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

Drop off letters to Santa and food donations at two Arlington nature centers

By Dan Egitto
The 'letters to Santa' mailbox at the Gulf Branch Nature Center (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

Two nature centers in Arlington are collecting letters to Santa Claus along with food donations this holiday season.

Both the Gulf Branch Nature Center (3608 Military Road) and the Long Branch Nature Center (625 S. Carlin Springs Road) are collecting Santa letters through Dec. 24.

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News

Columbia Pike lanes and sidewalks to reopen this month as construction winds down

By Dan Egitto
Columbia Pike and S. Glebe Road on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025 (staff photo by Jared Serre)

The worst of the roadwork on Columbia Pike is finally coming to an end.

Residents and business owners alike are breathing a sigh of relief as the extensive Columbia Pike Multimodal Improvements project approaches “substantial completion” — meaning reopened lanes and sidewalks.

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News

Plans for 370-unit development on Columbia Pike could move forward in 2026

By Dan Egitto
Plans for a new apartment building at 1001 S. Glebe Road, as of June 2023 (via Arlington County)

After more than two years, a proposal for a new apartment and townhouse development off of Columbia Pike is primed to start moving forward in 2026.

The project at 1001 and 1101 S. Glebe Road, first pitched in June 2023, has an updated design and the team is gearing up to begin working with the county on the proposal, Andrew Schneider, executive director of the Columbia Pike Partnership, told ARLnow.

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News

New GOP challenger seeks to take on Beyer in 2026

By Dan Egitto
Luke Nathan Phillips (courtesy of the candidate)

An Arlington writer, conservationist and tour guide has launched a campaign to challenge U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D) as a Republican.

Luke Nathan Phillips, a self-described “bipartisan activist” and “avid outdoorsman,” seeks to take on Arlington’s longtime congressman with a platform focused on crossing political divides and protecting public land.

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News

Feedback sought on 47-unit townhouse project off of Langston Blvd

By Dan Egitto
Renderings of proposed townhouses at 2134 N. Taylor Street (via Arlington County)

Arlington County is collecting feedback on a plan to build 47 townhomes at a site currently approved for a six-story assisted living facility.

The rows of three- and four-bedroom townhomes on a 2.8-acre property at 2134 N. Taylor Street would replace a proposal for a 175-unit senior living center that the County Board approved in April 2020.

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News

Arlington’s top prosecutor fires back at House committee over allegations of ‘political bias’

By Dan Egitto
Commonwealth's Attorney Parisa Dehghani-Tafti at a recent event (staff photo by James Cullum)

Arlington’s commonwealth’s attorney is returning fire to the House Judiciary Committee for questioning her handling of an ongoing criminal investigation, accusing it of overstepping its authority.

Commonwealth’s Attorney Parisa Dehghani-Tafti has declined to provide numerous documents that Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) requested regarding an investigation of a local activist critical of the Trump administration. Arguing that many of these documents are confidential, she suggested that the request is “an improper incursion” into Virginia’s sovereignty and her own authority over local cases.

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Events

Winter festivities and a charity 5k bring road closures this weekend

By Dan Egitto
The Lodge at National Landing on Saturday, Dec. 7 2024, in Arlington. (courtesy of National Landing BID, photo by Joy Asico-Smith / Asico Photo)

A 5K race and winter celebrations in South Arlington are taking place this weekend, bringing road closures.

The Arthritis Foundation Jingle Bell 5K, A Very Village Holiday winter market and The Lodge holiday festival are all happening on Saturday, and road closures begin on Friday evening.

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Miyares attacks APS transgender policy in filing signed by coalition of GOP attorneys general

By Dan Egitto
Outgoing Attorney General Jason Miyares (R) (Mike Kropf/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP, Pool)

Virginia’s attorney general and 20 of his counterparts in other states are weighing in on a lawsuit over Arlington Public Schools’ policies around transgender students.

Outgoing Attorney General Jason Miyares and other Republican officials jointly filed a brief last Tuesday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, arguing that the U.S. Department of Education was right to label APS and Fairfax County Public Schools as “high risk” and place restrictions on their funding.

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Around Town

Where to donate in Arlington for Giving Tuesday tomorrow

By Dan Egitto
An event at Doorways' Community Services Center in Ballston (photo courtesy of Alex Sakes)

Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday, an international day of donations that many nonprofits rely on for an end-of-year fundraising bump.

Arlington County is home to numerous nonprofits that depend on local residents’ donations, including over 200 community organizations listed on a county directory. Below is a selection of some noteworthy groups — selected based on a recent ARLnow Readers’ Choice poll and other sources — to consider contributing to this year.

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Weather

Brine trucks deployed in Arlington ahead of possible winter weather tonight

By Dan Egitto
Brine lines on N. George Mason Drive last winter (staff photo)

Brine trucks are out on the roads in Arlington ahead of expected winter weather this evening.

The National Weather Service predicts snowfall throughout much of Northern Virginia as a cold front tracks through the region beginning this evening (Monday). As of this afternoon, a small amount of accumulation is expected immediately to the west of Arlington, including in Falls Church.

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Events

Wreath-laying tradition returns to Arlington National Cemetery next month

By Dan Egitto
Wreaths rest against headstones at Arlington National Cemetery (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Holiday wreaths are returning to the graves of fallen service members in Arlington National Cemetery next month.

This year’s Wreaths Across America Day is on Saturday, Dec. 13. Beginning at 8 a.m., the annual event is expected to bring crowds around the cemetery as volunteers lay wreaths at thousands of headstones and columbarium niches.

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