisco Chronicle, CBS Bay Area]

Arlington Little League Memories — The local little league used to keep statistics on each player, and “Our Man in Arlington” columnist Charlie Clark recently dug up some of those records. Among the batting averages of some notable Arlingtonians are .172 for CNBC managing editor and anchor Tyler Mathisen, .212 for Italian Store owner Bobby Tramonte and .290 for Clark himself. [Falls Church News-Press]

Your Customers Are Returning From Summer Vacations… Reach Them on ARLnow

Published August 18, 2015 at 5:30PM | Updated June 21, 2018 at 4:51PM

Will your business have its message in right smack in front of these customers as we enter the busy fall season?

If not, now is a perfect time to book your advertising campaign with ARLnow.com.

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Columbia Pike Resident Surprised to Get $1,537.13 Uber Bill

By ARLnow.com

Published August 18, 2015 at 2:15PM

Jenny Partington says she was trying to call an Uber ride Friday night, but the app told her she couldn’t because she was “still on a trip.” The last time she had taken an Uber was the previous Saturday, Aug. 8, when she visited her friend. Partington canceled the trip, then was shocked when a four-figure bill arrived via email.

Partington was charged $1,537.13 for the ride — which was debited from her checking account because she pays for rides via Paypal.

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