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Morning Notes

Published March 4, 2014 at 9:15AM

Richmond Named Acting AED Director — Cynthia Richmond has been named the acting director of Arlington Economic Development following the untimely death of Terry Holzheimer. Holzheimer died of a sudden heart attack over the weekend. Richmond was serving as the deputy director of AED. Arlington County plans to begin a recruitment process to find a permanent director for AED soon. [Arlington County]

FBI Cracking Down on Corruption in N. Va. — The FBI has created a task force to investigate public corruption in Northern Virginia. Public corruption is the FBI’s “number one criminal investigative priority” at the moment and the agency has “cases in all categories in Northern Virginia.” [Loudoun Times]

Schools

Arlington Public Schools Closed Tuesday

By ARLnow.com

Published March 3, 2014 at 8:00PM | Updated March 4, 2014 at 8:49AM

Frigid temperatures have officials worried about a potential refreeze and hazardous road conditions following today’s snow storm.

It’s at least the 6th day off for Arlington students this school year. All meetings, extracurricular activities, events and adult education classes are also canceled.

Weather

Photos: March Snow Storm Blankets Arlington

By ARLnow.com

Published March 3, 2014 at 4:05PM

People walking in the snow in Arlington (file photo)

Sidewalks and roads in many parts of Arlington are still covered with snow Monday afternoon, even though the flakes stopped falling around 2:00 p.m. But that hasn’t stopped plenty of folks in Arlington from venturing outdoors to enjoy the winter wonderland.

Temperatures are expected to continue to plummet into the single digits tonight, so any snow left on roads and sidewalks could turn into a slippery, icy mess.

News

Snow Removal in Full Swing, Mardi Gras Parade Postponed

By ARLnow.com

Published March 3, 2014 at 2:55PM | Updated March 3, 2014 at 3:34PM

About 4-6 inches of snow fell in Arlington, barely meeting the low end of the National Weather Service’s forecast. But the snowfall still managed to cause plenty of problems around town.

The local Virginia State Police barracks reported a total of 111 crashes, 84 disabled vehicles and 372 calls for service as of 3:00 p.m. That’s on top of numerous accidents reported on local Arlington County streets.

News

County to Review Big Assessment Increases

By ARLnow.com

Published March 3, 2014 at 1:30PM

The county said Friday evening that it will take a look at “all commercial real property assessments with a 50% or greater increase from calendar year 2013.”

There are nearly 90 such properties, including Rien Tong restaurant (3131 Wilson Blvd), which saw its assessment increase 197 percent, and Spider Kelly’s (3171 Wilson Blvd), which saw its property valuation increase 83 percent.

Events

Arlington Snowball Fight Planned

By ARLnow.com

Published March 3, 2014 at 10:00AM

The snowball fight will be held at Quincy Park (1021 N. Quincy Street), near the Virginia Square Metro station, at 4:00 p.m. today. Organizers are billing it as “the most epic snowball fight in the history of Arlington” and are pledging to collect donations for the Frye Foundation.

So far, 11 people have RSVPed “yes” on the snowball fight’s Facebook page. That would be about half the size of the crowd that showed up at the Clarendon Metro station for a snowball fight on Feb. 6, 2010 — the snow storm also known as “Snowmageddon.”

Weather

Arlington Buckles Down as Snow Storm Ramps Up

By ARLnow.com

Published March 3, 2014 at 8:20AM | Updated March 3, 2014 at 10:21AM

The temperature had dropped from 34 degrees to 19 degrees from midnight to 8:00 a.m. in Arlington, according to ABC7 meteorologist Ryan Miller. Light, fluffy snow is falling in sheets, blown by 20-30 mile per hour wind gusts.

Forecasters are calling for 6-10 inches of snow to fall by the time the storm tapers off tonight.

Schools

Arlington Schools, Gov’t Closed Monday

By ARLnow.com

Published March 2, 2014 at 8:35PM | Updated March 2, 2014 at 9:40PM

It’s at least the fifth time Arlington Public Schools have closed due to snow this school year.

“Essential personnel are to report to work as scheduled,” said APS spokeswoman Jennifer Harris. “Extracurricular activities, interscholastic contests, team practices, field trips, adult and community education classes, and programs in schools and on school grounds are canceled.”

Weather

Winter Storm Watch Upgraded to Warning

By ARLnow.com

Published March 2, 2014 at 12:30PM | Updated March 2, 2014 at 6:58PM

Update at 6:55 p.m. — The Office of Personnel Management has announced that federal offices will be closed Monday.

The National Weather Service has upgraded its previous Winter Storm Watch for Arlington and the D.C. region to a Winter Storm Warning.

News

AED Director Terry Holzheimer Dies of Heart Attack

By ARLnow.com

Published March 2, 2014 at 5:00AM

Holzheimer, who turned 66 last month, died of a heart attack. A McLean resident, Holzheimer has served as Arlington’s top economic development official since 2005.

Arlington County issued the following press release about Holzheimer’s untimely passing.

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: The Real Case for APS Funding

By ARLnow.com

Published March 1, 2014 at 3:00PM

The following letter to the editor was submitted by former School Board member Ed Fendley.

Peter Rousselot is right to argue for increased school funding, but wrong to claim that there is a systematic bias against local funding for Arlington Public Schools.

Weather

NWS Warns of Monday Snow Storm

By ARLnow.com

Published March 1, 2014 at 2:00PM

Photo courtesy Robert Lauderdale

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Arlington and the rest of the D.C. region.

Forecasters say the region could get 5+ inches of snow Sunday night into Monday.