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Southwest Wants DCA-to-Vegas Flight — “Southwest Airlines will officially apply to the U.S. Department of Transportation for nonstop flights from Reagan National Airport to Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, seeking one of five new round-trip flights from Reagan National authorized through the recent passage of the FAA Reauthorization Act.” [WTOP]

Art at Rosslyn Metro Station — “Metro in partnership with the Rosslyn Business Improvement District (BID) will celebrate the creations of eight local artists as part of a new pop-up art exhibit at the Rosslyn Station, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. The new Rosslyn initiative, Art Elevated, aims to infuse the Metro experience in Rosslyn with creativity and inspiration, turning a functional construction site into a canvas for local artistic expression.” [WMATA]

Vehicle Thefts Decline Slightly — “Vehicle thefts across Arlington declined to an average of less than one per day in March, according to new police data. A total of 25 vehicle thefts were recorded for the month, Arlington police said. That’s a decline from 33 in March 2023 and from 30 in March 2022.” [Gazette Leader]

Pike Pedestrian Safety Project — From Arlington’s Dept. of Environmental Services: “Crews have begun installing centerline hardening devices on Columbia Pike to slow vehicles making left turns near crosswalks. Another Vision Zero safety project pilot, this one involving five locations across Arlington.” [Twitter]

Foxtrot May Return — “Foxtrot may bounce back into business and reopen marketplaces in the DMV. The upscale café/convenience store was uber-popular, and regulars have mourned Foxtrot’s loss after 10 D.C.-area locations abruptly shuttered last month. Foxtrot founder Mike LaVitola is reportedly involved in a new ownership group working to revive some of the bougie bodegas, according to TheRealDeal.” [Axios]

‘Coffee With a Cop’ This Morning — From Arlington County police: “Enjoy tomorrow’s beautiful sunny weather by starting your morning with ACPD! Join us at Rocky Run Park (1109 N. Barton St.) from 8-9:30 AM for our first Coffee with a Cop event of the year! We can’t wait to share some great coffee & conversation with members of our community!” [Twitter]

Fire at Shirlington Apartment Building — From the Arlington County Fire Department on Tuesday morning: “Units are on the scene of a structure fire in the 4400 BLK of 31st St. South. Avoid the area and seek an alternate route.” [Twitter]

Beyer Weights in on ScoJo AI Spat — “Rep. Don Beyer (D-8th) is doubling down on a push for new transparency standards after a controversy surrounding OpenAI and actress Scarlett Johansson.” [ALXnow, Press Release]

More Hardware for DJO Softball — “The Knights concluded their 2024 campaign by winning a 12th straight Division I private school state championship (28th overall) to finish 23-0 overall and extend their overall three-season victory string to 54. Plus, the team has now won 36 straight state-tourney contests.” [Gazette Leader]

Record Bikeshare Ridership — “Increasing spring temperatures have brought a surge in Capital Bikeshare (CaBi) trips across the region. The bikesharing network recorded 490,265 rides in April, an increase of 26.0% from April 2023. April’s CaBi ridership is the second busiest month on record, missing the milestone set in October 2023 by less than 1,000 rides.” [Greater Greater Washington]

It’s Wednesday — Expect a sunny day with temperatures reaching around 88 degrees, accompanied by a south wind blowing at 5 to 7 mph. As we move into Wednesday night, there will be a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 pm. The sky will become partly cloudy, with lows around 69 degrees and a south wind at 3 to 6 mph. There is a 20% chance of precipitation during the evening. [NWS]

Flyover Planned Today — From AlertDC: “The US Military will conduct a flyover at the Arlington National Cemetery on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 @ 9:45 AM.”

Candidates Critical of County Service — “The six announced Arlington County Board candidates may not agree on everything. But they all, in various ways, feel the county government is falling short in its interactions with the public that, in theory at least, it serves.” [Gazette Leader]

Metro Satisfaction Rating Rises — “Metro riders have given the system its highest ratings in the past decade, though many remain wary of crime on the rail service amid widely reported shootings in and around stations, a Washington Post-Schar School poll finds. Seventy-seven percent of regular and occasional Metro riders rate the system as ‘excellent’ or ‘good.'” [Washington Post]

