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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Animal Welfare League warns against shooting rabbits in Lyon Park

By Dan Egitto
A rabbit (Flickr pool photo by Erinn Shirley)

Reported incidents of rabbits getting shot in Lyon Park have led to new signs warning of consequences for animal cruelty.

For the past two springs, the Animal Welfare League of Arlington has responded to reports of someone injuring rabbits in the neighborhood, south of Courthouse, spokesperson Chelsea Jones told ARLnow.

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Pro-Palestine protesters target Israeli defense firm’s Rosslyn office

By Dan Egitto
Eject Elbit protesters display a banner and coffin inside Arlington Tower on March 31, 2025 (courtesy of Eject Elbit)

A group of protesters carrying a coffin draped with a Palestinian flag received trespassing citations this morning after entering a Rosslyn office building.

A crowd of about 30 people entered Arlington Tower, home of the Israel-based defense firm Elbit Systems, around 8:30 a.m. Monday, according to scanner traffic.

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Arlington angler snags giant catfish while fishing in Potomac

By Dan Egitto
Stanley "Sebby" Brock III poses with an enormous catfish found in the Potomac River near the Chain Bridge (courtesy of Stan Brock)

A 20-year-old Arlington man out fishing near the Chain Bridge caught the biggest catfish of his life this week.

Stanley “Sebby” Brock III arrived at his usual fishing spot around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, hoping to catch some shad or striped bass during their annual migration. He cast his first line and, about 10 seconds later, felt a tug on his pole, he said.

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Challenging conditions for Arlington jail staff drive calls for better pay

By Dan Egitto
Arlington County Sheriff Jose Quiroz addresses the Arlington County Board at a work session (via Arlington County/YouTube)

Arlington County’s sheriff is seeking better pay for his deputies, citing demanding working conditions at the jail despite some progress toward better safety.

With dozens of off-duty deputies in the audience at a recent budget meeting, Sheriff Jose Quiroz argued that his employees deserve salary increases closer to those proposed for other public safety workers.

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Green Valley Farmers Market plans grand opening as other markets return next week

By Dan Egitto
Vegetables at Courthouse Farmers Market (Photo via Cliff/Flickr)

As springtime blooms in Arlington, several local farmers markets are opening or expanding their hours starting next week.

A total of 10 markets are open this year — with the county’s newest addition, the Green Valley Farmers Market, celebrating its grand opening on Friday, April 4.

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Arlington summer camps offer greater flexibility to help terminated federal workers

By Dan Egitto
Campfire (Image via Flickr/Kevin Smith)

Arlington summer camp programs are offering more flexible cancelation and payment options this year to help families dealing with job losses.

The Department of Parks and Recreation is offering more generous refund options and cancelation fees and has pushed back the date for final payment deductions from May 1 to June 2.

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Burst pipe damages Arlington County Board room, causes meetings to relocate

By Dan Egitto
Clean-up efforts following a burst pipe at the Bozman Government Center (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

Damages from a burst pipe at Arlington County’s government headquarters have caused several public meetings to relocate and reduced hours at Courthouse Library.

Flooding at 2100 Clarendon Blvd resulted in “extensive water damage to portions of multiple floors of the Bozman Government Center, including the Arlington County Board Room,” county spokesperson Ryan Hudson told ARLnow.

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Arlington again ranks among the best ‘cities’ to live in America

By Dan Egitto
Blossoms in Colonial Village (staff photo)

Arlington has once again ranked among the best “cities” to live in the United States — and an Arlington neighborhood stands at No. 1.

The county has maintained its No. 4 spot in the 2025 Niche ranking of the nation’s most liveable neighborhoods. That’s the same spot it held in 2024, but is below its No. 2 ranking in 2023.

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Rep. Beyer backs permanent air traffic changes near National Airport

By Dan Egitto
Reagan National Airport (staff photo by James Jarvis)

Arlington’s congressman is throwing his support behind permanent flight traffic changes at Reagan National Airport following January’s fatal midair crash.

In a Friday letter, Rep. Don Beyer (D) and nine other lawmakers supported ending helicopter operations along the Potomac River between Hains Point and the Wilson Bridge when runways 15 and 33 are in use.

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NEW: Two measles exposures reported traveling through DCA last Friday

By Dan Egitto
A vaccine shot (via Arlington County/YouTube)

Two measles exposures were reported at Reagan National Airport and on the Yellow Line last Friday.

Exposures were possible on the airport’s terminal shuttle bus between noon and 2:30 p.m., the Virginia Department of Health announced in a press release yesterday. They were also possible between 12:15 and 3:15 p.m. on the Yellow Line train from the airport, transferring at the L’Enfant Plaza station to the Silver Line train heading toward Downtown Largo.

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Economic headwinds could bring wave of Arlington restaurant closures, group warns

By Dan Egitto and Katie Taranto
A sign indicating a business closure in Crystal City in 2023 (courtesy anonymous)

The D.C. area’s restaurant community is warning of closures as economic pressures and federal actions raise fears of less spending and higher costs.

Impacts may be less severe in Arlington and Falls Church than in D.C., as some businesses are considering leaving the District for “better deals” in Northern Virginia. However, Shawn Townsend, president of the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW), cautioned that Arlington restaurants remain vulnerable to issues involving federal job cuts, rising costs and a possible meals tax increase.

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Arlington tap water might taste different as annual cleaning starts next week

By Dan Egitto
Tap water in a kitchen sink (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Arlington County’s water pipes are receiving their annual cleaning starting next week, bringing temporary changes to tap water’s taste and odor.

Starting Monday and continuing through May 5, tap water will be treated with chlorine instead of chloramine “to clean water mains and clear them of any flow issues.”

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