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Woman Fends Off Attacker Near Lyon Village Park

Published August 10, 2015 at 1:55PM

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The attack occurred around 2:45 a.m., on the 1900 block of N. Highland Street. Police say the victim was walking home from the bars in Clarendon when a man approached her from behind, put a pillow case over her head and threw her to the ground.

The woman kicked the attacker several times and was able to scream “help,” prompting him to grab the pillow case and run off.

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County Fair Closes Early Friday After Fights Break Out

By ARLnow.com

Published August 10, 2015 at 11:35AM

Officers assigned to provide security at the fair called for backup around 10:15 p.m. Friday after several fights involving groups of teenagers broke out.

Police arrived, detained several teens and made the decision to shut it down before the 11 p.m. closing time.

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Morning Poll: What Do You Think of Our New Mobile Experience?

By ARLnow.com

Published August 10, 2015 at 10:30AM

This responsive website design allows mobile users to easily read our articles without having to zoom in and out. It also reduces mobile load times for readers.

While we kept key features on mobile, like our swipe-able photo galleries and Disqus comments section, mobile users may find it a bit more difficult to navigate to some of our pages — like our event calendar or real estate listings — which are now accessible via a mobile menu (button, top right).

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published August 10, 2015 at 9:20AM

Little Change to Office Vacancy Rate — There was little change to Arlington’s high office vacancy rate in the second quarter of 2015, compared to one year prior. On a neighborhood level, the vacancy rate was up significantly in the Clarendon and Courthouse area but down in Virginia Square. [InsideNova]

Metro Offers Credits for Friday Mess — Metro is issuing a SmarTrip credit to riders who travelled on the Blue, Orange or Silver lines between 5 a.m. and 7 p.m. The credit is being issued automatically, as an apology for major delays caused by a track power issue near the East Falls Church station, among other Metro snafus last week. [WMATA]

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Open Houses in Arlington This Weekend

By ARLnow.com

Published August 7, 2015 at 12:45PM

This weekend ought to be a good one, what with the rides, games and sweets at the Arlington County Fair. Of course, you have to take a break from the fun at some point, and continue the search for a new home. This weekend’s selections won’t disappoint — there are a lot of sweet places, big and small, to choose from.

For the full listing of open houses, check out our real estate section. For now, here are a few highlights:

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published August 7, 2015 at 10:35AM

Kitchen Fire at Zaika — A kitchen fire closed Zaika restaurant at Market Common Clarendon last night. Firefighters had to ventilate smoke from the Indian restaurant after quickly extinguishing the small blaze. [Twitter]

Nude Glebe Road Runner Identified — Police say the man arrested for running naked along Glebe Road while screaming at passing cars is Timothy Lowe. Lowe was previously arrested for doing pushups in the buff, in the middle of a street in the Nauck neighborhood. He also spoke out against alleged police harassment at a community forum last year. Police found a “large quantity of crack” after Lowe was arrested yesterday, said Arlington County Police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck.

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Kevin Hart Ran Through Arlington This Morning

By ARLnow.com

Published August 7, 2015 at 9:00AM

The funnyman is in town as part of his “What Now” standup tour, which is at Verizon Center for a second performance tonight.

Hart organized the 5K with sponsor Nike and quickly gathered about 1,500 participants, who began running just past 7:30 a.m.

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Naked Man Arrested on S. Glebe Road

By ARLnow.com

Published August 6, 2015 at 11:15AM

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The incident happened around 10:30 a.m., on Glebe near 20th Street S.

Police say they initially received several calls for a man in his 20s or early 30s jumping on the hoods of cars in the area. Then, they received the first report of a naked man in the middle of S. Glebe Road yelling at passing cars.

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Man With Confederate Flag Spotted Marching Down Lee Highway

By ARLnow.com

Published August 6, 2015 at 9:45AM

A man holding a Confederate flag was spotted marching down Lee Highway near East Falls Church this morning.

The above photo was taken near N. Sycamore Street around 8:00 a.m. A reader said the man was walking very deliberately down the street, with a Confederate flag that had the Gadsden flag’s “Don’t Tread On Me” snake in the middle.

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Poll: How Bad Was Your D.C. Commute This Morning?

By ARLnow.com

Published August 6, 2015 at 8:30AM | Updated August 6, 2015 at 9:38AM

If you were commuting from Arlington to D.C. today, or vice versa, chances seem pretty good that your commute was awful.

Major delays were reported on Metro’s Orange, Blue and Silver lines, after service was suspended through much of downtown D.C. due to a derailed non-passenger train.

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