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W-L Renaming Proposal Prompts Press Conference By GOP Senate Candidate

Published May 31, 2018 at 11:30AM

The possibility of Washington-Lee High School being renamed has prompted a Republican U.S. Senate candidate to schedule a press conference outside of tonight’s Arlington School Board meeting.

The School Board is set to discuss proposed revisions to its school naming policy Thursday night. In a presentation, school staff will recommend a series of changes that will help guide Arlington Public Schools as it selects names for a number of new facilities, including the new building in Rosslyn that will house the H-B Woodlawn and Stratford programs.

Weather

Arlington Under Flash Flood Watch Starting This Afternoon

By ARLnow.com

Published May 31, 2018 at 10:35AM

Arlington County is among the areas under a Flash Flood Watch Thursday afternoon through early Friday morning.

Forecasters say slow-moving storms may develop and drop several inches of rain in a short period of time.

News

Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published May 31, 2018 at 9:00AM | Updated May 31, 2018 at 9:37AM

State Budget With Medicaid Expansion Passes — “After months of inaction, Virginia’s General Assembly passed a budget Wednesday that expands Medicaid to around 300,000 low-income Virginians. The House voted 67-31 Wednesday night to send the two-year budget bill to the governor, and 68-30 to send the ‘caboose’ bill to the governor that the Senate approved earlier in the day.” [WTOP, Richmond Times-Dispatch]

County Auditor Gearing Up for New Projects — “Arlington County Board members and the general public soon will be able to see what topics the government’s internal auditor plans to study over the coming year.” [InsideNova]

News

Crime Report: Gropings in Pentagon City and Along Columbia Pike

By ARLnow.com

Published May 30, 2018 at 4:50PM | Updated February 28, 2020 at 10:38AM

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On Friday evening, a woman was allegedly touched inappropriately in a store at the Pentagon City mall, leading to the arrest of a 24-year-old Alexandria man.

On Saturday afternoon, a man hugged a woman without her permission and also touched her breasts. That groping happened in an elevator of an apartment building near Columbia Pike.

Schools

APS: ‘Incident’ Involving Substitute Teacher at Swanson Middle School

By ARLnow.com

Published May 30, 2018 at 4:05PM

Swanson Middle School (photo via APS)

An email sent to parents said that a “conversation escalated” between the sub and school officials, prompting a response from the Arlington Public Schools human resources department and a school resource officer.

An APS spokesman declined to provide additional detail about what happened beyond what was written in the email, saying that it was a “personnel issue.”

Around Town

Retail Kiosk at Pentagon Row to be Demolished

By ARLnow.com

Published May 30, 2018 at 2:45PM

Demolition permits have been issued for a retail kiosk at Pentagon Row

Demolition permits have been issued for one of the freestanding retail kiosks at Pentagon Row.

The kiosk is one of two built in Pentagon Row’s central plaza during its 2013 renovations. A frozen yogurt store operated out of the kiosk until it closed in November 2015.

News

Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published May 30, 2018 at 9:00AM

Rolling Thunder and U.S. Park Police on motorcycles, on the Memorial Bridge (photo courtesy John Sonderman)

More Water Infrastructure Repairs — Work to replace a collapsed 18-inch stormwater pipe on Arlington Ridge Road is expected to continue through the weekend, prompting detours on Arlington Ridge between 23rd Street S. and S. Glebe Road. Also today, crews from the Arlington Dept. of Environmental Services are working to fix a broken water main, affecting 50-100 water customers, on the 1600 block of N. Jackson Street in Lyon Village. [Twitter, Twitter]

History of the Namesake of Hall’s Hill — The historically African-American neighborhood of Hall’s Hill in Arlington is named after an “infamous” 19th century slaveowner named Basil Hall who once shot a slave in a fit of “bravado.” In 1866 his land was sold to form the neighborhood. Hall had a sister, a downtown brothel keeper named Mary Ann, whose land in Arlington later became Marymount University. [Falls Church News-Press]

Events

Arlington Agenda: May 29-June 3

By ARLnow.com

Published May 29, 2018 at 4:45PM

Arlington Agenda is a listing of interesting events for the week ahead in Arlington County. If you’d like to see your event featured, fill out the event submission form.

Also, be sure to check out our event calendar.

Around Town

Resident Calls Police on Children’s Karaoke Party in Fairlington

By ARLnow.com

Published May 29, 2018 at 3:35PM

Arlington police car (file photo)

Arlington County Police spokeswoman Ashley Savage confirmed that police were dispatched at 9:49 p.m. to the 4200 block of 35th Street S. “for a report of a loud party.”

Via social media, residents described the gathering as a karaoke party for toddlers, held by parents in a condo parking lot. Two police cars arrived but no action was taken by officers, residents said.

Around Town

Ice Cream Shop Appears to be Coming to Shirlington

By ARLnow.com

Published May 29, 2018 at 2:50PM | Updated May 29, 2018 at 4:06PM

It looks like Shirlington will be getting its own ice cream shop.

An application has been filed to convert a storefront at 4150 Campbell Avenue into an “ice cream take out” business. There is a frozen yogurt store a block away, but no other ice cream shops in the neighborhood.

News

Police Investigate Armed Robbery at Pentagon City Mall

By ARLnow.com

Published May 29, 2018 at 1:55PM

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Officers were dispatched to the mall shortly after 2 a.m.

Police say the men entered the back room of the business, pistol whipped an employee in the face, and stole cash and other items before fleeing.

News

ACPD to Enforce New Clarendon Drop-off Points

By ARLnow.com

Published May 29, 2018 at 11:15AM

New nighttime drop-off and pick-up zones are coming to Clarendon in an effort to stop double parking, blocking of crosswalks and other bad driver behavior.

The county is specifically working with Lyft, Uber and Red Top Cab to make sure the new traffic patterns are followed by those driving nightlife patrons to and from Clarendon.