Board Again Rejects Mideast Statement — “Pro-Palestinian activists came away empty-handed a third time on May 18, as Arlington County Board members affirmed they would not wade into the Israel-Hamas war. ‘An official stance is not an appropriate step,’ County Board Chairman Libby Garvey said at the end of the board’s public-comment period.” [Gazette Leader]

Call for County Mask Requirement — “A disability-rights advocate is still pressing Arlington government leaders to require masking at county-sponsored events, a move he said would provide a better feeling of security for those at advanced levels of risk for COVID. Those with various disabilities are feeling ‘abandoned and betrayed’ by the societal desire to move on from COVID, ” he said. [Gazette Leader]

Clarendon Lessons for Eden Center — “The Viet Place Collective believes that understanding what happened in Clarendon is critical to ensuring that future redevelopment plans protect the interests of other ethnic enclaves… The Viet Place Collective was formed in 2022 when the City of Falls Church began considering a plan to guide future redevelopment in an area that included the Eden Center, the Vietnamese retail center in Seven Corners.” [Annandale Today]

YHS Baseball Wins District Tourney —  “The hard-throwing left-hander hurled the final three innings of hitless and shutout ball to help the host and top-seed Yorktown Patriots (16-5) nip the No. 2 seed McLean Highlanders, 1-0, in the championship game of the Liberty District high-school baseball tournament.” [Gazette Leader]

It’s Tuesday — Expect patchy fog to clear by 9am, giving way to a mostly sunny day with a high around 82 and a south wind blowing at 3 to 7 mph. Tuesday night will be mostly clear, with a low temperature near 62 and a south wind around 7 mph. [NWS]

Flickr pool photo by Jason Gooljar

County Considers Developer Deal — “Under the proposal – which emanated from county staff, not the project’s development team – the county government would receive access four times per year to 37th-level facilities at The Key (the site formerly occupied by the Holiday Inn Rosslyn). Under previous agreements, public access would have been made available to an eighth-floor space.” [Gazette Leader]

Capital for Courthouse Company — “The Arlington IT consulting firm Excella has taken on a private equity investment for the first time in its over two-decade history and intends to use the proceeds to advance its artificial intelligence-based capabilities.” [DC Inno]

Funding for Intersection Study — “On Wednesday, the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board awarded a total of $480,000 to fund short-term consultant assistance for projects in six localities in the DMV.. Arlington County was awarded $80,000 in RRSP funding for the S. George Mason Drive and S. Four Mile Run Drive Intersection Alternatives Analysis.” [Patch]

Update on AIM Budget — “The audit has been moving along steadily, and is still active but we have not been given information on when a report may arrive. Once we have the data needed, finalizing the budget draft and making it accessible to the community will be swift.” [Arlington Independent Media]

Pearl Harbor Sailor Laid to Rest — “More than 80 years after his death, Frank Hryniewicz was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery on May 16, in Arlington, Va. Hryniewicz, 20, was aboard the USS Oklahoma when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. His remains were identified in 2019 thanks to a military DNA profiling project.” [Honolulu Star-Advertiser]

APS Governor’s School Students — “Congratulations to the following students who were accepted to the Summer Residential Governor’s School and World Language Academies.” [Arlington Public Schools]

Local Farms for Produce Picking — “Sure, you can get most fruit and vegetables year-round, but there’s nothing quite like picking your own right from the ground or off the tree. Strawberry crops are abundant in May, but strawberry fields aren’t forever. That’s OK, though, because coming in June are more berries, cherries, peas and tomatoes at farms within about an hour’s drive from Arlington.” [Arlington Magazine]

Profiling Post-HQ2 Housing Efforts — “Thousands of highly paid workers threatened to overturn the housing market, which was already hot thanks to a host of secondary and tertiary federal government industries around the Washington, D.C. region. But the company’s Housing Equity Fund is helping to mitigate its workforce’s effects on the nation’s geographically smallest county.” [NACo]

YHS Girls Lax in Regional Tourney — “The next big lacrosse tournament for the Yorktown Patriots is the ongoing 6D North Region competition that the girls high-school team wants to win for the first time to complete a full set of postseason championships. The Patriots already have won two Liberty District tourney crowns, this spring and in 2022.” [Gazette Leader]

It’s Monday — Today’s weather will transition from mostly cloudy to sunny, reaching a high near 78. Monday night expect patchy fog developing after 5am, but otherwise remaining mostly clear with a low around 59. [NWS]

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