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

Published April 7, 2026 at 3:45PM

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.

Schools

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

By Dan Egitto

Published April 2, 2026 at 3:45PM

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.

News

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

By Dan Egitto

Published April 1, 2026 at 3:45PM

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.

News

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

By Dan Egitto

Published April 1, 2026 at 1:45PM

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.

News

Construction begins on 42 new townhouses near Crystal City

By Dan Egitto

Published April 1, 2026 at 10:00AM

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.

News

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

By Dan Egitto

Published March 31, 2026 at 3:45PM

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.

News

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

By Dan Egitto

Published March 30, 2026 at 3:45PM

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.

News

Parts of Custis Trail close for repaving starting this week

By Dan Egitto

Published March 30, 2026 at 10:00AM

Along Langston Blvd and the Custis Trail near Spout Run (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)

Segments of the Custis Trail will be closed for milling and repaving work beginning as soon as today (Monday).

A roughly two-mile stretch of the popular walking and biking trail will be closed in three segments:

News

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

By Dan Egitto

Published March 30, 2026 at 9:15AM

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.

News

Demolition begins next week in Clarendon redevelopment project

By Dan Egitto

Published March 27, 2026 at 3:45PM | Updated March 28, 2026 at 12:29PM

A rendering of the planned residential building at 3033 Wilson Blvd (courtesy of Carr Properties)

Demolition is expected to get underway next week at a Clarendon office tower, making way for a 315-unit multifamily building.

Developer Carr Properties has formed a joint venture with Northwestern Mutual to fund a redevelopment project at 3033 Wilson Blvd, demolishing a more than 40-year-old office building to make way for an eight-story residential building.

Around Town

Ireland’s Four Courts named ‘America’s Best Soccer Bar’ in nationwide contest

By Dan Egitto

Published March 27, 2026 at 10:45AM

Ireland's Four Courts (via Ireland's Four Courts/Facebook)

An iconic Irish pub in Courthouse has been crowned champion in a nationwide competition to name the nation’s best soccer bar.

Ireland’s Four Courts (2051 Wilson Blvd) beat out competition from around the country in an online voting contest organized by the soccer media company Men in Blazers. The selection process for America’s Best Soccer Bar included thousands of votes and hundreds of nominees from all 50 states.

News

Spring E-CARE disposal event happening this weekend at Wakefield High School

By Dan Egitto

Published March 26, 2026 at 3:00PM

Materials at E-CARE (via Arlington County)

Arlington’s twice-yearly collection event for old electronics and household hazardous materials is returning this weekend at Wakefield High School.

The spring Environmental Collection and Recycling (E-CARE) event will take place rain or shine from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at 1325 S. Dinwiddie Street.