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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Trash collection pushed back, APS on two-week break for the holidays

By Dan Egitto
Yorktown High School in the snow (file photo)

Trash collection will be pushed back a day on Thursday while various Arlington County facilities shut down for Christmas.

No waste will be picked up on Christmas Day, so Thursday routes will be serviced on Friday, and Friday routes will move to Saturday.

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Smart growth and a more stable economy among 2026 goals for County Board chair

By Dan Egitto
County Board Chair Takis Karantonis at a meeting earlier this year (screenshot via Arlington County)

At the close of a tumultuous economic year for Arlington, County Board Chair Takis Karantonis is seeking a return to stability and continued focus on infrastructure goals in 2026.

Karantonis, who is coming to the end of his one-year turn at the County Board chairmanship, used an interview with Fox 5 yesterday (Thursday) to emphasize the hardship that 2025 has brought to many of Arlington’s federal workers, immigrant communities and businesses large and small.

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First woman of color to chair Arlington Chamber of Commerce plans more outreach in 2026

By Dan Egitto
Chair-elect Bismah Ahmed speaks at the Arlington Chamber of Commerce (courtesy of Bismah Ahmed)

The incoming chair of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce is preparing a renewed focus on outreach while marking a historic first for the 101-year-old organization.

Bismah Ahmed, who will be the first woman of color to take on the chairmanship, has ambitions of bridging gaps between businesses and the broader community, supporting local employers amid economic uncertainty and building on the chamber’s engagement efforts among young people, in particular.

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Metro to install 20 new bike racks in East Falls Church after safety concerns

By Dan Egitto
Bike racks at the East Falls Church Metro station (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

The East Falls Church Metro station is getting 20 new bike racks following security concerns along N. Sycamore Street.

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) plans to install 10 U-racks and 10 “smart racks” at East Falls Church in February, according to a project page.

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Arlington once again ranked No. 1 most livable ‘large community’ in the country by AARP

By Dan Egitto
The DoubleTree Hotel in Crystal City is lit up with a heart shape in 2020 (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)

Arlington and Falls Church have both ranked as some of the most livable localities in the nation for the second year in the row.

Arlington was at the top of the charts for “large communities” and Falls Church was No. 2 among “small communities,” according to a new ranking of U.S. localities from the American Association of Retired People (AARP).

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GW Parkway construction approaches big milestone, but more is yet to come

By Dan Egitto
Crews work to prepare GW Parkway for reversible lanes (via NPS)

While a major portion of GW Parkway construction work is wrapping up in Arlington, another is scheduled to get underway next year.

From Spout Run Parkway up to the Beltway in McLean, paving is done and mainline construction is on track to conclude by the end of the month as a major rehab project announced in 2021 draws toward a close.

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Weather

Expected snow this weekend prompts Arlington and VDOT to pretreat roads

By Dan Egitto
A fork in the brine lines, in a north Arlington neighborhood (staff photo)

Preparations are underway for a wintry weekend in Arlington, with at least 1-3 inches of snow looking likely Saturday night into Sunday.

While some snow flurries are possible today (Friday), the accumulating snow in the forecast for later this weekend has brine trucks out on the roads in Arlington.

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Events

Heavy traffic, road closures expected Saturday for ‘Wreaths Across America’

By Dan Egitto
Wreaths on headstones at Arlington National Cemetery on Dec. 24, 2019 (Staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Heavy traffic and some road closures are expected around Arlington National Cemetery this weekend as volunteers lay holiday wreaths at thousands of headstones.

Following record turnout and traffic backups during Family Pass Holder Day last Sunday, the cemetery is, as usual, encouraging volunteers to take the Metro to either Rosslyn or the Pentagon on Saturday. The Arlington Cemetery Metro stop will also be open, but congestion is expected there.

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NTSB, elected officials blast safety exception for military flights around DCA

By Dan Egitto and The Associated Press
A US Coast Guard helicopter flies over the Potomac River near the Lincoln Memorial (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

A proposed exception to restrictions on military flights around Reagan National Airport is prompting outcry among some federal officials.

U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D) and five other members of Congress representing Virginia joined the chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), as well as D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, in crying foul yesterday (Wednesday).

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Arlington set to record overall crime decrease in 2025

By Dan Egitto
Police at a crime scene in 2022 (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Crime is on track to drop in Arlington this year, reversing a trend of increasing criminal incidents over the past several years.

Total reported offenses are down about 4% compared to this time in 2024, according to preliminary numbers in the Arlington County Police Department’s crime data hub.

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Events

Menorah lightings coming to Pentagon City and Clarendon area next week

By Dan Egitto
A menorah lighting in January (via Chabad Lubavitch of Alexandria-Arlington/Facebook)

A pair of giant menorah lightings are taking place in Pentagon City and near Clarendon next week in celebration of Hanukkah.

Both free events will feature latkes, hot cocoa, donuts, chocolate gelt and dreidels for all, along with lively Hanukkah music and the lighting of a nine-foot menorah.

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Demolition beginning soon at townhouse development planned near Columbia Pike

By Dan Egitto
The former office building at 2300 9th Street S. (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

Preparations to replace a 1970s-era office building with a townhouse development are getting underway off of Columbia Pike.

Crews have begun preparing a 63,000-square-foot office building at 2300 9th Street S. for demolition, which is expected to begin in early 2026.

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