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Good Wednesday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
The following articles were published earlier today — Mar 6, 2024.
Four masked men allegedly broke into an Arlington apartment building early Tuesday morning and stole mail from the mailroom.
The theft happened at the Camden Potomac Yard apartments, on the 3500 block of S. Ball Street, near the Alexandria border.
A boy attacked another boy at Yorktown High School last week, seriously injuring him, according to police.
The alleged incident happened last Wednesday morning, though it was not reported to police until Monday afternoon. It’s unclear whether it took place inside or outside the school.
Panel to Promote Historic Trench — “From the outside looking in, the 2.3-acre parcel in a residential area along North Old Glebe Road in Arlington looks like a slightly overgrown vacant lot. But it has a key historic provenance – so much so that the county government’s body charged with preserving history thinks staff should take further steps to let the public know.” [Gazette Leader]
Flyover Scheduled Today — From AlertDC: “The US Military will be conducting a Flyover in the NCR at the Arlington National Cemetery, on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at 11:34 AM.”
Good Tuesday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
The following articles were published earlier today — Mar 5, 2024.
(Updated on 3/7/24) Arlington police are investigating what might be the county’s first homicide of 2024.
Police were dispatched to the apartment building above the Whole Foods store on the 500 block of 12th Street S. in Pentagon City around 4:15 p.m. for a report of gunshots fired in a 15th floor apartment.
An Arlington man is in jail after police say he threatened another man with a gun along Langston Blvd.
The incident happened just before noon this past Friday, near the intersection of Langston Blvd and N. Kirkwood Road. It started, police said, as a dispute inside a business.
Latest ACPD Crime Data — “Overall arrests and Group A (serious) crime offenses were down in January compared to the same month the previous two years, although the number of juveniles taken into custody showed a bump up, according to new data from the Arlington County Police Department.” [Gazette Leader]
TV Tour of Sewage Plant — “Storm Team4 Meteorologist (and Science Teacher!) Ryan Miller explains the mechanical, biological and chemical processes used to treat sewage at the Arlington County Water Pollution Control Plant.” [NBC 4, YouTube]
Good Monday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
The following articles were published earlier today — Mar 4, 2024.
Please welcome Helen, the newest Adoptable Pet of the Week!
This black and white girl is searching for her forever home. Helen is currently in foster through the Animal Welfare League of Arlington.
It’s March and the month to come is packed with holidays, events and the arrival of spring.
There’s warmer weather, cherry blossoms, Daylight Saving Time, March Madness and St. Paddy’s Day, just to name a few.
New Apartments Now Open — “JBG Smith Properties… delivered its first new residential project in Crystal City, representing a nearly half-billion-dollar investment and continued confidence that residential demand will keep growing in the area. The side-by-side towers — named The Grace and Reva and standing 26 and 27 stories, respectively — replace a blocky 11-story office building that was demolished in 2019. Their combined 808 luxury units, costing the company some $422 million per its most recent investor package, crown the company’s 3,700-unit residential portfolio in… National Landing.” [Washington Post]
Arlingtonian Advances on Jeopardy! — “In a battle that went down to final Jeopardy!, Arlington attorney Luigi de Guzman advanced in the quarterfinals of the show’s Tournament of Champions. The show aired Thursday night. The 43-year-old attorney was the only contestant to answer final Jeopardy! correctly.” [Northern Virginia Magazine, The Sun]
