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Morning Notes

Published July 31, 2020 at 7:30AM | Updated July 31, 2020 at 8:59AM

Low Water Pressure in Rosslyn — Updated at 9 a.m. — “LOW WATER PRESSURE: Customers in the Rosslyn area may be experiencing low water pressure due to a water main break on Key Blvd b/w N Edgewood St and N Danville St. Crews have been dispatched. Expected completion time: TBD. An update will be provided once we have more information.” [Twitter]

Changes to Crystal City Development — “JBG Smith Properties is shrinking plans for a pair of residential towers at 2000 and 2001 South Bell Street in Crystal City in a bid to get them approved after Arlington County planners raised concerns about its height. The developer filed revised plans for the Amazon-adjacent development earlier in July, lopping off several stories of each proposed tower to appease Arlington officials.” [Washington Business Journal]

Weather

Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Arlington

By ARLnow.com

Published July 30, 2020 at 7:35PM

Arlington County is under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning through 8 p.m. tonight

Forecasters say strong wind and penny-sized hail is possible in a line of storms that’s about to cross the county line.

News

Firefighters Battle Duplex Blaze in Penrose

By ARLnow.com

Published July 30, 2020 at 11:30AM

Firefighters battled a house fire in the Penrose neighborhood this morning.

The fire was reported around 11 a.m., on the second floor of a duplex on the 300 block of S. Courthouse Road.

News

County Clarifies Graffiti Removal Policies

By ARLnow.com

Published July 30, 2020 at 10:45AM | Updated August 1, 2020 at 10:15AM

Arlington County is clarifying how it responds to reports of graffiti, following the controversial removal of a child’s Black Lives Matter chalk art on Juneteenth.

The June 19 incident — which started as a neighbor’s complaint to the county — garnered widespread outrage, prompted an apology, and led County Manager Mark Schwartz to reflect on the policies that led up to it.

News

Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published July 30, 2020 at 7:30AM

I-66 and the Metro tracks near East Falls Church (staff photo)

Trash Collection Delays — “Due to truck breakdowns, some residential trash/recycling routes were not completed yesterday and today. If your trash and/or recycling carts have not been emptied, please leave them at the curb for collection.” [Arlington County]

BLM Event Planned on Saturday — The group Arlington for Justice is holding a March for Black Lives on Saturday from 4-6 p.m. The event will start at the Charles Drew Community Center in Green Valley (3500 23rd Street S.). [Facebook]

News

It’s Time to Ditch the County Logo, Arlington NAACP Says

By ARLnow.com

Published July 29, 2020 at 3:55PM

Former Arlington County logo on basketball court in Waverly Hills (staff photo)

(Updated at 4 p.m.) Arlington County should change its logo and seal, the local branch of the NAACP says.

The civil rights group says the logo’s use of Arlington House — the former home of and a memorial to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee — is “divisive and racist.”

Around Town

New Asian Street Food Restaurant Coming to Ballston

By ARLnow.com

Published July 29, 2020 at 2:15PM

Hawkers Asian Street Fare coming to Ballston Exchange

A growing restaurant chain, offering food in the style of that served by street vendors from around Asia, is opening a new location in Ballston.

Signs are up for Hawkers Asian Street Fare at 4201 Wilson Blvd, in the Ballston Exchange complex across from Philz Coffee. The company says via social media that it is planning to open in the spring of 2021.

Feature

Arlington Pet of the Week: Duke

By ARLnow.com

Published July 29, 2020 at 12:30PM

Arlington Pet of the Week Duke (photo courtesy of Alex and Virginie)

Meet the newest Pet of the Week, Duke, an 8 month old Cockapoo who loves watching birds.

Here is what Duke had to say about his new life here in Arlington:

Around Town

New Restaurant Coming to Arlington Heights Neighborhood

By ARLnow.com

Published July 29, 2020 at 11:40AM

Ruthie's All Day exterior rendering (courtesy photo)

An ambitious new restaurant is coming to an unlikely place: a former chocolate factory and paint store.

Ruthie’s All-Day — a family-friendly neighborhood restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner — plans to open this fall at 3411 5th Street S., a historic building that most recently housed a Sherwin-Williams store, in the front parking lot of the newly-renovated Dominion Apartments.

News

Uptick in New Arlington Coronavirus Cases Casts Spotlight on Young Adults

By ARLnow.com

Published July 29, 2020 at 10:35AM | Updated July 29, 2020 at 11:06AM

(Updated at 11:05 a.m.) The rate of new COVID-19 cases in Arlington is again pointing upward, if only modestly so.

An additional 50 cases have been reported over the past three days in Arlington, bringing the seven-day rolling rate of increase up to 94 cases and the cumulative total to 2,857.

News

Arlington, Neighborhoods Top Lists of Best Places in U.S.

By ARLnow.com

Published July 29, 2020 at 9:45AM

Arlington is the No. 1 best city to live in the U.S., according to 2020 rankings from Niche.com, and two Arlington neighborhoods are No. 2 and No. 3 on the website’s new list of the Best Places to Live in America.

Arlington, which is technically a county, has topped the Niche “Best Cities to Live” list since 2016.

News

Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published July 29, 2020 at 7:30AM

Va. Coronavirus Cases Skewing Younger — “Gov. Ralph Northam said during a press conference today that local health officials are pointing to a “significant shift” of people in their 20s or younger getting COVID-19.” [Tysons Reporter]

Northam Announces New Restrictions — “Gov. Ralph Northam is rolling back reopening in Hampton Roads as cases there surge but stopped short of doing so statewide. Gov. Northam’s announcement came after a private meeting Tuesday with Dr. Deborah Birx, the Coronavirus Response Coordinator for the White House. Virginia was her last stop on a five-state tour… she came to all of these states with the same message: put additional mitigation measures in place before things get worse.” [WAVY, InsideNova, Commonwealth of Virginia]