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Morning Notes

Published May 10, 2016 at 9:20AM | Updated May 10, 2016 at 9:41AM

McAuliffe to Sign Bills at Wakefield HS — Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe will sign two pieces of school-related legislation during a visit to Wakefield High School Thursday morning. McAuliffe will sign SB 336/HB 895, which updates and modernizes high school graduation requirements, and SB 573/HB 279, which makes it easier for those in Career and Technical Education fields to become adjunct teachers.

Clement Calls for More Paving — Perennial candidate Audrey Clement, who is running as an independent for County Board, is calling for Arlington County to accelerate its street paving. “There are way too many potholes and cracked and broken pavements for Arlington residents to drive or walk safely to work, school, or shopping centers — let alone to bike,” Clement said. [Audrey Clement]

Feature

Behold the Brisket That Texas Jack’s Is Bringing to Taste of Arlington

By ARLnow.com

Published May 9, 2016 at 4:30PM | Updated May 9, 2016 at 5:01PM

Texas Jack's BBQ beef brisket dish for Taste of Arlington

Taste of Arlington is less than a week away.

The annual festival is bringing dozens of local restaurants — and a 400-foot “street pub” — to Wilson Blvd, near Ballston Common Mall, from noon to 7 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are still available online.

News

Arlington Man Among Group of MS-13 Members Convicted of Murder

By ARLnow.com

Published May 9, 2016 at 3:55PM

Gavel (Flickr photo by Joe Gratz)

Prosecutors say all 12 were members of the notorious MS-13 street gang, which has a presence in Northern Virginia.

The U.S. Attorney’s office issued the following press release Monday afternoon.

Around Town

Diners Find Insults on Restaurant Receipt

By ARLnow.com

Published May 9, 2016 at 2:45PM | Updated October 7, 2016 at 1:29PM

The words were apparently insults typed in by one of the servers, in response to a particularly persnickety member of the group.

One of the diners, Matthew, emailed us and the Washington Post about the experience but asked that his last name be withheld. Matthew said the trouble started when one member of his party, who previously lived in China and speaks Mandarin, but is not Chinese, commented about the way the rice was served.

News

Is WeLive the Future of City Living? Find Out Next Week

By ARLnow.com

Published May 9, 2016 at 1:10PM

WeLive in Crystal City, in 2016

Next week, you can hear about it and see it for yourself.

ARLnow is holding an after-work event on Tuesday, May 17 called WeWork, WeLive and the Future of City Living. It’s taking place from 6-8 p.m. at WeWork (2221 S. Clark Street).

News

Crime Report: Woman Slaps Cop in Shirlington

By ARLnow.com

Published May 9, 2016 at 11:40AM | Updated May 13, 2016 at 12:17PM

File photo

Police say they originally responded to the scene because the woman, who was allegedly drunk at the time, was “attempting to regain entry into a restaurant” after it closed.

From the crime report:

Schools

Oakridge Parents Hope to Expand Kinesthetic Classroom Initiative

By ARLnow.com

Published May 9, 2016 at 10:50AM

Now, parents are back trying to raise money to expand the program, which received both local and some national attention.

On Tuesdays this month, starting tomorrow, the Oakridge PTA is hosting four evening fitness programs for adults, featuring local fitness and wellness businesses like SpecOps Fitness and Mind Your Body Oasis.

Around Town

Dominion Pet Center Is Closing

By ARLnow.com

Published May 9, 2016 at 10:00AM

The pet supply store is located at the Lee-Harrison shopping center at 2501 N. Harrison Street. It has survived for five years following the opening of a large chain competitor, Unleashed by Petco, across the street.

In a Facebook post, Dominion blamed its closing primarily on the internet. The store will be holding a going-out-of-business sale over the next few weeks, before it closes for good.

News

Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published May 9, 2016 at 9:15AM | Updated June 29, 2018 at 2:43PM

Arlington Resident, 101, Goes to First Caps Game — Gert Friedman, who’s 101 years old and has lived in Arlington since 1940, attended the Washington Capitals playoff game Saturday night and even got to ride around on the ice resurfacer during the first intermission. It was the first time Friedman had attended any NHL game. [Yahoo Sports]

Hernick Gets GOP Nod — GOP congressional candidate Charles Hernick will challenge Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) in November. Hernick, an environmental consultant, was nominated at the 8th District Republican convention Saturday. Hernick’s opponent for the GOP nod, Mike Webb, said in a press release that he was “bamboozled.” [InsideNova]

Opinion

ARLnow Weekend Discussion

By ARLnow.com

Published May 6, 2016 at 6:30PM

The mercifully dry weather and mild temperatures will benefit tomorrow’s Walk for the Animals in Bluemont Park, which was included in this week’s Arlington Agenda.

Speaking of events, we’re letting our weekend readers hear first about a cool event we’re holding this month. It’s called WeWork, WeLive and the Future of City Living and it’s taking place on May 17. Book your ticket now, as space is limited and we’re expecting a lot of interest. For more on what we’ll be talking about, see our article on WeLive from earlier this week.

Schools

Arlington School Board Approves $582 Million Budget

By ARLnow.com

Published May 6, 2016 at 4:05PM

Those are some of the highlights from the $582 million Fiscal Year 2017 budget adopted by the Arlington School Board on Thursday night.

The budget adjusted Superintendent Dr. Patrick Murphy’s proposed budget to include about $10 million in compensation increases, including:

Around Town

White Squirrel Spotted Near Columbia Pike?

By ARLnow.com

Published May 6, 2016 at 2:50PM

A rare white or albino squirrel was spotted near Columbia Pike this week.

Reader Joan O’Keefe sent along the above photo, showing the squirrel from a distance on 12th Street S. near S. Cleveland Street, in the Columbia Heights neighborhood, two blocks from Columbia Pike.