Two studies on traffic safety on Carlin Springs Road are expected to kick off next month.
County officials are planning two separate evaluations:
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Virginia’s attorney general said Thursday that the Department of Homeland Security may have violated several state laws after a whistleblower accused its employees of misrepresenting themselves on voter lookup tools to hunt for noncitizen voters.
In a letter obtained by The Associated Press, Attorney General Jay Jones demanded that DHS confirm in writing whether it had directed anyone to access Virginia voters’ information without first obtaining permission from those voters.
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The County Board is preparing to vote on $365,810 in grant funding for individual artists and arts organizations around Arlington.
The grants, authorized annually and included on the consent agenda for the Board meeting this Saturday, are part of a program overseen by the Arlington Commission for the Arts.
Karaoke nights at Big Tony’s Pizzeria & Dive Bar are going up for debate at an upcoming County Board meeting.
The retro-style Clarendon bar is seeking county authorization to host karaoke nights and DJs at 3100 Clarendon Blvd — but it’s facing pushback from county staff, who say that the establishment violated the county’s zoning ordinance multiple times by hosting karaoke without permission.
A new analysis of over 100 “near miss” traffic incidents in Arlington zeroes in on disproportionate issues on a handful of busy roads and intersections.
The report from Northern Virginia Families for Safe Streets analyzed 136 incidents in Arlington where people said they were almost hit by vehicles. The data shows that “failure to yield” remains the most common risk factor, mentioned in 64% of the incidents, followed by vehicles speeding (35%) and running red lights or stop signs (29%).
Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) has a message for House leaders: Congress may not get another chance to get ahead of artificial intelligence.
Beyer, who co-chairs the bipartisan Congressional AI Caucus, led nine colleagues from both parties in a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) pressing them to move AI legislation immediately. The group released the letter yesterday (Wednesday) and made its case at a morning press conference on Capitol Hill.
Falls Church’s efforts to mark the nation’s 250th birthday could spill into 2027.
One of the goals for 2026, improvements to Fort Taylor Park, has yet to pan out. However, leaders hope that it could be completed with the support of local Eagle Scout candidates.
Ski Mask Gun Arrest — Police responding to a larceny call in the 200 block of S. Glebe Road Tuesday night arrested a man who employees said entered wearing a ski mask. Officers recovered a firearm and ammunition and charged a Bristow man, 26, with firearm possession by a convicted felon. [ACPD]
Governance Advice From Fairfax — “There is no perfect model,” Fairfax County Board Chair Jeff McKay (D) said of local governance structures at an Advance Arlington forum, where he and Alexandria Vice Mayor Sarah Bagley (D) discussed options for changing Arlington’s at-large County Board, in place since 1932. [FFXnow]
Fairfax Pauses Flock Installs — Fairfax County supervisors voted unanimously to pause new Flock Safety camera installations, the same day the Arlington County Board voted to end its use of Flock. The pause runs until an Oct. 20 committee discussion and doesn’t affect the 84 cameras already operating. [FFXnow]
Gunston Student Named Finalist — A Gunston Middle School seventh grader is among 30 finalists in the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge, a national middle school STEM competition. Alec Zelenovic’s project is a math model for predicting win probability in 12U travel baseball. Finals week runs Oct. 23-28 in D.C. [Society for Science, Press Release]
Falls Church Festival Turns 50 — The 50th annual Falls Church Festival takes over City Hall grounds Saturday from 10 a.m.–4 p.m., closing part of Little Falls Street. Community Center parking will be limited starting today for setup, and more road closures are planned Sunday morning for the Run for the Schools 5K. [City of Falls Church]
Amazon Raises Starting Pay — Amazon is raising minimum starting pay for full-time core operations employees to $20 an hour, with average hourly pay reaching nearly $24, the HQ2 company said. U.S. employees will also get grocery discounts of 10–20% at Whole Foods and on Amazon.com starting Oct. 1. [Amazon]
Fencing Up at Kennedy Center — Fencing went up around the main Kennedy Center building yesterday, a day after the Trump-aligned board voted to close most of the performing arts center for repairs. Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), a trustee, sought an emergency court hearing over what she called an “unlawful closure.” [Associated Press]
Food Insecurity Hits Five-Year High — Some 38% of households across D.C. and its Virginia and Maryland suburbs went through food insecurity in the past year, the Capital Area Food Bank found — the worst rate in the five years it has run the survey. Arlington had the region’s lowest rate, at 22%. [Washington Post]
Grid Upgrades Across N. Va. — Dominion Energy has about 30 projects underway across N. Va. to storm-proof power lines and bury them, with roughly 400 of a planned 1,000 miles upgraded so far. The utility says how long N. Va. customers go without power has improved nearly 60% over three years. [Fox 5]
Spanberger Bullish on House Races — Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) said the state Supreme Court ruling that struck down a redistricting referendum has energized Virginia Democrats rather than deflating them, as candidates in the 1st, 2nd and 5th districts form an unusual joint fundraising alliance. [Washington Post]
It’s Thursday — Expect mostly sunny skies with a high near 90 and a south wind of 3–7 mph. There’s a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms starting in the afternoon. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with a low around 72 and a 50% chance of storms before midnight. [NWS]
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The Trump administration has awarded contracts to begin work on President Donald Trump’s planned takeover of the East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee said Wednesday.
Rep. Jared Huffman of California, the panel’s top Democrat, revealed during a committee hearing that the National Park Service hired a civil engineering firm to begin work on the historic public golf course, without any public announcement or heads-up to Congress. A lawsuit challenging Trump’s plan to revamp the golf course argues that the administration’s redevelopment would violate the congressional act that created the park more than a century ago.
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The bike and pedestrian trail across the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge is closing next week and is not expected to reopen for a year.
The closure takes effect Monday, Sept. 21, as the bridge’s rehabilitation moves into its next phase, according to a District Department of Transportation advisory. DDOT anticipates reopening the trail in September 2027.
Arlington election officials are expecting a slight dip in the use of mail-in ballots during this election cycle.
“I think mail voting will be down by maybe 10%,” predicted David Leichtman, a Democratic member of the Arlington Electoral Board.
More public information on the outcome of towing-related complaints may be coming soon to Arlington.
When planned improvements to the towing section of the county government’s website are complete, “you’ll be able to see the complaints and the resolutions,” said Eliseo Pilco, Jr., the county’s towing manager.