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Local Marine Died Attempting Rescue — “Alexia and Bart Collart braced for a hard visit. Marines came to their home in Arlington, Virginia, last week to brief them on what caused the Osprey crash in Australia last year that resulted in the death of their son and two other Marines. But they weren’t expecting to hear these words: Your son didn’t die in the crash… Collart ‘heroically reentered the burning cockpit of the aircraft in an attempt to rescue the trapped pilots,’ the official Marine Corps investigation into the crash found. ‘He perished during this effort.'” [CBS News]

From Tragedy to Wedding — “Spencer’s family met Waser for the first time at the funeral. This time it was Waser who put on dress blues to serve as a pallbearer and escort his best friend’s remains from Dover Air Force Base to Arlington National Cemetery. Spencer’s younger sister, Gwyneth Collart, felt instant chemistry. Her parents saw it too… Gwyneth Collart and Waser married July 6 in Arlington and held their reception at Top of the Town, a ballroom that has a terrace overlooking Arlington National Cemetery.” [Associated Press, YouTube]

County Fair Starts Today — “With free entertainment, family friendly attractions and food eating championships galore, the Arlington County Fair is returning next week. New this year at the fair — which opens on Wednesday, Aug. 14 and runs through Sunday, Aug. 18. — is an additional eating competition. A burrito eating contest hosted by Los Chamacos.” [ARLnow]

School Board Mulls Budget Changes — “School leaders are working sooner rather than later to address the possibility that the good times might stop rolling. School Board members and top school-system staff in July gathered in a retreat setting to take ‘a very strategic look’ at budgeting going forward, Superintendent Francisco Durán said at the Aug. 1 School Board meeting.” [Gazette Leader]

Weenie Beenie Anniversary — “A business in Arlington County, Virginia, may have the funny name of “Weenie Beenie,” but it has a serious reputation for cooking up wildly popular food. This year, the eatery is celebrating its 70th anniversary, having been around since 1954.” [WTOP]

VSP Steps Up I-66 Enforcement — “The Virginia State Police Culpeper and Fairfax Divisions will be conducting Operation DISS-rupt on all 76 miles of Interstate 66 in Virginia on August 16-17, 2024. The traffic enforcement and educational safety initiative focuses on Distracted driving, Impaired driving, Speed compliance and Seat belt safety.” [Press Release]

Local Home Sales Flat — “Both sales and average sales prices in Arlington’s single-family homes market in July were as flat as could be compared to a year before. The 78 sales of single-family properties represented no change from a year before. The average sales price of $1,413,294 was up less than $1,000 (.07%) from a year ago.” [Gazette Leader]

F.C. Asks for Special Election — “At its Monday, August 12, 2024, City Council meeting, the Council voted to petition the Arlington Circuit Court to allow a Special Election, concurrent with the General and Special Elections on November 5, 2024, to fill the vacancy after the resignation of former Council Member Caroline Lian.” [City of Falls Church]

It’s Wednesday — Expect sunny conditions with a high near 86 and a north wind of 5 to 8 mph. Wednesday night will be mostly clear, with a low around 66 and a light northwest wind. [NWS]

Rosslyn Development Delay — “While Rosslyn Plaza’s office occupancy has fallen to less than a third, the owners’ plans for the site, approved eight years ago for major mixed-use redevelopment, have been stalled for years… One building was approved at 240 feet tall, another at 275 feet tall and third at 300 feet tall. Two were given the go-ahead to reach 390 feet tall. While that approved plan won’t expire until the decade is out, it’s doubtful that today’s market could support that much new office space.” [Washington Business Journal]

Airplane Noise Lower in D.C. — “Northwest D.C. is seeing relief from airplane noise — thanks to a new flight path implemented by the FAA… The FAA’s new flight path has airplanes landing at DCA track more closely over the Potomac River. Previously, they frequently flew over Palisades, Foxhall Village, and part of Georgetown.” [Axios]

Smart Cities Launch in F.C. — “Today, the City of Falls Church, in collaboration with Virginia Tech’s Transportation Institute (VTTI) Division for Technology Implementation, officially kicked off the first phase of the Smart Cities Program… The $10 million technology investment for intersection modernization and smart intersection deployment will implement innovative technologies from VTTI.” [City of Falls Church]

Endorsement for Fierro — “Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has endorsed GOP Arlington County Board candidate Juan Carlos Fierro.” [Gazette Leader]

Warner Warning About Discord — “Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) pressed Discord, an instant messaging social platform, about the company’s failure to safeguard minors and stop the proliferation of violent predatory groups who target children with the goal of forcing them to end their own lives and livestream the act online.” [Press Release]

Coding Summer Camp — “Since the inception of the organization, Black Girls Code has engaged with 30,000 girls… Over the last six months, the group has engaged with over 2,500 girls live and 300 girls in summer camps. Summer campers were ages 11 to 13. A D.C.-area camp was held at the Mastercard Tech Hub in Arlington, Virginia.” [WTOP]

Show Opens in Arlington — “A Number is a riveting 2002 play by the award-winning British playwright Caryl Churchill. It’s been given as remarkable a production by Edge of the Universe Theater in association with Avant Bard Theatre… A Number plays through September 1, 2024 (Thursdays through Sundays)… at Gunston Arts Center Theatre II, 2700 S. Lang St.” [DC Theater Arts]

It’s Tuesday — Expect a mostly sunny day with highs around 83 degrees and a gentle northwest wind at 6 mph. Tuesday night will be mostly clear, with lows near 65 degrees. [NWS]

Local Olympic Rivalry — “Arlington County and Alexandria have long enjoyed some friendly competition — and now, that rivalry has made its way to the Olympics… That friendly rivalry has been competitive enough that Arlington County Board member Maureen Coffey (D) took to social media on Monday with a chart comparing her home county with its neighbor.” [Washington Post]

Road Closures for County Fair — “The Arlington County Fair will take place from August 14th–18th at Thomas Jefferson Community Center located at 3501 2nd Street South. The Arlington County Police Department will conduct the following road closures to accommodate the event.” [ACPD]

Foxtrot Up for Auction — Items from the closed former Foxtrot location in Rosslyn are up for auction, according to a sign in the window. [Twitter]

It’s Monday — Expect mostly sunny skies and a high of around 84 degrees, accompanied by a west wind blowing at 5 to 7 mph. As night falls, skies will turn partly cloudy and the temperature will dip to a low of approximately 66 degrees. [NWS]

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