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.

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New ‘peacetech’ accelerator coming to National Landing, seeking to reduce violent conflict

By Dan Egitto
The Pentagon and National Landing, as seen from a departing flight (courtesy photo)

A new accelerator for startups promoting peace is launching in National Landing, helping founders raise capital and gain traction in the shadow of the Pentagon.

While the United States, Israel and Iran forge ahead with a two-week ceasefire after weeks of airstrikes and talk of dramatic escalation, the PeaceTech Accelerator — a 12-week program for organizations building software and AI that focuses on peacemaking — is still seeking applications as it plans to launch next month.

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Virginia Supreme Court hears Missing Middle arguments as projects advance

By Dan Egitto
An EHO duplex on N. Troy Street in May 2025 (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

Oral arguments in the lawsuit over Arlington County’s “Missing Middle” zoning changes are taking place in the Virginia Supreme Court this morning (Wednesday).

Justices are scheduled to hear a roughly 10-minute argument on plaintiffs’ attempt to reverse a Court of Appeals decision, which effectively put Missing Middle back on the books in Arlington last summer for procedural reasons. This moves the court one step closer to deciding whether to accept the case for full review.

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New ‘microtransit’ program launches in northwest Arlington next week

By Dan Egitto
An example of a Via microtransit vehicle (via Via)

Arlington’s new “microtransit” pilot program is launching next week, providing on-demand rides in portions of the county with limited transit options.

The program launches next Monday, April 13. It will be available in two service zones: one in Westover Village and the other in a large swath of northwestern Arlington, including all or some of the neighborhoods of Rock Spring, Yorktown, East Falls Church, Williamsburg, Leeway Overlee, Hall’s Hill and Old Dominion.

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Proposed 300-unit building on Langston Blvd gets thumbs up from Planning Commission

By Dan Egitto
A proposed redevelopment project at 3130 Langston Blvd (via Arlington County)

The Arlington Planning Commission has given its nod to a proposed 300-unit residential building on Langston Blvd despite concerns about the safety of a nearby intersection.

Planning commissioners voted 9-0, with one recusal, in support of developer Rooney Properties’ proposal at 3130 Langston Blvd, the site of a shuttered Walgreens near the I-66 off-ramp in the Lyon Village area. However, they also recommended that the County Board move up a study on reconfiguring the surrounding streetscape to match the Langston Boulevard Area Plan’s goals.

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Panel on AI ethics and classroom instruction coming to APS next week

By Dan Egitto
Students at computer (via Anastassia Anufrieva/Unsplash)

A panel discussion on AI in the classroom and beyond is coming to Arlington Public Schools, supporting efforts to keep pace with the developing technology.

Superintendent Francisco Durán will moderate the community conversation next Tuesday, April 7. Educators, students and leaders in higher education and the workplace will “talk candidly about what AI means for teaching and learning right now,” Chief Academic Officer Gerald Mann said in an email to teachers.

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Misleading anti-redistricting mailers prompt outcry from AG Jones, Virginia NAACP

By Dan Egitto
An anti-redistricting mailer sent to Arlington households (staff photo by Katie Taranto)

A public messaging brawl over Virginia’s upcoming redistricting referendum has gotten even messier with new mailers prominently displaying out-of-context quotes from former President Barack Obama.

The front of the mailers, which some Arlington households received last week, urges residents to vote against redistricting and quotes Obama as saying, “Let voters decide, not politicians.” Obama actually supports redistricting, and his quote is taken from a pro-redistricting ad released a few weeks ago.

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Amazon’s HQ2 workforce increases slightly, despite company-wide layoffs

By Dan Egitto
The grand opening of HQ2 in 2023 (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Total employment at HQ2 has increased slightly since 2024, despite multiple rounds of corporate layoffs at Amazon in recent months.

Around 8,500 employees currently work out of Amazon’s headquarters in Pentagon City, the company announced in a blog post this afternoon. That’s a modest increase from 8,330 employees reported at the end of 2024.

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Construction begins on 42 new townhouses near Crystal City

By Dan Egitto
Construction on the Highlands Row development along S. Fern Street (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

Construction on a row of new townhomes is getting underway at Crystal House Apartments, with completion expected in about a year.

The Highlands Row development of 42 townhouses along S. Fern Street — each with three bedrooms, two and a half baths and a price tag of about $1.2 million — is currently expected to begin foundation work next month and finish in May 2027, ARLnow is told.

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Plans to redevelop two Rosslyn office buildings get a revamp after 12 years

By Dan Egitto
Renderings of the planned residential buildings at 1401 Wilson Blvd and 1400 Key Blvd (via Arlington County)

A plan to redevelop two Rosslyn office towers and a parking garage has gotten a refresh, more than a decade after it was first approved.

Developer Monday Properties is back with a new proposal for two vacant, 12-story buildings at 1401 Wilson Blvd and 1400 Key Blvd, along with a parking garage that played a notable role in the Watergate scandal.

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‘Snowcrete’ clearing operations cost Arlington $4.5M in unbudgeted costs

By Dan Egitto
Crews clear snowbanks in Ballston on Jan. 28, 2026 (staff photo)

Clearing operations after this January’s snow and ice storm cost Arlington County upwards of $4.5 million.

The county’s response to the Jan. 25 winter storm — including hauling over 2 million pounds of snow from commercial corridors, clearing over 900 bus stops and running emergency operations for 165 hours straight — far exceeded the Department of Environmental Services’ base budget for snow operations.

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No more free parking after hours at several National Landing parking garages

By Dan Egitto
The JBG Smith parking garage at 1770 Crystal Drive (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

Free weekend and evening parking is ending this week at several popular parking garages in Crystal City and Pentagon City.

JBG Smith — the prolific owner, operator and developer of numerous properties throughout National Landing and the D.C. area — will begin charging motorists a modest fee to park after-hours beginning on April 1.

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