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Parking Spaces Removed for Expanded Outdoor Dining in Shirlington, Clarendon

Published June 30, 2020 at 1:45PM

Pedestrian lanes were installed this week along the parking lanes in Shirlington Village (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)

Arlington has been removing some parking spaces to facilitate the expansion of outdoor dining in two local neighborhoods.

The County Board approved a process for restaurants to apply for expanded, temporary outdoor dining areas in late May. Since then, county crews have blocked off street parking spots in six places to allow pedestrians to better get around the sidewalk cafes.

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Racial Justice Sign Defaced in Front of Church Near Clarendon

By ARLnow.com

Published June 30, 2020 at 11:40AM | Updated June 30, 2020 at 2:03PM

(Updated at 1:35 p.m.) Someone defaced a sign promoting racial justice, placed by a church near Clarendon.

The vandalism happened overnight in front of the Clarendon United Methodist Church (606 N. Irving Street).

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Amazon Hires 1,000th HQ2 Employee, With No Plans to Downsize Workforce

By ARLnow.com

Published June 30, 2020 at 10:30AM

Amazon's HQ2 site under construction on June 17, 2020 in Pentagon City (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)

A thousand down, 24,000 still to go.

Amazon announced today that it has hired its 1,000th HQ2 employee, though its physical offices in Arlington remain closed due to the pandemic. The tech and retail giant also announced that it still plans to ultimately fill 25,000 positions at its second headquarters, potentially putting to rest speculation that HQ2 could be downsized amid a work-from-home trend.

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No Formal Events Planned, But County Still Preparing for Fireworks Viewing

By ARLnow.com

Published June 30, 2020 at 9:40AM | Updated June 30, 2020 at 12:19PM

July 4 fireworks as seen from Joint Base Myer (Flickr pool photo by John Sonderman)

(Updated at 12:20 p.m.) The pandemic is putting a damper on Fourth of July festivities, but Arlington County is still preparing for potential crowds at popular fireworks viewing spots.

Road closures are planned from 4-11 p.m. Saturday around the Air Force Memorial, Iwo Jima Memorial and Long Bridge Park. Street parking will also be restricted in the area.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published June 30, 2020 at 7:00AM

March Planned Tonight in Crystal City — “This Tuesday (6/30) we will be gathering in Crystal City Courtyard Green to march to Pentagon City in defense of Black womxn.” [Twitter]

Petition for APS to Require Masks — “To maximize the chances of success for Arlington Public Schools (Virginia) hybrid return to school model we urge the School Board and Superintendent Dr. Francisco Durán to make face coverings compulsory for both students and teachers during the days they are at school for in-person learning. Those who object to wearing masks can always choose the distance-learning option.” [Change.org]

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Video: People Keep Cutting Across I-395 to Get to the HOV Bridge

By ARLnow.com

Published June 29, 2020 at 3:55PM | Updated June 29, 2020 at 4:33PM

(Updated at 4:30 p.m.) Drivers have been routinely cutting across northbound I-395 to access the HOV bridge into the District, causing traffic hazards on the normally busy highway.

During a pandemic and nationwide protests, it might not seem like a big deal, but it has been happening with surprising regularity.

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Obituary: Local Civic Activist George Keating

By ARLnow.com

Published June 29, 2020 at 3:00PM

Arlington lost two giants of local civic life in successive days last week.

Jim Pebley died after a battle with cancer on Tuesday, June 23. The day prior, George Keating died of a sudden heart attack.

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Man Staggers to Police HQ After Being Stabbed at Party

By ARLnow.com

Published June 29, 2020 at 11:45AM

Arlington County courthouse and police headquarters in Courthouse (file photo)

A man stabbed multiple times at a party in the Rosslyn area managed to stagger up to police headquarters in Courthouse to get help.

The stabbing happened Saturday evening on the 1700 block of N. Troy Street, according to an Arlington County Police Department crime report.

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ACPD Officers Punched, Splashed and Bit

By ARLnow.com

Published June 29, 2020 at 11:30AM

File photo

Two officers required medical attention after a pair of incidents in Arlington last week.

The first, early Thursday morning in Ballston, involved a 24-year-old suspect who was seen walking in the street. Brought to a local hospital for evaluation, the suspect then allegedly “struck an officer with a closed fist multiple times,” according to an Arlington County Police Department crime report.

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Coronavirus Down to Six New Cases Per Day in Arlington

By ARLnow.com

Published June 29, 2020 at 10:35AM | Updated June 29, 2020 at 10:51AM

The rate of new COVID-19 infections in Arlington continues to drop.

Seventeen new cases have been reported since Friday, bringing the trailing seven-day infection total to 42 — an average of six per day. One new hospitalization has been reported since Friday and no new deaths have been reported, according to Virginia Dept. of Health data.

Around Town

Bar Louie Has Closed in Crystal City

By ARLnow.com

Published June 29, 2020 at 9:40AM

Chain gastropub Bar Louie appears to have permanently closed its location on 23rd Street S. in Crystal City.

“Space for lease” signs now cover the windows of the former after-work watering hole, which opened in late 2013.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published June 29, 2020 at 7:30AM

‘BLM’ on Fairlington Bridge Restored — Residents of the Fairlington area used ties to restore a Black Lives Matters message on the bridge over I-395 over the weekend. The letters “BLM” had previously been placed on the bridge’s fence but later removed by an unknown party. Also this weekend, below the BLM letters someone scrawled “Trump 2020,” but that was later covered and “Black Lives Matter” written over it in chalk. [Twitter]

ACPD Details De-Escalation Training — “In response to community questions, ACPD has created this fact sheet highlighting how we train officers to de-escalate incidents and safely resolve situations.” [Twitter]