Author: Jo DeVoe

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There’s already a candidate for a new state house district in Arlington created by redistricting

By Jo DeVoe
The final Virginia House of Delegates district map (via Virginia Redistricting)

Arlington officially has a new Virginia House of Delegates district that has local Democrats talking about who will run for the seat. One hat has already been tossed into the ring as of today.

The Supreme Court of Virginia last week unanimously accepted new district maps for Virginia’s House of Delegates, the state Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. For Arlington’s Richmond representation, the maps created an entirely new House District 2 encompassing Arlington’s Metro corridors, and redrew boundaries for the state Senate.

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Schools

Arlington teachers union press release gets national attention after local mom’s edits go viral

By Jo DeVoe
The viral Tweet, with photos, of a press release from the Arlington teachers union that was corrected by a local homeschooling mother (via Twitter)

A tweet correcting the grammar and style of a press release from the Arlington teachers union has gotten some national media attention.

A local homeschooling mom tweeted pictures of the corrections she says she and her children made to a press release sent by the Arlington Education Association, which represents educators and staff in Arlington Public Schools.

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Feature

Venture X partners with nonprofit to uplift, educate Black girls

By Jo DeVoe
The Venture X co-working space in Courthouse (courtesy of Jeffrey Sauers)

Sponsored by Monday Properties and written by ARLnow, Startup Monday is a weekly column that profiles Arlington-based startups, founders, and other local technology news. Monday Properties is proudly featuring 1515 Wilson Blvd in Rosslyn.

A locally owned co-working space is partnering with a nonprofit to help Black girls from the D.C. area reach their fullest potential.

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Around Town

Ahead of the new year, a look back at 2021 in photos

By Jo DeVoe
At the former Inner Ear Studios, owner Don Zientara and Mike Weitman, left, work on music Weitman wrote (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

ARLnow is ringing in the New Year with a look back at 2021 through our photo archives.

We compiled a slideshow to encapsulate this year and recall some of the stories and moments that made 2021 memorable.

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Around Town

Top 25 Arlington Stories of 2021: #1-5

By Jo DeVoe
Suspected oak mite bite (courtesy photo)

On the eve of New Year’s Eve, we’re finishing up our countdown to 2022 with this year’s five most-read stories.

It was a close call for ARLnow’s first and second place stories, which each exceeded 100,000 views and were within 1,000 views of each other. And for the first (and last?) time in ARLnow’s history, an opinion column rocketed into the top 5.

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Schools

APS sticks to in-person instruction amid Omicron concerns

By Jo DeVoe
The Arlington Public Schools Syphax Education Center (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Arlington Public Schools will open its doors for regular in-person instruction next week amid concerns about the Omicron variant and record-high rates of new Covid cases.

Buildings will open on Monday, Jan. 3 with normal schedules for in-person instruction and Extended Day programs, APS said in an email to families yesterday (Wednesday). Free COVID-19 testing at schools will resume Monday as well.

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Around Town

Top 25 Arlington Stories of 2020: #11-15

By Jo DeVoe
Marines in dress blue uniform help stranded driver during flooding on Columbia Pike (photo via @vigi.boo/TikTok)

The countdown to 2022 with this year’s most-read ARLnow stories continues today.

Falling just outside of the top 10 were the freak tornado that tore through Arlington and a story that stirred up patriotic feelings in ARLnow’s commentariat and which received national attention: Marines rescuing a stranded car during torrential downpour.

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Around Town

Christmas tree pickup begins next week

By Jo DeVoe
Christmas tree set for curbside collection (via Arlington County)

Those who decorated for Christmas with real trees this year can have their festive fire hazards collected by the county starting next week.

From Monday, Jan. 3 through Friday, Jan. 14, residents can place trees at their curb for pickup. The trees should be curbside “no later than 6 a.m. on your regular trash collection day after removing ALL decorations, nails, stands. Do not place trees in plastic bags,” according to the county.

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County libraries to offer more free at-home COVID-19 rapid tests this week

By Jo DeVoe

This week, Arlington Public Library will once again be giving away at-home COVID-19 test kits.

Starting Thursday at noon, some 2,000 kits will be available across all seven library locations, the library system announced Monday evening.

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Feature

Clarendon ed-tech startup acquires third international company in five years

By Jo DeVoe
Symplicity CEO Matt Small speaks at a conference (courtesy photo)

Sponsored by Monday Properties and written by ARLnow, Startup Monday is a weekly column that profiles Arlington-based startups, founders, and other local technology news. Monday Properties is proudly featuring 1515 Wilson Blvd in Rosslyn. 

(Updated 4:25 p.m.) Symplicity, a Clarendon-based company that helps college students find jobs and internships, is expanding its international presence.

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