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A woman was groped, followed and pulled to the ground by an unknown suspect in the Lyon Park area, police say.
The incident happened last night (Wednesday) around 5:30 p.m.
(Updated at 10:10 a.m.) Candidates are starting to emerge in the races to replace two retiring, long-time local elected officials.
Last night’s Arlington County Democratic Committee meeting featured candidate announcements from Jose Quiroz, who is running for Arlington County Sheriff, and Kim Klingler, who is running for Commissioner of Revenue.
CivFed Preps for Controversial Vote — “The Arlington County Civic Federation plans to set aside its entire February meeting to discuss, debate and (perhaps) vote upon a resolution that drew decidedly mixed reviews at the organization’s November meeting. But until then, the organization will take a breather on the matter. The ‘Resolution to Restore the Public’s Confidence in Arlington County Governance’… has been circulating since September and by the time of the November meeting had grown to include 695 footnotes taking up 100 pages.” [Sun Gazette]
W-L is a Choir Contest Finalist — Washington-Liberty High School’s choir is one of three named a finalist in the 97.1 WASH-FM Christmas Choir Competition. The final voting closes after Saturday. [WASH-FM]
Arlington is now included in a Dense Fog Advisory that was earlier issued for other parts of Virginia and Maryland.
The fog is expected to clear up overnight, but for now visibility outside is low and potentially treacherous for drivers.
Good Wednesday evening, Arlington. Today we published 5 articles that were read a total of 9367 times… so far.
The following are the most-read articles for today — Dec 7, 2022.
Crime doesn’t pay, the saying goes, and that is particularly true if you get punched during a failed robbery attempt.
According to Arlington County police, that’s what happened early this morning in the Buckingham neighborhood.
The Arlington County Police Department was honored yesterday for its role in defending the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Arlington officers in riot gear helped to defend the Capitol amid the pro-Trump violence at the Capitol. ACPD — along with the Arlington Sheriff’s Office, Virginia State Police and other regional law enforcement agencies that jumped into action on Jan. 6 — were recognized for that service to the country at a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony yesterday (Tuesday).
Uplifting Signs on Local Homes — “If you drive through the Lyon Park neighborhood, you’ll notice something similar about the homes. They all have words of positivity hanging from their homes. ‘It makes us unique right?’ one neighbor said. Rachel Burns is behind the signs… spreading cheer throughout her neighborhood since 2016. She created signs of positivity that took off after she first hung one on the front of her home and now neighbors are taking part.” [WJLA]
GOP Seeking More Local Candidates — “Arlington Republicans are unlikely to be able to field candidates for all the offices on the county ballot next November, but retain hopes they may be able to recruit contenders for about half… Contests for County Board, School Board, constitutional offices and General Assembly posts will be on the 2023 ballot. Among the incumbents – Democrats all – Hurtt predicted ‘about five-ish’ will not be seeking re-election. ‘You could be the new sheriff in town,’ he told the rank-and-file.” [Sun Gazette]
Good Tuesday evening, Arlington. Today we published 6 articles that were read a total of 9376 times… so far.
The following are the most-read articles for today — Dec 6, 2022.
Arlington County police responded to a number of notable incidents over the past few days, including a serious stabbing in Rosslyn.
The alleged stabbing took place in the River Place complex around 1 a.m. Friday.
Last week we asked the recently updated AI writing tool GPT-3 to weigh in on the proposed Rosslyn-to-Georgetown gondola. After that seemed to receive a positive reception, this week we’re branching out further into some Arlington fanfiction.
The following do not quite reach the creative heights of the Jane Barcroft novels of the mid-aughts, but if you’ve followed some of the comment section’s favorite topics over the years these short stories and poems might provide some dreary-December-day amusement.
Search for Next Circuit Court Judge — “The Arlington County Bar Association’s judicial-selection committee is gearing up for a Dec. 22 nominating-committee meeting to propose a successor to Circuit Court Chief Judge William Newman Jr., who will retire next year. The committee will accept applications through Dec. 8, then interview candidates.” [Sun Gazette]
Va. Electric Vehicle Charger Stats — “Virginia is slightly trailing the national average when it comes to electric-vehicle-charging stations, but take California out of the mix, and the Old Dominion moves closer to the top. The analysis by CoPilot found that Virginia has a total of 3,301 electric-vehicle chargers, or 38.4 for every 100,000 residents, compared to 39 nationally. Out of all states, Virginia has the 15th most EV chargers per capita.” [Sun Gazette]
