Author: ARLnow.com

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.”

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]

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]

Car Fire Near Ballston — A vehicle caught fire in the northbound lanes of N. Glebe Road near 16th Street N. yesterday morning, closing the busy artery for an extended period of time. [Twitter]

Local Republicans Oppose Arena — From the Arlington GOP: “Arlington Republicans issued a “snap poll” to see whether our members supported or opposed the Potomac Yard stadium proposal. While the Committee hasn’t taken a position on this matter, here are the results after ~24 hours.” [Twitter]