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Freeze Possible Tonight, Tomorrow Night

Published April 4, 2016 at 9:20AM

Frost-covered leaf (Flickr pool photo by ksrjghkegkdhgkk)

Warm weather this afternoon will give way to showers, possible storms and falling temperatures. Should the temperature drop below freezing tonight, it could damage plants and ruin spring gardens.

The NWS has issued a Freeze Warning for early Tuesday, from midnight to 10 a.m.:

News

Man Stabbed on Four Mile Run Trail

By ARLnow.com

Published April 3, 2016 at 12:05AM

The incident happened around 11 p.m., on the trail between Shirlington and Glebe Road.

A man was reported to have been stabbed in the thigh but only suffered “minor injuries,” according to police. He was transported to the trauma center at George Washington University Hospital, according to a fire department spokeswoman.

Opinion

ARLnow Weekend Discussion

By ARLnow.com

Published April 2, 2016 at 11:05AM

This week was, quite frankly, a disappointing week for comments on the site.

Without going into detail, there were way too many assumptions being made about groups of people, way too many off-topic political trolls and way too much mean-spiritedness.

News

UPDATED: Teen Charged With Murder in Fatal Stabbing

By ARLnow.com

Published April 1, 2016 at 11:55PM | Updated April 2, 2016 at 12:29PM

Photo courtesy @ACFDPIO

(Updated at 12:30 p.m.) A 17-year-old has been charged with murder following a fatal stabbing Friday night.

Police say the teen is a “relative” of the victim, and that the stabbing “resulted from a domestic incident that took place in a residence in the 3600 block of 3rd Street S.”

News

ACFD to Go Door-to-Door in Nauck and Douglas Park This Weekend

By ARLnow.com

Published April 1, 2016 at 7:00PM

This weekend, members of the Red Cross and the Arlington County Fire Department will be going door-to-door in the Douglas Park and Nauck neighborhoods, performing fire safety checks and smoke alarm inspections and, when necessary, installing free smoke alarms.

The goal: “to reduce the number of fire-related injuries and fatalities by ensuring residents have working smoke alarms.”

Weather

Wind Advisory For Saturday Night, Sunday Morning

By ARLnow.com

Published April 1, 2016 at 5:45PM | Updated April 2, 2016 at 11:19AM

(Updated at 11:20 a.m.) Arlington County and surrounding areas will be under a Wind Advisory from 11 p.m. Saturday to noon on Sunday.

The National Weather Service says wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour are possible. From NWS:

Around Town

Conte’s Bike Shop Now Open in Virginia Square

By ARLnow.com

Published April 1, 2016 at 4:35PM

Conte's Bike Shop in Virginia Square (file photo)

The new Conte’s Bike Shop in Virginia Square quietly opened for business last week.

The store, at 3449 Wilson Blvd, is awaiting some additional window signage and product inventory before holding its grand opening.

News

UPDATED: ACPD Investigating Series of Burglaries in Madison Manor

By ARLnow.com

Published April 1, 2016 at 2:10PM | Updated April 1, 2016 at 4:00PM

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The burglaries occurred on the 6200 block of 12th Street N. and on the 1000 block of N. Quintana Street.

“As we were investigating these burglaries, we received a report from two witnesses that they saw two Hispanic males approach a residence in the 900 block of N. Quesada where they attempted to steal a bicycle,” said ACPD spokeswoman Ashley Savage. “The suspects fled the area on foot.”

News

Arlington Crime Rate Drops in 2015

By ARLnow.com

Published April 1, 2016 at 11:55AM

Arlington police car outside police headquarters (file photo)

It’s the second consecutive year of a crime decline. In 2014, the crime rate dropped by 8.22 percent. In 2013, crime increased just over 3 percent.

The crime rate takes into account only “Part I” offenses — homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny and motor vehicle theft.

Around Town

Coffee Shop to Replace CD Cellar?

By ARLnow.com

Published April 1, 2016 at 11:05AM

A building permit application has been filed to convert the former music store at 2607 Wilson Blvd — roughly half-way between the Clarendon and Courthouse Metro stations — to a coffee shop.

The permit application doesn’t name the coffee shop, but the listed permit holder, a Courthouse resident named Andira Jabbari, recently registered the domain name Blumencafe.net, according to a Google search.

News

Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published April 1, 2016 at 9:35AM | Updated April 1, 2016 at 10:32AM

Power Outage at Courthouse Metro Station — A power outage has been reported at the Courthouse Metro station. The outage turned off most of the lights and trapped some customers in the station’s elevator, according to Twitter accounts. The station is said to now be operating on emergency power. [Twitter, Twitter]

Interview with John Vihstadt — Washingtonian has published a Q&A with Arlington County Board member John Vihstadt. During the interview, Vihstadt said of county government: “by and large, it’s well managed.” Before he was elected, however, Vihstadt said the county was in danger of losing its way. “There was a growing consensus that we were too self-congratulatory. There was too much ‘Aren’t we doing great?’ And if there was room for improvement, it was nothing another taxpayer dollar couldn’t solve.” [Washingtonian]

Schools

GMU Law School Renamed ‘Antonin Scalia School of Law’

By ARLnow.com

Published March 31, 2016 at 4:05PM | Updated March 31, 2016 at 4:57PM

(Updated at 4:55 p.m.) George Mason University’s Arlington-based law school has been renamed after the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

GMU agreed to rename the law school, based in the Virginia Square neighborhood, after receiving two donations for a total of $30 million, the largest combined gift in university history. Of the $30 million, $20 million came from an anonymous donor, via the Federalist Society, and $10 million was donated by the Charles Koch Foundation.