Author: Dan Egitto

Dan Egitto is an editor and reporter at ARLnow. Originally from Central Florida, he graduated from Duke University and previously reported at the Palatka Daily News in Florida and the Vallejo Times-Herald in California. Dan joined ARLnow in January 2024.

Around Town

Bagel Uprising plans new Ballston location, starting friendly rivalry with Call Your Mother

By Dan Egitto
The planned Bagel Uprising location at 901 N. Glebe Road (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

Some friendly carb competition appears to be coming to Ballston as a second bagel spot has announced plans to open on Glebe Road.

Bagel Uprising, based in Alexandria’s Del Ray neighborhood, plans to open its second location at 901 N. Glebe Road in May, co-founder Chad Breckinridge told ARLnow. That’s just half a mile from D.C.-based bagel chain Call Your Mother’s planned location at 4000 Wilson Blvd.

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News

Watchdog who raised alarm on sewage spill has long history of Potomac advocacy

By Dan Egitto
A view of Rosslyn over the frozen Potomac River in winter (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

One of the fiercest advocates for action and advocacy after last month’s mass sewage spill has a long background in fighting for the Potomac River.

Potomac Riverkeeper Dean Naujoks was one of the first at the scene of the burst Potomac Interceptor pipe in Montgomery County on Jan. 19.

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News

Joyce Motors redevelopment gets underway in Clarendon

By Dan Egitto
Demolition work at the Joyce Motors site (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

Demolition has begun at the Joyce Motors site in Clarendon, and another nearby project may be getting underway soon.

The home of the longtime auto shop at 3211 10th Street N. has been fenced off and demo work was in full swing today (Tuesday) as crews broke and hauled debris under a towering crane.

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News

Sen. Warner seeks national edge on AI, while preparing for potential workforce disruptions

By Dan Egitto

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) hopes to maintain national competitiveness on AI while preparing the U.S. economy for potentially massive disruptions brought on by new technology.

Speaking yesterday (Monday) at the grand opening of a new Ballston office for the cybersecurity company KnowBe4, which focuses on human and AI risk management, the senator emphasized the need to prepare for sweeping technological changes and their impacts on society.

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News

Sharpshooters begin culling deer in eight Arlington parks

By Dan Egitto
A deer watching snowfall at Bon Air Park in 2025 (courtesy David Blue)

Arlington’s deer culling operations began this month with sharpshooting in parks along the Potomac River and Four Mile Run corridors.

For security reasons, the county doesn’t announce the specific dates and times of the culls in advance. However, Jerry Solomon, spokesperson for the Department of Parks and Recreation, told ARLnow that they will continue through March at eight natural land parks:

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Weather

Heavy snowfall possible Sunday night, as Arlington County and VDOT monitor forecast

By Dan Egitto
A snowy stroll in Cherrydale (courtesy anonymous)

Another winter storm could arrive in Arlington in a few days, but forecasts are still shaky going into the weekend.

As of this afternoon, the National Weather Service is predicting increasing odds of a winter storm warning going into effect on Sunday, and places Arlington at “elevated” risk for heavy snow and sleet.

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Schools

APS warns of phishing emails pretending to come from school system

By Dan Egitto
The Arlington Public Schools Syphax Education Center (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Arlington Public Schools is warning families to beware of fraudulent emails that use the school system’s branding to collect people’s personal information.

The emails ask recipients to click a link and provide usernames, passwords and other information, APS said in a message to families yesterday (Thursday). They are not real APS communications, but they use the APS logo and may appear to come from the school system.

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News

Teen suspect accused of shooting into parked vehicle near Courthouse

By Dan Egitto
File photo

An 18-year-old Arlington resident was arrested yesterday (Thursday) after allegedly firing a gun into a parked vehicle near Courthouse in late December.

The suspect is accused of firing “several shots” around 12:40 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 27, near the intersection of 13th Street N. and N. Taft Street in the Radnor/Fort Myer Heights neighborhood. Someone inside the car then returned fire and drove offf, according to police.

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Arlington loses Boeing’s defense HQ to St. Louis

By Dan Egitto
Boeing HQ in Crystal City (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Boeing’s Defense, Space and Security headquarters is leaving Crystal City after nine years.

The aerospace and defense company announced the move Wednesday, citing a desire to be “present and engaged with teammates who are designing, producing and delivering vital defense and space products and capabilities.” The St. Louis region is home to about 18,000 Boeing employees.

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Three men sentenced for roles in hundreds of airbag thefts in N. Va.

By Dan Egitto
Airbag stolen from vehicle at the Dorchester Towers apartments on Columbia Pike in 2022 (courtesy photo)

Three men have been sentenced to prison over a conspiracy to steal hundreds of airbags across Northern Virginia.

Alexandria resident Adisorn Damrongchai and Chinese national Yuchen Zhang were found guilty of nabbing airbags in Virginia and selling them to a third conspirator, Severn, Md., resident Keith William Smith, beginning in August 2022. 

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Don’t flush so-called ‘flushable’ wipes, county warns after nearby sewage overflow

By Dan Egitto
A wad of wipes that clogged a sewage pipe (via DC Water)

Just because a wipe says it’s “flushable,” that doesn’t mean it’s fit for Arlington’s sewage system.

That’s what the county’s Department of Environmental Services is reminding residents after a wad of wipes contributed to a sewage overflow last week at a ruptured sewage pipe upstream from Arlington on the Potomac River.

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Events

Feel the Heritage Festival returns this weekend with performances and food

By Dan Egitto
A past Feel the Heritage Festival (via Arlington County Parks and Recreation/Instagram)

Arlington’s annual Feel the Heritage Festival is returning this weekend, bringing dozens of vendors, performers and history displays in celebration of Black History Month.

The 31st annual festival, taking place from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday at the Charles Drew Community Center (3500 23rd Street S.), celebrates the national theme of this Black History Month, “A Century of Black History Commemoration.”

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