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Morning Notes

Published January 21, 2021 at 7:30AM

Arlington Spots with Great Fried Chicken — Washington Post food columnist Tim Carman lists three Arlington eateries among the seven serving some of the best fried chicken sandwiches in the D.C. area. The Arlington locations on the list are Queen Mother’s Fried Chicken, Etta Faye’s Fried Chicken, and Fuku. The latter two are “ghost kitchens,” available via delivery only. [Washington Post]

Regional Real Estate Record — “Average home-sales prices across Northern Virginia reached an all-time high in 2020, and total sales volume was second only to the pre-recession boom of 2005, as the market shrugged off COVID and the resulting government-imposed lockdown to see its first year-over-year sales increase since 2017.” [InsideNova]

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Photos: Inauguration Day in Arlington

By ARLnow.com

Published January 20, 2021 at 4:30PM | Updated January 20, 2021 at 4:46PM

A view of the 59th Presidential Inauguration from the US Marine Corps War Memorial in Rosslyn (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)

Despite everything that transpired leading up to it, Inauguration Day saw a peaceful transfer of power as now-former President Donald Trump departed the White House and President Joe Biden was sworn in.

Overlooking it all from across the Potomac, Arlington played a bit part in pomp and circumstance.

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All Quiet in Arlington Ahead of Inauguration

By ARLnow.com

Published January 20, 2021 at 10:45AM | Updated January 20, 2021 at 12:46PM

The US Capitol Building on Inauguration Eve (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)

(Updated at 12:45 p.m.) Traffic is light. Police dispatches are run-of-the-mill. Many residents are at home, watching their televisions.

In contrast to the chaos of two weeks ago, Inauguration Day has been uneventful in Arlington.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published January 20, 2021 at 7:30AM

Va. Denied Reimbursement for Riot Response — “The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied requests from Maryland and Virginia for an emergency declaration to cover expenses associated with responding to the Capitol riot and increasing security around President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. FEMA’s decision — which both states plan to appeal — could mean the states would not receive federal funds for providing law enforcement personnel and other support.” [Washington Post]

Barriers Block Bridge — “Gate being put up at the Memorial Bridge. It’s now completely closed until Thursday morning.” [Twitter]

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Good Guy With Gun Robbed of Gun By Bad Guy With Gun

By ARLnow.com

Published January 19, 2021 at 2:30PM

File photo

A man was robbed of his gun by an armed, masked man over the weekend in the Green Valley neighborhood, according to Arlington County police.

The alleged incident happened around 8:30 a.m. Saturday on the 2400 block of S. Lowell Street.

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Coronavirus Cases Decline, Vaccination Pace Quickens

By ARLnow.com

Published January 19, 2021 at 11:30AM | Updated January 19, 2021 at 4:58PM

Pandemic-related data trends in Arlington are pointing in a positive direction, at least for now.

As of Tuesday morning, the average daily rate of new cases is 94, compared to a local pandemic peak of 123.4 average daily cases one week ago. Since Saturday, 340 new cases have been reported.

Around Town

Voting Extended One Week in the Winter 2021 Arlies

By ARLnow.com

Published January 19, 2021 at 10:45AM

Voting has been extended one week in our first-ever Arlies awards.

If you haven’t heard, the Arlies are ARLnow’s community awards, honoring Arlington’s top local places, people and companies — as chosen by our readers.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published January 19, 2021 at 6:00AM

More Issues With Vaccination Effort — “Hoagland’s struggle to register for a vaccination started when he did not get a confirmation email back from Arlington County’s Health Department after adding his name to a virtual waitlist. After he got in touch with a representative who was able to confirm his spot in line, Hoagland learned that the county’s system is not able to push confirmation emails to anyone with a Verizon or AOL email account.” [WTOP]

Limited Vaccine Doses Available — “In a conference call with reporters on Saturday afternoon, the Virginia’s vaccine coordinator Dr. Danny Avula said after the current stockpile of over 900,000 first-round doses is exhausted, further doses may be slow coming. Avula said the commonwealth has been told by federal administrators that at least until sometime in March, there will be no more than 110,000 new first-round doses available per week for Virginians.” [WTOP, WRIC]

Opinion

ARLnow Holiday Weekend Discussion

By ARLnow.com

Published January 16, 2021 at 10:30AM | Updated January 16, 2021 at 11:06AM

A cyclist crosses over Lee Highway on the Custis Trail (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

It’s been, to say the least, a busy couple of weeks for local news.

At this point next week is not looking any less eventful, though barring breaking news we will not be publishing on Monday on account of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday. (Note the county government closures and lack of parking enforcementon Monday.)

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County Defends Vaccine Rollout, Amid More APS Employee Complaints

By ARLnow.com

Published January 15, 2021 at 4:45PM

A vial of the COVID-19 vaccine (DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II)

Acknowledging that “many residents are frustrated,” Arlington officials on Friday urged patience with the county’s vaccine distribution, while calling on the state for more doses.

The county has been facing scrutiny for what some see as a slow rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, despite receiving the first vaccine shipment before Christmas.

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Roof Work Underway at Febrey-Lothrop House

By ARLnow.com

Published January 15, 2021 at 2:35PM | Updated January 15, 2021 at 3:58PM

Work underway on the roof of 6407 Wilson Blvd. (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)

Workers are removing roof shingles from the Febrey-Lothrop house in Dominion Hills.

The 114-year-old home, which preservationists have been trying to save against the wishes of the current owners, currently has a demolition permit application pending with the county, after having a sewer cap permit approved.

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BREAKING: Arlington Residential Property Values Soar

By ARLnow.com

Published January 15, 2021 at 1:25PM

The value of homes in Arlington County has soared during the pandemic.

Residential property values in Arlington are up 5.6%, while commercial property values slumped 1.4% from last year, according to newly-released stats. Arlington County is starting the process of mailing the new assessments out to homeowners and commercial property owners.