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Woman Robbed While Putting Child in Back Seat of Car

Published September 19, 2016 at 3:00PM

Police cars (file photo)

The incident happened around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, on N. Glebe Road just north of Route 50.

Police say the woman was attending to her child in the back seat of the vehicle when a man got into the car from the passenger side door and took a wallet from her purse.

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Arlington Population Continues to Rise in Latest Census Data

By ARLnow.com

Published September 19, 2016 at 2:00PM | Updated September 19, 2016 at 2:24PM

That’s according to census data released earlier this summer. The population estimate is higher than that cited by Arlington County — 220,400 — in its 2016 county profile.

The estimated percentage of the population ages 25-34 was 26.4 percent in 2015, compared to 28.5 percent in 2012

Events

Arlington Agenda: Sept. 19-25

By ARLnow.com

Published September 19, 2016 at 12:30PM | Updated September 19, 2016 at 12:57PM

(Updated at 12:55 p.m.) 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.

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ACPD Investigating Burglary at Lyon Park Gun Store

By ARLnow.com

Published September 19, 2016 at 10:30AM

(Updated at 10:40 a.m.) There was a break-in this morning at Nova Armory, the recently-opened gun store in Lyon Park, but no guns were taken, according to police.

Officers were dispatched to the scene just after 5 a.m. for an activated burglar alarm.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published September 19, 2016 at 9:45AM

Tourism Spending Record in Arlington — Visitors to Arlington spent about $3.1 billion in 2015, a new record. That’s up 3 percent compared to 2014. The tourism spending generated $86 million in county tax revenue and $115 million in state tax revenue. [Arlington County]

New ART 92 Schedule Starts Today — A more frequent ART 92 bus schedule starts today, with buses running every 15 minutes during peak times. ART 92 runs from Crystal City to Long Bridge Park to the Pentagon. [Arlington Transit]

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ARLnow Weekend Discussion

By ARLnow.com

Published September 16, 2016 at 5:00PM

It’s another big weekend of events in Arlington, and it looks like it you’ll be able to keep wearing shorts since summer-y weather is set to return.

First up on Saturday are Dogfest Walk ‘n Roll in Pentagon City, the Clarendon Day 10K/5K/Kids Dash races and then, of course, Clarendon Day itself. Expect lots of road closures and bus detours around Clarendon for most of the day.

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Photos: Park(ing) Day in Arlington

By ARLnow.com

Published September 16, 2016 at 1:35PM

Park(ing) Day 2016 in Clarendon

Park(ing) Day 2016 is in full swing in Arlington.

Described as “an annual international event where the public collaborates to temporarily transform metered parking spaces into small parks to elicit a reconsideration of the designation of public space,” Park(ing) Day is taking place on the side of the road in five separate locations in Arlington this year.

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Open Houses in Arlington This Weekend

By ARLnow.com

Published September 16, 2016 at 12:15PM | Updated September 16, 2016 at 12:59PM

If you’re looking for a new place to call home, you might want to consider these open houses in Arlington this weekend.

Visit our recently-relaunched real estate section for a full listing of open houses this weekend. Here are a few highlights:

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Police: Man Slaps Victim, Spits on Officer

By ARLnow.com

Published September 16, 2016 at 11:20AM

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The incident happened last night around 8:30 p.m. in Rosslyn. It started, police say, when they were called for a “disorderly” man who had slapped someone in the face several times after an argument.

From an Arlington County Police Department crime report:

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Renovations at ‘Bin 1700’ in Crystal City

By ARLnow.com

Published September 16, 2016 at 9:55AM

Bin 1700, a restaurant and lounge inside the Crystal Gateway Marriott (1700 Jefferson Davis Hwy) in Crystal City, is currently undergoing renovations.

Numerous workers could be seen working inside the demolished and under-construction space Thursday afternoon.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published September 16, 2016 at 8:45AM

Road Closures for Street Festivals — In addition to street closures associated with Clarendon Day on Saturday, this weekend there will be closures for the 2016 Prio Bangla Potho Mela street festival. On Sunday from 8 a.m. to midnight, 9th Street S. will be closed from Walter Reed Drive to S. Highland Street. [Arlington County]

Home Sales Up — The volume of Arlington home sales was up 9.3 percent in August, compared to one year prior. [InsideNova]

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‘A Deli’ Coming to Pentagon Row

By ARLnow.com

Published September 15, 2016 at 4:30PM

“A Deli” is coming to Pentagon Row.

A sign recently put on the front of the former Subway at 1301 S. Joyce Street announces that a deli serving “Italian food and wine” will be “coming soon.” The storefront has been vacant for about three years.