News

A Falls Church man allegedly placed his gun in a flowerbox and asked someone to watch it in the midst of an argument in Ballston.

The incident happened around 9 p.m. Saturday along Wilson Blvd, in front of Ballston Quarter mall.


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(Updated at 12:55 p.m.) The Chair of the Arlington School Board just announced that he will not be running for reelection.

Reid Goldstein was first elected in 2015, after winning a two-way Democratic endorsement caucus. An Arlington resident for nearly 40 years, Goldstein participated in various local committees and civic groups prior to his election and is the father of two Arlington public school grads.


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Juan Soto Selling N. Arlington Home — “Parting is such sweet sorrow, but it’s time for baseball superstar Juan Soto to move on from the D.C. metro area. After an incredible five seasons of success with the Washington Nationals, including a 2019 World Series win, the talented right fielder has listed his home in nearby Arlington, VA, for $1,095,000.” [Realtor.com]

House Fire in Arlington Heights — From the Arlington County Fire Department: “Units are on the scene of a structure fire in the 800 block of S Ivy St… Units arrived and found fire in the basement and first floor of the structure… Origin and cause remain under investigation. 2 adult residents displaced and 1 firefighter hospitalized (stable, non-life threatening) as a result of this fire.” [Twitter]


News

(Updated at 3:15 p.m.) Firefighters have rescued two construction workers after they got stuck in a lift that reportedly contacted power lines.

The incident happened around 2 p.m. at the construction site for Arlington Fire Station No. 8, at 4845 Langston Blvd.


Around Town

Herbert Gray Chandler, Jr. a decorated World War II combat infantryman who was deployed to Europe entering the port in Marseille, France in 1944 and fought for over 19 months in the European Theater of Operations campaigns in France and Germany, died early in the morning at home on February 10, 2023, of natural causes in Arlington, Virginia, age 97.

He was born early in the morning on December 2, 1925 in Williamsburg, Virginia, at the President’s House of the College of William & Mary, to Helen and Herbert G. Chandler Sr., while his Grandfather, Dr. Julian Alvin Carroll (J.A.C.) Chandler, resided there as the College’s 18th President. Later that evening, the Chandlers hosted an elegant dinner for the Governor of Virginia, at which his Mother, known as Hallie, attended. Years later, his Uncle, Adm. Alvin Duke Chandler, served as its 21st president.


Weather

If you haven’t noticed, it’s really windy outside — and that has prompted what we believe is the first Wind Advisory of the year for Arlington.

Forecasters caution that downed tree limbs and power outages are possible. Currently, no outages are being reported in Arlington by Dominion, but the power company is reporting nearly 3,600 customers without power in neighboring Fairfax County.


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