Author: ARLnow.com

Man Breaks Into Clarendon Business — “At approximately 2:30 a.m. on November 24, police were dispatched to the report of a burglary in progress. Upon arrival, it was determined the male suspect allegedly gained entry into a closed business… No items were reported stolen. [The suspect], 27, of Arlington, VA was arrested and charged with Unlawful Entry and Public Intoxication.” [ACPD]

Investment for Local Startup — “EarthOptics, an Arlington soil monitoring startup fresh off its merger with a lab-analysis firm, has landed a $24 million investment to scale its tech and expand nationally… It brings EarthOptics’ total outside investment to $79.1 million since its founding in 2018, according to Crunchbase.” [WBJ]

Thanksgiving Closures in Arlington — “Arlington County Government offices and services are operating on modified schedules for the Thanksgiving holiday, Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. Recycling/Trash/Organics Curbside Routes – No collection on Thanksgiving Day. Thursday routes run on Friday, Nov. 29; Friday routes run on Saturday, Nov. 30.” [Arlington County]

Closures and Events in F.C. — “In observance of Thanksgiving… City services and programs will operate on a modified schedule; A variety of events kick off the holiday season.” [City of Falls Church]

Another Official Leaving City — “Falls Church City Manager Wyatt Shields announced this week that long-time City Planning Director Jim Snyder will be retiring this coming January… The ‘brain drain’ among three leaders at City Hall who played instrumental roles in the last decade’s extraordinary developments in the City has left some at City Hall concerned, the News-Press has learned.” [FCNP]

It’s Tuesday — Expect rain mainly before 7am, followed by mostly cloudy skies until mid-morning. The skies will then gradually clear, and the temperature will reach a high near 61°F. West winds will blow at 9 to 14 mph, gusting up to 25 mph. There’s a 60% chance of precipitation, and any new rainfall will likely be less than a tenth of an inch. Tuesday night will be mostly clear with a low temperature around 36°F, accompanied by a northwest wind at 5 to 7 mph. [NWS]

Busy Night for ACPD in Clarendon — From Dave Statter: “A bunch of fights with arrests. This was 1:45 a.m. EMS was called & at least one taken away by police from a scuffle on the sidewalk in the area of Clarendon Ballroom & Spider Kelly’s… At 3:00 police found a ‘man down’ at Clarendon & Garfield. And at 3:15 police went into the residential neighborhood to track down people involved in a fight at Big Tony’s Pizza. Just your typical night in Clarendon.” [Twitter]

Updated County Data Published — From Adam Theo: “Arlington VA has its Profile 2024 out now w/ some really cool facts and updates going on in our county… Some good numbers for transportation and transit use, but number of people boarding @wmata.com
from Arlington stations is still way down from pre-pandemic & number of single occupancy drivers is still too high for our transit-oriented community.” [Bluesky]

Metro to Enforce Bus Fares — “A major fare enforcement campaign is about to ramp up on Metrobus. WMATA has been getting tough on fare evasion on the rails for some time now, but the transit agency says it’s now turning its attention to its buses. More than 70% of bus riders aren’t paying the fares right now, Metro officials say.” [NBC 4]

Tejada Departs Airports Authority Board — Former County Board member Walter Tejada was among two Virginia representatives of the board of directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority whose terms expired Nov. 23. Tejada had been appointed to fill a vacancy on the authority by then-Gov. Terry McAuliffe in 2016 was reappointed to a full six-year term then-Gov. Ralph Northam in 2018. He had served on the County Board from 2003-15. –Scott McCaffrey

Holiday Events Around Town — “The 2024 holiday season has arrived with a flurry of activities, from a Chinese lantern festival and snapshots with Santa to winter pop-up bars and local makers’ markets.) Here’s what’s on tap Nov. 25-Dec. 1.” [Arlington Magazine]

Nearby: NOVA Campus Development? — “Alexandria wants to see new development on a big portion of the Northern Virginia Community College campus in the city. The campus occupies 54 acres between Beauregard Street and the city’s northern border with Fairfax County. But roughly the southeastern half of its property, 22 acres called the lower campus, ‘remains relatively isolated and disconnected from adjoining neighborhoods.'” [WBJ]

It’s Monday — Expect sunny skies and a high near 59, with calm winds turning south at around 6 mph later in the afternoon. As for Monday night, there’s a 50% chance of showers after 1am, accompanied by mostly cloudy conditions and a low of around 49. South winds will persist at 5 to 8 mph. [NWS]

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