Dan Egitto is the managing editor 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.
Update 10/7: The &pizza has closed for electrical repairs, a spokesperson told ARLnow. It is expected to reopen soon.
The &pizza in Ballston has closed, at least for the time being.
A man accused of touching multiple women’s hair without their consent on the Metro has been released from jail in D.C., but is now in custody in Arlington.
Bryan Betancur, 29, is set for a bench trial in General District Court on Oct. 27, Kara Simon, a spokesperson for the Arlington Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, told ARLnow.
Families at several Arlington schools are joining thousands around the country in a celebration of walking and biking to school.
Tomorrow (Wednesday) is National Walk & Roll to School Day, an annual event encouraging families to get outside and choose physical activity to get to school, when possible.
A biscuit spot has closed its doors and a popular American restaurant has changed hands in the latest shake-ups in the Falls Church dining scene.
Preservation Biscuit Company ended its five-and-a-half-year run at 102 E. Fairfax Street last week, while Harvey’s owner Thomas Harvey sold his business and departed at the end of September.
A new option for Mexican food has arrived at Reagan National in the latest addition to the airport’s dining options.
Mi Vida Cantina & Taqueria hosted a grand opening near Gate B16 last week. It follows the opening of another Latin restaurant, the Cuban-inspired Colada Shop, which began serving sandwiches, cocktails and coffee in Concourse C at the start of this year.
A vandalism incident at Wakefield High School caused damage to school property ahead of tonight’s homecoming football game, authorities say.
A sidewalk, rock and sign at the school were all spray-painted sometime last night or early this morning, according to a preliminary incident report from the Arlington County Police Department.
A spot for fried chicken and other Southern-style food and drink has closed after 11 years in the Rosslyn area.
Tupelo Honey permanently closed at 1616 N. Troy Street on Monday as its lease expired, according to a storefront notice.
A new Best Buns location opened today (Thursday) in Falls Church, serving up all-day breakfast and fried chicken sandwiches with a full-service bar.
The standalone spot in the West Falls development (265 W. Falls Station Blvd) is the Shirlington-based chain’s first to offer outdoor rooftop seating with cocktails, wine and draft beer, which sits above a grab-and-go area selling pastries, coffee, specialty sandwiches and more.
The cookie is crumbling.
Captain Cookie & the Milkman has closed its doors in Courthouse, joining Chip City in departing Arlington’s market for sweet treats. A sign reading “retail space available” is posted in the cookie shop’s window at 2200 Clarendon Blvd, and the space is no longer listed on the local chain’s website.
A crowd of protesters joined several members of Congress and local officials this morning (Thursday) to protest plans for a towering arch in Memorial Circle.
Speakers including U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.), senators from Oregon and Illinois, a retired U.S. Army colonel and Arlington County Board member J.D. Spain Sr. kicked off a full day of demonstrations planned near the traffic circle between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial.
The old Goodwill on S. Glebe Road has been torn down, making way for a new retail facility and affordable housing project.
Crews have completed demolition at 10 S. Glebe Road and are currently building out the foundation for the new building, which will include 128 units of affordable housing, an on-site childcare facility and a new Goodwill store and collection center.
A new grocery store with a wide selection of organic products, bulk dry goods and oven-ready entrees has opened on Langston Blvd.
Sprouts Farmers Market hosted its grand opening earlier this month in the Lyon Village Shopping Center. Interior signage promises “organics on every aisle,” and the supermarket delivers on that.
