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‘Speakeasy’ Coming to Clarendon

Published July 5, 2016 at 11:45AM | Updated November 18, 2016 at 2:42PM

“Room 19,” as the speakeasy is called, will take place weekly in the back of Boulevard Woodgrill restaurant (2901 Wilson Blvd), starting next Monday night, July 11. It will feature classic cocktails in an intimate setting.

“The goal of Room 19 is to give the DC and NOVA crowd something they have not experienced before,” wrote Minh Tran, a spokesman for the venture.

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Photos: Pets Rescued from House Fire in Donaldson Run

By ARLnow.com

Published July 5, 2016 at 10:30AM | Updated July 5, 2016 at 11:33AM

House fire in Donaldson Run (photo courtesy Andrew Pang)

(Updated at 11:30 a.m.) Firefighters battled a house fire in the Donaldson Run neighborhood around 10:20 p.m. last night (July 4).

The blaze broke out in the garage of a home on the 2300 block of N. Randolph Street, not far from the Stratford School (H-B Woodlawn). The fire extended into part of the home itself.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published July 5, 2016 at 8:00AM

Bald Eagle Spotted on Fourth of July — A bald eagle was spotted in the area of N. Park Drive, in the Arlington Forest neighborhood, yesterday on the Fourth of July (see above). The eagle “finally flew away after half an hour of harassment from a bunch of crows,” noted a neighborhood listserv email, but not before delighting adults and children in the neighborhood who gathered to see the patriotic sight.

Vietnam Vet Survives Stroke Thanks to Medics — Quick-acting Arlington County paramedics, a Good Samaritan who helped direct traffic at an intersection to let the ambulance through and skilled emergency room doctors helped to save the life of a Vietnam veteran who suffered a stroke while visiting his son in Arlington. [Fox 5]

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Hard Times Cafe in Clarendon is Closing

By ARLnow.com

Published July 1, 2016 at 5:05PM

Hard Times Cafe in Clarendon is closing for good this weekend.

The restaurant, noted for its chili and chili dogs, will serve its last customers Saturday.

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ARLnow Sets Readership Record

By ARLnow.com

Published July 1, 2016 at 3:55PM | Updated March 13, 2020 at 12:32PM

In June, ARLnow.com was read by about 350,000 unique visitors who accounted for 1.43 million pageviews, a new record for the site.

Across our network of four sites — ARLnow.com, Reston Now, Hill Now and Borderstan — we saw a record 527,000 unique visitors and 1.92 million pageviews. In all, our sites have 94,953 subscribers/followers across email, Twitter and Facebook.

Weather

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued

By ARLnow.com

Published July 1, 2016 at 2:45PM

Arlington County is under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch tonight.

Forecasters say severe storms are “likely” late this afternoon and early this evening.

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Remy Releases New Music Video

By ARLnow.com

Published July 1, 2016 at 12:45PM

Arlington’s own Remy — he of Arlington Rap fame — is out with a new music video (above), just in time for the Fourth of July.

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Police: Minor Crash Leads to Serious Charges

By ARLnow.com

Published July 1, 2016 at 11:20AM

File photo

The crash happened on the 2400 block of S. Kenmore Street, in the Nauck neighborhood. Police say Maryland resident Brunilda Lopez struck the other driver involved with her car and then drove off.

From an Arlington County Police crime report:

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published July 1, 2016 at 9:00AM

Barcroft Fourth of July Parade — The annual Barcroft neighborhood Fourth of July parade will take place Monday at 10 a.m. “Decorate your bikes and wagons, put on a costume or build a float and come march from the Community House to Barcroft Elementary,” organizers wrote. “Stay for a potluck picnic and performance by the Banjo Man.” [Arlington Events]

Real Estate Section Returns — After a six month absence, ARLnow has relaunched our Arlington-specific real estate section. Browse local homes for sale, rentals and open houses (there aren’t many this weekend). We’re still working out some bugs, so let us know if you find any. Real estate agents, if your listings aren’t there shoot us an email and we’ll let you know what your office needs to do to get listed. [Arlington Real Estate]

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Listing of the Day: 4325 11th Street N.

By ARLnow.com

Published June 30, 2016 at 6:00PM

There’s no other home in Arlington like this one. It’s a rare offering at Ballston Metro epicenter: a 4 level all-brick federal style residence.

Orange Line Metro entry 250 yards. Steps to the Ballston hot spots. A peaceful tree-lined street. Best value and excitement for the size, space, location and more.

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Roosters Men’s Grooming Center Coming to Pentagon City

By ARLnow.com

Published June 30, 2016 at 5:00PM

Future Roosters Men's Grooming Center in Pentagon City

A new barbershop called Roosters is coming to Pentagon City.

The shop will be opening on the ground floor of The Acadia at Metropolitan Park apartment building, near the corner of 12th Street S. and S. Fern Street, according to “coming soon” signs in the window.

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New Beer Garden Coming to Old Building on Columbia Pike

By ARLnow.com

Published June 30, 2016 at 2:45PM | Updated November 18, 2016 at 2:43PM

2900 Columbia Pike, future home to the BrickHaus beer garden

It’s being billed as Columbia Pike’s first beer garden.

BrickHaus, a new beer-centric watering hole and restaurant, is coming to the former Blanca’s Restaurant space at 2900 Columbia Pike, at the corner of S. Walter Reed Drive.