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ACPD Investigating Carjacking Near Future HQ2

Published May 18, 2020 at 1:30PM

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Arlington County Police are investigating an armed carjacking that occurred in Pentagon City over the weekend.

Officers were dispatched to a parking garage on the 1300 block of S. Eads Street, across the street from Amazon’s under-construction HQ2, around 10 p.m. Friday. A man told police that three suspects, one of whom was armed with a gun, approached him when he was in his car. The victim exited the car and the suspects drove off with it, according to ACPD.

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County: Please Stop Dumping Yard Waste in Parks

By ARLnow.com

Published May 18, 2020 at 11:55AM

Arlington officials are asking residents to refrain from dumping their yard waste in county parks.

The request, which is being made via neighborhood newsletters, comes after the county suspended the curbside collection of yard waste due to the pandemic. Collection crews have been strained by significant increases in residential trash and recycling collection volumes, necessitating the temporary suspension.

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Coronavirus Hospitalizations Down, Cases Continue to Rise in Arlington

By ARLnow.com

Published May 18, 2020 at 10:45AM | Updated September 23, 2020 at 11:09AM

Arlington has seen a week-long decline in the rate of new coronavirus hospitalizations, according to the latest state health department data.

Should that trend hold for another week, it would help meet the county’s five conditions to begin a phased reopening. Officials have said that a sustained 14-day downward trend in hospitalizations is No. 1 on the county’s reopening criteria.

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Boston Market Closes Permanently on Columbia Pike

By ARLnow.com

Published May 18, 2020 at 9:45AM

Boston Market closed on Columbia Pike (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

The Boston Market restaurant at 3233 Columbia Pike has closed its doors permanently.

“Thank you for your support and patronage,” says a sign on the door. “It has been a privilege and honor to serve you. Unfortunately, this Boston Market restaurant has closed. It would be our pleasure to serve you at one of our nearby Boston Market restaurants.”

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published May 18, 2020 at 7:30AM | Updated May 18, 2020 at 8:55AM

Masks Required on Metro Starting Today — “Face coverings or masks be required when traveling on Metro effective Monday, May 18. The move strengthens Metro’s position on the matter, which has ‘strongly recommended’ the use of face coverings since early April.” [WMATA]

ACPD Officer Lends a Hand — Despite the challenges facing emergency responders during the pandemic, an Arlington County police officer helped a pair of residents with some heavy lifting for a DIY project in their yard over the weekend. [@dmvbbacademy/Twitter]

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ARLnow Weekend Discussion

By ARLnow.com

Published May 15, 2020 at 11:00PM

It’s a warm end to what started as a cold week.

With summer knocking on the door, there is a sense of both hope and foreboding in the air. We might be getting close to a gradual return to normal life, at last, but what if things go horribly wrong?

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DEVELOPING: Arlington 911 Call Center Evacuated

By ARLnow.com

Published May 15, 2020 at 6:15PM | Updated May 15, 2020 at 8:04PM

(Updated at 8 p.m.) Arlington’s Emergency Communications Center (ECC), which handles 911 calls and the dispatching of emergency personnel, was evacuated late Friday afternoon, ARLnow has learned.

The evacuation happened around 4 p.m. Police officers were told during that time to restrict all radio transmissions to emergency traffic only. There was no indication that the disruption affected any crucial police operations.

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Thank You to Crystal City BID for Sponsoring ARLnow

By ARLnow.com

Published May 15, 2020 at 5:10PM

During the pandemic ARLnow has been thanking the small business that have stuck with us through these tough times.

We are also thanking some of the other types of organizations that sponsor the site. Today we’re spotlighting one of our longest running advertisers, the Crystal City (soon to be National Landing) Business Improvement District.

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Amazon Ending Pile Driving Ahead of Schedule at HQ2 Site

By ARLnow.com

Published May 15, 2020 at 12:00PM

The Amazon HQ2 construction site in Pentagon City (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)

As promised last week, Clark Construction is wrapping up pile driving at the Amazon HQ2 site in Pentagon City today, two weeks ahead of schedule.

That’s good news for Amazon’s new neighbors. The noisy work drew protests from those sheltering at home in the apartment buildings around the S. Eads Street construction site, and TV news crews reporting on the complaints.

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BREAKING: Arlington Test Positivity Rate Still Well Above 10% Goal

By ARLnow.com

Published May 15, 2020 at 11:00AM | Updated September 23, 2020 at 11:09AM

New data from the Virginia Dept. of Health suggests there is not nearly enough coronavirus testing being done in Arlington.

The state health department has added testing data, sortable by locality, to its COVID-19 information page. The data for Arlington shows that there are currently only around 150 virus tests being performed and reported per day, and an average positivity rate just above 25%.

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ACPD Expands Online Report System to Include Property Damage Crashes

By ARLnow.com

Published May 15, 2020 at 9:55AM | Updated September 23, 2020 at 11:20AM

Arlington police car outside police headquarters (file photo)

The Arlington County Police Department is expanding its online reporting system, to allow more police reports to be filed online during the era of social distancing.

ACPD says members of the public can now file reports of minor property damage crashes online, instead of needing to do so in person. The online reporting system has also now been translated into Spanish, the police department says.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published May 15, 2020 at 7:35AM

County Opposes Second McD’s Drive-Thru Window — “Maybe, in the end, they can all sit down amicably over a Happy Meal. But the mood was decidedly unhappy when the Arlington County Board and representatives of McDonald’s recently tangled over redevelopment of the restaurant chain’s 60-year-old outlet in the 4800 block of Lee Highway.” [InsideNova]

Sloppy Mama’s to Reopen Today — “Sloppy Mama’s BBQ owner Joe Neuman also isn’t in a rush to open his dining room, though he is launching takeout at his Arlington restaurant on Friday. He received a Paycheck Protection Program loan, which has terms that reward businesses that rehire staff. Neuman closed Sloppy Mama’s on March 16, just as barbecue season beckoned.” [Washington City Paper]