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

Columbia Pike museum brings centuries of Black Arlingtonians’ struggles and triumphs to life

By Dan Egitto
Entrance display at the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington (staff photo by Savannah Taffe)

The Black Heritage Museum of Arlington honors a history spotlighted by iconic figures like Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth but clouded with decades of discrimination and ongoing displacement.

Tracing Black Arlington communities’ roots back to the construction of Arlington House in the early 1800s, following them up through the establishment of vibrant communities in the aftermath of the Civil War, and tracking residents’ ongoing contributions and struggles with affordability, the museum at 3045 Columbia Pike offers a portal into an often overlooked history.

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News

New ‘innovation district’ in National Landing promotes business, defense partnerships

By Dan Egitto
The Crystal City and Pentagon City skyline (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

A new “innovation district” seeking to promote public-private partnerships has launched in Crystal City, Pentagon City and Potomac Yard.

The National Innovation Quarter, or “National IQ,” promises “to solve the most pressing challenges at the intersection of national competitiveness and technology,” according to a press release.

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Schools

APS students plan walkout in protest of ICE next week

By Dan Egitto
Anti-ICE demonstrators rally in Courthouse on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2025 (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

A walkout in protest of immigration enforcement is in the works next week at several Arlington Public Schools facilities.

It’s unclear how large or widespread it will be, although tipsters have said action is planned at all major high schools in Arlington on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 1:30 p.m., as well as some middle schools at a later time that afternoon.

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Proposed towers at Key Bridge Marriott site would reshape Rosslyn’s skyline, public space

By Dan Egitto
Conceptual renderings of the proposed Potomac Overlook project at 1401 Langston Blvd (courtesy of Quadrangle Development Corporation)

Six proposed towers on an undeveloped plot of land in Rosslyn could bring a significant shift to the neighborhood’s character.

Plans for the Potomac Overlook development call for public space in about two-thirds of a vacant 5.5-acre lot at 1401 Langston Blvd — acting as “an extension” of neighboring Gateway Park, Chris Gladstone, president of D.C.-based Quadrangle Development Corporation, told ARLnow.

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Arlington attorney who prosecuted Trump announces campaign for Congress

By Dan Egitto
Congressional candidate and former federal prosecutor J.P. Cooney (courtesy of J.P. Cooney)

An Arlington native and former federal prosecutor who investigated President Donald Trump is running for Congress.

J.P. Cooney — who served as a top deputy for special counsel Jack Smith’s office in two criminal prosecutions against Trump, before the president fired him in January 2025 — announced his candidacy today (Wednesday).

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Crystal City Metro station closed for construction this weekend

By Dan Egitto
The Crystal City Metro station in 2018 (staff photo)

Travelers heading south to Reagan National Airport should budget extra time this weekend because the Crystal City Metro station will be closed.

The station will be closed from Saturday, Feb. 14, through Monday, Feb. 16, in the first of 10 weekend closures between now and June.

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Closure of Roosevelt Bridge ramp from Route 50 goes into effect next week

By Dan Egitto
Traffic on the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge at the exits for Route 50 and the GW Parkway in 2021 (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Repairs on the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge will bring a detour to a heavily trafficked commuter route beginning this weekend and continuing for several months.

Starting on Sunday, Feb. 15, the bridge’s capacity will be reduced from three lanes to two lanes in each direction, and the Arlington Blvd eastbound ramp will be closed through early June.

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Around Town

Arlington ultramarathoner, 51, shatters world record in extreme globe-trotting race

By Dan Egitto
Michael Wardian competes in a series of ultramarathons on all seven continents (courtesy of World Marathon Challenge)

An extreme athlete from Arlington has broken the world record for the fastest time in a series of 50K races on all seven continents.

Michael Wardian, 51, completed a seven-day string of back-to-back ultramarathons in every corner of the world on Friday morning, a spokesperson told ARLnow. His net time of 26 hours, 40 minutes and 16 seconds smashed the record of 31 hours, 25 minutes and 37 seconds that Christian Brown Johnson set during the Great World Race the previous year.

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News

UPDATED: Procession of monks completes journey through Arlington

By Dan Egitto
Monks walking down N. Glebe Road as part of the Walk for Peace (staff photo)

The procession of monks walking for peace was on the move again today (Tuesday), leaving Arlington for their final destination in D.C.

The Buddhist monks, who progressed through Arlington yesterday as part of a 2,300-mile journey on foot from Texas, stayed the night at Marymount University and continued northbound on N. Glebe Road around 7:30 a.m.

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NOW: Procession of monks arrives in Arlington, bringing road closures and crowds

By Dan Egitto
Monks pass S. Fern Street on Army Navy Drive around 3:30 p.m. (via Arlington County)

A procession of Buddhist monks has been passing through Arlington this afternoon, drawing crowds of onlookers and rolling road closures.

The monks, who are nearing the end of a 2,300-mile journey on foot from Fort Worth, Texas, arrived in Arlington via Richmond Highway after spending the morning in Alexandria. They were passing by S. Fern Street on Army Navy Drive around 3:30 p.m.

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Bluemont Park tennis courts close for renovations starting next week

By Dan Egitto
Existing conditions at the Bluemont Park tennis courts (via Arlington County)

Construction on new tennis courts and upgraded facilities at Bluemont Park begins next week, kicking off an expected year-and-a-half of renovations.

The tennis courts and parking lot will be fenced off and closed to the public during construction, as will a small section of the Four Mile Run Trail, the Department of Parks and Recreation said in an advisory. The park’s baseball diamond, soccer field and playground will remain open.

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Buddhist monks on 2,300-mile ‘Walk for Peace’ arrive in Arlington next week

By Dan Egitto and The Associated Press
Buddhist monks participate in the "Walk For Peace," Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Saluda, S.C. (AP Photo/Allison Joyce)

Update at 4:55 p.m. — Arlington County police have released the walk’s expected route and road closure guidance.

A group of Buddhist monks on a 2,300-mile journey on foot is expected to arrive in Arlington next week for one last stop before their final destination.

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