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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Missing Middle scores a win as appeals court returns to original ruling

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

Arlington’s “Missing Middle” ordinance may make a comeback after a new ruling in the Virginia Court of Appeals.

In a Friday decision, a panel of three judges returned to the court’s original stance that effectively put the zoning change back on the books in June, creating big obstacles for plaintiffs.

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Federal judge dismisses APS lawsuit over Education Dept. funding

By Dan Egitto
Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears speaks at an Arlington School Board meeting while Tony Weaver, Mary Detweiler and other activists wave trans flags (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

A federal district court has dismissed an Arlington School Board lawsuit over a threatened freeze on federal funding, saying it’s the wrong venue for the case.

A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia threw out lawsuits by the Arlington School Board and Fairfax County School Board on Friday.

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Arlington pharmacies requiring prescriptions for new Covid-19 vaccine

By Dan Egitto and The Associated Press
A vaccine recipient at Arlington County's vaccine clinic (via Arlington County/YouTube)

Federal restrictions on the latest Covid-19 vaccine are affecting pharmacies across Virginia, including in Arlington.

Virginia is one of almost a dozen states where, at least for the time being, the Food and Drug Administration is requiring many patients to have a prescription in order to receive updated Covid-19 shots.

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Arlington’s former trash contractor writes to County Board about recent pickup issues

By Dan Egitto
An American Disposal truck in Northern Virginia (staff photo by Matt Blitz)

Arlington’s former solid waste contractor is lobbying the County Board to consider bringing them back on board following a bumpy start to a new trash service.

American Disposal Services, which collected trash and recycling in Arlington for 10 years, sent the County Board a letter last week referencing problems with missed collections after Bates Trucking and Trash Removal took over service on Aug. 1.

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Weather

Dry weather brings burn ban to Arlington through Saturday

By Dan Egitto
Brush fire along Four Mile Run Drive in 2017 (photo courtesy John Chandler)

A burn ban is in effect in Arlington following an unusually dry August.

Open flames, including those in fire pits and chimineas, are prohibited until noon on Saturday “due to dry conditions and safety concerns,” the Arlington County Fire Department announced yesterday (Wednesday) on X.

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Events

Annual 9/11 Memorial 5K returns to Arlington this weekend

By Dan Egitto
Runners participate in the Arlington Police, Fire, Sheriff, & ECC 9/11 Memorial 5K (courtesy photo)

The annual 9/11 Memorial 5K is returning to Arlington for its 23rd year this weekend, bringing road closures around the Pentagon and in Crystal City.

The Arlington Police, Fire, Sheriff and ECC Memorial 5K is taking place on Saturday evening. The following road closures are scheduled, according to the Arlington County Police Department.

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ACFD rescues TikTok-famous toucan from behind Pentagon City dishwasher

By Dan Egitto
Chester the toucan perches on an ACFD truck (courtesy of Maria Stagliano)

The Arlington County Fire Department came to the rescue of a trapped toucan this weekend after the bird got stuck behind a Pentagon City dishwasher.

Chester the toucan — a TikTok star with over 830,000 followers — has since recovered and is “back to being his normal chaotic self,” his owner, Maria Stagliano, told ARLnow.

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AIM’s entire broadcast studio goes up for auction over $70K in unpaid taxes and rent

By Dan Egitto
WERA control room in 2015 (Courtesy of Paul LeValley/AIM)

An entire professional broadcast studio is going up for auction because of about $70,000 in unpaid debt at Arlington Independent Media, an official says.

Hundreds of professional-grade items — including camcorders, cameras, MacBooks, iPads, microphones, audio mixers, audio recorders, turntables, lighting kits, TVs, desks, chairs, broadcasting equipment and a 360-degree photo booth kit — are up for bidding over the next few weeks.

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DEVELOPING: APS challenges freeze on $23M in federal funding over transgender policy

By Dan Egitto
Activists outside an Arlington School Board meeting (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

Arlington Public Schools is going to court over a $23 million freeze in funding from the U.S. Department of Education.

The school system filed a 30-page complaint today (Friday) challenging the Department of Education’s decision to designate APS and four other Northern Virginia school systems as “high risk” because of a legal dispute about their policies around transgender students.

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Labor Day brings free parking, closed county offices to Arlington on Monday

By Dan Egitto
Bozman Government Center in Courthouse (staff photo by Katie Taranto)

Numerous county programs will be closed or operating on modified schedules for Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 1.

Arlington Public Library locations will be closed, and so will all community centers except for Long Bridge Aquatics and Fitness Center, which is open from 6 a.m.-2 p.m.

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ACPD expands recruitment efforts with new social media and ad campaigns

By Dan Egitto
Police officer monitoring activity at the Pentagon City mall (courtesy ACPD)

The Arlington County Police Department has been expanding recruitment efforts with new digital advertising and outreach, although departures from the force continue to hinder staffing.

Earlier this year, ACPD launched a new recruitment website and dedicated recruitment social media accounts on Facebook and Instagram, department spokesperson Ashley Savage told ARLnow.

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Police seek alleged peeper at Aurora Hills Library restroom

By Dan Egitto
File photo

Police are seeking a suspect accused of peeping at a woman using a restroom at the Aurora Hills Library.

A male suspect in his 40s is accused of entering the restroom and looking under the woman’s stall around 11:43 a.m. on Aug. 19, according to a press release from the Arlington County Police Department.

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