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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Shirlington’s WETA faces multimillion-dollar cuts after Congress slashes public broadcasting

By Dan Egitto
WETA headquarters in Shirlington (staff photo by James Jarvis)

Tough times are ahead for WETA, the Shirlington-based producer of the “PBS News Hour” and other public programming, following millions of dollars in federal funding cuts.

Congress’s decision to withdraw $1.1 billion from public broadcasting nationwide will cost WETA $9 million in previously allocated funds during both of the next two fiscal years — a roughly 7% cut to the station’s budget.

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Arlington ranks as America’s fittest ‘city’ for eighth year in a row

By Dan Egitto
Pickleball at the Walter Reed Community Center (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Arlington has ranked as the fittest “city” in the country for the eighth year straight, edging out D.C. at No. 2.

According to the new 2025 Fitness Index, Arlington has the highest percentage of residents “in excellent or very good health” (67.2%), the highest percentage sleeping 7+ hours per day (76.4%) and the lowest percentage of smokers (3.3%).

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Key Bridge Marriott redevelopment plan expires as demolition continues in Rosslyn

By Ryan Cole and Dan Egitto
The Key Bridge Marriott demolition site at 1401 Langston Blvd (staff photo by Ryan Cole)

The site plan to redevelop Rosslyn’s former Key Bridge Marriott has expired, raising even more questions for the future of the Langston Blvd property.

Plans for a renovated hotel and two 16-story residential buildings at 1401 Langston Blvd expired on July 1, county spokesperson Rachel LaPiana told ARLnow.

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Head of ICE targets Arlington sheriff’s office over detainer for twice-deported sex offender

By Dan Egitto
Arlington County courthouse on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 (staff photo by James Jarvis)

The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement is taking aim at the Arlington County Sheriff’s Office following a recent immigration arrest in Courthouse.

David Cabrera, an undocumented immigrant who pleaded guilty to the attempted rape of Arlington teenager in 2014, was detained by ICE agents outside the Arlington County magistrate’s office earlier this month.

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Wilson Blvd intersection in Dominion Hills could get a traffic signal

By Dan Egitto
The intersection of Wilson Blvd and N. Livingston Street (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

Arlington County is collecting feedback on possible improvements to a Wilson Blvd intersection near the Dominion Hills Centre strip mall, possibly including a new traffic signal.

Respondents have until Sunday to submit feedback on existing pedestrian crossings, a bus stop and travel lanes at Wilson Blvd’s intersection with N. Livingston Street, as well as the pedestrian signal between Powhatan Springs Park and the strip mall.

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Over a dozen overnight break-ins reported at parking garage off Columbia Pike

By Dan Egitto
The parking garage at Penrose Square (via Google Maps)

Police are investigating over a dozen break-ins at a parking garage in Penrose last night.

This morning (Thursday), the Arlington County Police Department found 19 vehicles that had been broken into overnight, according to a preliminary incident report

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Plans for one-acre RiverHouse park envision pedestrian pathway with gathering spaces

By Dan Egitto
Plans for a one-acre park at the RiverHouse project in Pentagon City (via Arlington County)

Pentagon City’s RiverHouse project is collecting public feedback on a planned one-acre park between S. Lynn Street and S. Joyce Street.

The park, which would be developed in two phases, is meant to facilitate pedestrian traffic and serve as a “vibrant gathering place.” Respondents have until Sunday to submit feedback on the final draft design.

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Police investigating after two ART buses struck by BBs on Glebe Road

By Dan Egitto
Intersection of S. Glebe Road and S. Eads Street (via Google Maps)

Police are investigating two separate reports of someone shooting projectiles at Arlington Transit buses on S. Glebe Road.

Neither bus had any passengers and no one was injured, but both ART buses sustained damage to their windows, according to preliminary incident reports from the Arlington County Police Department.

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Man convicted of sexually assaulting two women in Courthouse and Va. Square break-ins

By Dan Egitto
Police car at night (file photo courtesy Kevin Wolf)

A man has been convicted of breaking into multiple apartments in Courthouse and Virginia Square and sexually assaulting two women in April 2023.

A jury found Geremy Bridgeforth guilty of unlawfully entering three apartments in the middle of the night and, on two instances, sexually assaulting victims while they were sleeping, according to a press release from the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office.

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Declining interest in office buildings drives push for fresh approaches in Arlington

By Dan Egitto and Scott McCaffrey
The Gartner building at Central Place in Rosslyn (Flickr pool photo by Jason Gooljar)

As interest in building and renting many varieties of office space declines in Arlington, more focus is falling on creative solutions.

Only a single new office building is currently under construction in all of Northern Virginia — although demand for offices with at least 50,000 square feet of space remains relatively strong, according to a new office market report from CBRE Research.

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Appeals court flip-flops on Missing Middle, striking down ordinance once again

By Dan Egitto
People gathered outside the Arlington County courthouse after a Missing Middle ruling in September 2024 (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

The Virginia Court of Appeals has withdrawn a recent decision reinstating Arlington’s “Missing Middle” ordinance, once again striking it from the books as judges reconsider arguments.

In a ruling that adds yet another layer of complexity to the legal fight over the controversial zoning change, the appeals court agreed on Tuesday to reassess a judgment that the court handed down just last month.

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New 355-unit apartment building begins leasing in Crystal City

By Dan Egitto
Valen apartment building at 2050 S. Bell Street (staff photo by Vernon Miles)

A new 355-unit apartment building has begun leasing in Crystal City, completing a pair of neighboring developments at the site of a former office building.

Valen, a 25-story tower at 2050 S. Bell Street, offers one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with floor-to-ceiling windows and a rooftop pool. Its neighbor at 2051 S. Bell Street, The Zoe, began leasing last fall.

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