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Morning Notes

Published March 28, 2017 at 8:55AM | Updated March 28, 2017 at 10:01AM

Farmhouse Sale Not Certain — Arlington County officials are pretty sure the historic Reeves farmhouse in Bluemont will sell to a private buyer, but it’s not a given. The cost of fixing up the house may be more than it is worth. [InsideNova]

Arlington Healthcare Co. Considering Merger — Ballston-based Evolent Health is exploring a possible merger with D.C.-based Advisory Board Company, a healthcare consulting firm that helped to fund and launch Evolent. [Reuters]

Schools

School Naming Process Underway for Patrick Henry Elementary Replacement

By ARLnow.com

Published March 27, 2017 at 12:00PM

A naming process is underway for a new elementary school being built next to Thomas Jefferson Middle School.

The new school will be home to students of what is now Patrick Henry Elementary, which will in turn house the Montessori program currently at Drew Model School.

News

ACPD Making Spring Bike Safety Push

By ARLnow.com

Published March 27, 2017 at 11:00AM

The Safe Bicycling Initiative will run from Monday, March 27 through Tuesday, April 4. It will “begin by educating motorists and bicyclists on traffic laws that apply to cycling with the goal of reducing crashes.”

News

Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published March 27, 2017 at 10:15AM | Updated June 29, 2018 at 10:56AM

Metro to Raise Fares, Reduce Service — In order to plug a budget gap, Metro will be raising rail and bus fares and cutting service starting in July. [WTOP, NBC Washington]

Pupatella Expanding to Richmond — Beloved Bluemont pizzeria Pupatella is expanding via franchising. One of the first places getting new Pupatellas: Richmond, where a local franchisee is opening four new locations. [Richmond Times-Dispatch]

Weather

Arlington Under Dense Fog Adivsory

By ARLnow.com

Published March 27, 2017 at 9:55AM

Arlington County and other D.C. area jurisdictions are under a Dense Fog Advisory this morning.

From the National Weather Service:

Opinion

ARLnow Weekend Discussion

By ARLnow.com

Published March 24, 2017 at 6:20PM

After one last blast of cold weather this week, it appears that old man winter has taken his last bow for the season, according to our friends at the Capital Weather Gang.

Also bowing out: the Republican effort to pass a replacement for the Affordable Care Act. A number of local lawmakers and Democratic political candidates have issued statements on the bill’s failure this afternoon, including Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.).

Feature

Open Houses In Arlington This Weekend

By ARLnow.com

Published March 24, 2017 at 2:30PM | Updated March 24, 2017 at 4:40PM

It’s the perfect time to look for a new home. There are plenty of houses and condos on view in Arlington this weekend.

Check out our real estate section for a full listing of open houses this weekend. Here are a few highlights:

News

Armed Suspects Rob 7-Eleven Near Shirlington

By ARLnow.com

Published March 24, 2017 at 11:30AM

The 7-Eleven at 2815 S. Wakefield Street was robbed by a group of three suspects, one of whom had a gun, according to police. No one was hurt during the robbery.

The same store, located down the hill from the Fairlington neighborhood, was robbed by a pair of suspects in October 2015.

News

Public Fornication Leads to Police Altercation

By ARLnow.com

Published March 24, 2017 at 10:45AM

The incident happened behind Fire Station 10, in Rosslyn Highlands Park, according to scanner traffic.

“At approximately 3:32 p.m. on March 22, officers were dispatched to the report of two subjects allegedly engaged in sexual activity in public view,” Arlington County Police said in a crime report. “As officers were conducting the investigation, the female subject charged at the officer and struck him repeatedly.”

News

Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published March 24, 2017 at 9:15AM | Updated March 24, 2017 at 9:34AM

Arlington Population Continues to Rise — The latest Census Bureau estimate of Arlington’s population is 230,050, a 0.9 percent rise over the previous year. [InsideNova]

LaHood to Review WMATA — Former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has been tapped by Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) to conduct an independent review of Metro’s “operating, governance, and financial conditions.” The review will “develop recommendations for potential WMATA reforms, including mitigating growth in annual operating costs and sustainable funding.” [Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Washington Post]

News

Police Officer Stabbed in Neck Near Clarendon

By ARLnow.com

Published March 23, 2017 at 3:35PM | Updated March 24, 2017 at 1:53PM

The incident happened on the 800 block of N. Irving Street, two blocks from Clarendon.

Crisis Intervention Team trained officers were serving an emergency custody order on a 28-year-old resident around 7 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to an ACPD crime report, when the man pulled out a knife and tried to tried to stab officers and take their weapons.

Around Town

Writing-Covered ‘Poisoned’ House Not Violating the Law, County Says

By ARLnow.com

Published March 23, 2017 at 10:30AM | Updated March 23, 2017 at 10:47AM

An Arlingwood house generated a number of complaints in 2017 for signage claiming it was 'poisoned' as well as weeds (file photo from 2017)

Arlingtonwood is a tiny, affluent neighborhood nestled near the GW Parkway and Chain Bridge in the far northern corner of Arlington.

Amid what is otherwise an idyllic suburban scene along N. Richmond Street, one house stands out: a low-slung brick home covered in handwritten signs and Sharpie-scrawled writing on the white siding and doors.