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Published August 12, 2016 at 9:40AM

The National Weather Service says both today and tomorrow will feature a combination of high temperatures and high humidity that will push heat index values well into the 100s.

The Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network, meanwhile, says it has extended its hours and opened overflow space at the Homeless Services Center this weekend.

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Local Historic District Being Considered for Westover

By ARLnow.com

Published August 11, 2016 at 11:00AM

A group of residents want to have Westover designated a local historic district.

Most of Westover — which was developed between 1938 and 1948 — is currently designated as a national historic district, but that hasn’t prevented redevelopment of some properties, most recently an aging garden apartment building that’s being torn down and replaced by townhouses.

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Heat Advisory Issued for Arlington

By ARLnow.com

Published August 11, 2016 at 9:45AM

The sun during a heat advisory (file photo)

The National Weather Service says temperatures in the mid-90s and high humidity will make for a dangerous combination.

Those spending extended periods of time outdoors will be at risk for heat-related illnesses.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published August 11, 2016 at 9:00AM | Updated August 11, 2016 at 9:23AM

Tech Firm Staying in Arlington, Expanding — Applied Predictive Technologies, which was acquired by MasterCard last year, has decided to stay in Arlington after being courted by other jurisdictions. The company plans to move to a new office in Ballston and hire 368 employees. It was offered $6 million in conditional incentives by the state and the county. [Washington Post]

Archaeological Excavation Underway — The Arlington Historical Society is conducting an archeological dig at the historic Ball-Sellers House, hoping to learn more about a section of the property that was torn down a century ago. [InsideNova]

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Worker Hospitalized After Construction Site Fall

By ARLnow.com

Published August 10, 2016 at 3:50PM

The incident happened around 2 p.m. on the 2000 block of N. Inglewood Street, in the Tara-Leeway Heights community. Initial reports suggest the worker fell at least 6 feet into some sort of a trench.

State occupational health and safety officials were called to the scene following the accident.

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Arlington Pet of the Week: Rusty

By ARLnow.com

Published August 10, 2016 at 12:00PM

This week’s Arlington Pet of the Week is Rusty, who is a loving cat, despite his health problems.

Here’s what Rusty’s owner, Gabby, had to say about him:

Opinion

Morning Poll: Too Early for Pumpkin Beer?

By ARLnow.com

Published August 10, 2016 at 10:00AM

Pumpkin beer at the Clarendon Whole Foods in 2016

It’s August 10 and already the shelves of Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s and other Arlington stores are being stocked with fall beers.

Pumpkin beers, Oktoberfest beers — the kind of brews that make you think of crisp, cool weather and fallen leaves crunching under your feet. Yet, we’re still a month and a half away from the first day of autumn, the leaves are still green and another sweltering heat wave is about to get underway.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published August 10, 2016 at 9:00AM

Some Receiving Duplicate Tax Bills — A large number of Arlington homeowners have received duplicate tax bills from the county. “As you can imagine, we have heard from many concerned taxpayers today,” Treasurer Carla de la Pava told the Sun Gazette. [InsideNova]

Brutal Beating Still Unsolved — The 1965 beating of a 19-year-old woman in her Rosslyn area apartment is still an unsolved, open case. The woman, Brenda Sue Pennington, survived but never fully recovered, living in a nursing home and depending on Medicare until her death in 2007. [Falls Church News-Press]

Around Town

Arlington Has One of the Country’s Lowest Bankruptcy Rates

By ARLnow.com

Published August 9, 2016 at 5:00PM | Updated August 10, 2016 at 12:41AM

The website NerdWallet says that Arlington had only 72.67 personal bankruptcy filings for every 100,000 people between 2015 and 2016. That’s about 160 total bankruptcies in Arlington over a one year period.

Arlington’s rate compares to Ector County, Texas, which has the lowest rate in the country with 34.5 filings per 100,000 people, and Shelby County, Tennessee, which has the highest rate with 1,285.83 bankruptcy filings per 100,000 people. The median rate among the 587 counties that NerdWallet examined was 224 filings per 100,000 people.

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Crime Report: Cops Nab Would-Be Burglar

By ARLnow.com

Published August 9, 2016 at 11:00AM

File photo

Police say a 20-year-old man was arrested after smashing a window at a store on the 4000 block of S. Four Mile Run Drive, then fleeing when a witness spotted him in the act.

From an ACPD crime report:

Events

SNL Legend Darrell Hammond to Perform in Arlington

By ARLnow.com

Published August 9, 2016 at 10:00AM

Hammond, who had the longest tenure of any SNL cast member, was noted for his impressions of Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Sean Connery and, most recently, Donald Trump. Since 2014, he has been SNL’s announcer. Last year he played Colonel Sanders for a KFC ad campaign.

Hammond is performing at the Arlington Cinema Drafthouse (2903 Columbia Pike) on Friday, Sept. 2 and Saturday, Sept. 3. There are two show times per day: 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Tickets are $32.

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