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Published November 8, 2017 at 4:45PM

View of the D.C. monuments and skyline from a flight arriving at DCA (file photo)

The closure of DCist and its sister sites in other cities last week was a big loss for local journalism.

For hundreds of thousands of monthly readers, DCist was a one-stop shop for news about the District. It also featured the work of talented local writers who covered arts and culture in the city.

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Crews Working to Clean Up Spilled Cement Near Busy Glebe Road Intersection

By ARLnow.com

Published November 8, 2017 at 2:50PM

A cement spill closed a lane and might have damaged a car on S. Glebe Road this afternoon.

The spill happened in the northbound lanes of Glebe just prior to the busy intersection with Columbia Pike. Traffic cameras showed a road crew hastily cleaning up the spill with shovels around 2:45 p.m., blocking the righthand lane.

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Crime Report: Fleeing to the Pentagon Is a Bad Idea for Robbery Suspect

By ARLnow.com

Published November 8, 2017 at 2:00PM | Updated February 27, 2020 at 5:10PM

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The 26-year-old Maryland man had allegedly stolen items from a store in the Pentagon City mall and pushed away two security guards during his getaway. He then ran outside and tried to hail a taxicab but ended up continuing to flee on foot, according to the police report.

After jumping a fence into a Pentagon parking lot, he was taken into custody by Pentagon Force Protection Agency officers and handed over to ACPD. More from the crime report:

Feature

Arlington Pet of the Week: Rusty

By ARLnow.com

Published November 8, 2017 at 12:30PM | Updated July 18, 2019 at 11:42AM

This week’s Arlington Pet of the Week is Rusty, a retired racing greyhound.

Here is what his owner Deanna had to say:

News

Woman Charged With Peeing on Cop’s Foot

By ARLnow.com

Published November 8, 2017 at 8:35AM

The incident started around 3:15 p.m. Monday, when police were called to a business on the 3400 block of Washington Blvd in Virginia Square — the block includes a barbecue restaurant, a grocery store and a convenience store — for a “report of a person drunk in public.”

The woman, identified as 42-year-old Elena Bolonina, was so drunk that medics transported her to the hospital, according to an Arlington County Police Department crime report. That is where the real trouble reportedly started.

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Large Power Outage Reported in Ballston Area

By ARLnow.com

Published November 7, 2017 at 4:05PM | Updated November 7, 2017 at 4:28PM

(Updated at 4:30 p.m.) More than 2,000 Dominion customers are without power in the Ballston area this Election Day afternoon.

The outage was first reported just before 3:45 p.m. Some 2,063 Dominion customers in Ballston, Virginia Square and Ashton Heights are without electricity.

Around Town

‘Elevated Noise Levels’ Expected at Arlington Nat’l Cemetery

By ARLnow.com

Published November 7, 2017 at 3:15PM | Updated November 7, 2017 at 3:39PM

The Army’s Presidential Salute Battery will be firing a 19-gun volley of 105mm howitzer cannons from about 7-7:15 a.m. as part of a dress rehearsal for the National Veterans Day Observance on Saturday.

“Arlington County neighbors are advised to expect intermittent, elevated noise level during this time,” said a press release from Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall.

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Heavy Turnout, Short Lines Reported At Arlington Polling Stations

By ARLnow.com

Published November 7, 2017 at 2:00PM

Candidate signs outside a polling station in Fairlington

(Updated at 2:10 p.m.) Arlington County could today see record voter turnout for a gubernatorial election year.

As of noon, Arlington election officials were reporting approximately 31 percent turnout at the polls. Another 8 percent of registered voters had cast absentee ballots, bumping up the total, midway through election day, to nearly 40 percent.

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Update: Man Tries, Fails to Rob Pharmacy

By ARLnow.com

Published November 7, 2017 at 11:30AM

A man tried and failed to rob a local pharmacy, and the resulting police response led to an arrest but not of the suspect.

ARLnow reported on the robbery and the subsequent police search for the suspect as it happened this past Thursday.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published November 7, 2017 at 8:30AM

Voting Now Underway — Voters in Virginia have started heading to the polls to vote in a number of local and statewide races, including the competitive, nationally-significant race for governor. In Arlington, races for County Board, School Board and the House of Delegates are on the ballot. [WAMU, InsideNova]

Arlington Man Loses 45 Lbs Hiking — An Arlington accountant, 27, took 5.5 months off of work to hike the entire length of the Appalachian Trail. He lost 45 lbs in the process and was the subject of a magazine feature. [Washingtonian, People]

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Memo: Marymount University President Leaving Next Year

By ARLnow.com

Published November 6, 2017 at 5:00PM

In an email to members of the Marymount community, Shank said that he decided not to extend his contract, which ends on June 30, 2018.

Shank oversaw a period of growth for the Arlington-based university, including the opening of its new Ballston Center complex. His decision to step down was a surprise, said a source, noting that there was “not an inkling of it.”

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Charles McCullough: Why You Should Vote For Me

By ARLnow.com

Published November 6, 2017 at 3:30PM

Last week we asked the three Arlington County Board candidates to write a sub-750 word essay on why our readers should vote for them in Tuesday’s election.

Here is the unedited response from independent candidate Charles McCullough: