Initial results in Arlington’s Democratic County Board primary show a close race at the top.
JD Spain, Sr. leads the first round of vote tallying, with 33%, followed by Natalie Roy with 29% and Tenley Peterson with 23%.
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Tomorrow is Juneteenth and that means a number of closures in Arlington.
The federal holiday, on June 19, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. In addition to most federal offices being closed, Arlington County offices, libraries, courts and community centers will be closed Wednesday.
The Democratic primary for one open Arlington County Board seat got off to a slow start today.
As of 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, only about 3.7% of Arlington registered voters had cast ballots in the Democratic race today. About 5.2% of the county voted early or by mail, according to the county’s election dashboard.
A suspicious material investigation drew an emergency response to Rosslyn this morning.
It happened inside the office building at 1101 Wilson Blvd, which houses at least one federal government office on an upper floor.
Arlington has the tenth smallest under-construction apartments in the nation.
That’s according to a new study by the website RentCafe.
Primary Voting Today — “Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. as five candidates — James DeVita, Julie Farnam, Natalie Roy, Tenley Peterson and JD Spain — compete for the one open seat on the Arlington County Board.” [ARLnow]
AFAC Milestone — “The Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) recently hit a dubious milestone: The food pantry has now served… 2 million families in its 35-year history.” [Arlington Magazine]
Liberty May Stay Put — “The Arlington sojourn of ‘Reclining Liberty‘ appears ready to be extended. Members of the county government’s Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board (HALRB) are being asked to approve lengthening, from this July to September 2025, the end date for removal of the artwork by Zaq Landsberg that currently rests on the front lawn of the Arlington Museum of Contemporary Art.” [Gazette Leader]
Arlington Company Acquired — “Another D.C.-area cybersecurity firm has been acquired by a private-equity backed competitor. Clango, an Arlington company founded in 1993, has been merged into MajorKey Technologies, a Chicago-based portfolio company of Fulton, Maryland, private equity firm The Acacia Group.” [Washington Business Journal]
Local Grad’s Journey — “Stepping inside with limited or even no knowledge of English might prove torturous for those deposited at the front door of larger high schools. But for Heydi Flores, stepping inside Arlington Community High School was the start of something special.” [Gazette Leader]
Beyer Bill for Voter Pre-Registration — “It has been the law in Virginia for the past two years. And now, a local member of Virginia’s congressional delegation wants to make voting pre-registration for those 16 and 17 years old the law of the land. U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-8th) has introduced legislation to do just that.” [Gazette Leader]
MoCo’s Sustainable Transit Plan — “A Maryland county just north of Washington, D.C., is embarking on an ambitious effort to provide clean, sustainable public transit — even to the point of installing a microgrid for its own electricity and hydrogen fuel production.” [Axios]
It’s Tuesday — Expect sunny skies today and a high around 93 degrees with south winds at 8 to 10 mph. Tuesday night will be partly cloudy, with lows near 68 and south winds ranging from 7 to 11 mph. Tomorrow, Juneteenth, will be mostly sunny, reaching a high near 91 degrees with southeast winds at 6 to 8 mph. [NWS]
Flickr pool photo by Jason Gooljar
An Arlington man is facing a felony charge after allegedly stabbing a man during a dispute.
The incident happened around 11:20 p.m. Friday outside of a residential building in the 4300 block of 4th Street N. in Buckingham.
Amazon has committed an additional $1.4 billion to expand housing options in areas near its offices, including Arlington.
The funding, announced ahead of an affordable housing summit today (Monday) at HQ2 in Pentagon City, brings total investment in the company’s Housing Equity Fund up to $3.6 billion.
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The Arlington Democratic primary is tomorrow (Tuesday).
Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. as five candidates — James DeVita, Julie Farnam, Natalie Roy, Tenley Peterson and JD Spain — compete for the one open seat on the Arlington County Board. Historically, the victor of the Democratic primary tends to be a reliable predictor of the November general election outcome.
Tina Leone, the longtime leader of the Ballston Business Improvement District, is leaving the organization she helped to build.
Leone has been at the helm of the BID for more than a decade, leading the neighborhood through a period of rapid change, including the transformation of Ballston Common Mall to Ballston Quarter. She has also been a regular presence at community events and last year chaired the Arlington Chamber of Commerce.
A man arrested last year in Pentagon City pleaded guilty Friday to two drug charges, including possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
Willie Gene Thorne, 29, of D.C., also pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm in a drug trafficking crime, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.
When to Expect Election Results — “Election officials and the public will know the evening of Tuesday, June 18 how each candidate fared in the first round. But the ranked-choice machinery of eliminating low-scoring candidates and reallocating their votes will not kick in until Friday, June 21, after the deadline for mail-in ballots has passed. And the tabulation won’t be finalized until Saturday, June 22.” [Gazette Leader]
Local Swimmers at Olympic Trials — “Arlington swimmers Torri Huske and Eli Martin will be participating in the upcoming U.S. Olympic swimming trials, hoping to earn a spot on the U.S. team for the 2024 Summer Games next month in Paris. The trials are June 15-23 in Indianapolis. Huske, a Yorktown High School graduate, is hoping to make her second U.S. Olympic women’s swimming team.” [Gazette Leader]
End of Police Chase on Video — “A brief foot chase of a theft suspect who fled from security at the Ballston Target store just ended near the Metro station.” [Twitter]
GOP Chair Blasts Covid-Era Decisions — From Matthew Hurtt, Arlington GOP Chairman: “Government leaders like @kcristol not only pushed these un-scientific policies, but — with help from all-too-eager neighborhood brownshirts — weaponized these policies against businesses and healthy people. The government-community cabal was boosted by outlets like @ARLnowDOTcom and @washingtonpost, creating mass hysteria from the ScIeNcE iS sEtTlEd class, who clamors for government control.” [Twitter]
Officials on Bump Stock Decision — From Parisa Dehghani-Tafti, Arlington Commonwealth’s Attorney, on the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn a ban on bump stocks: “NEVER EVER tell me progressive prosecutors are the problem.” From Rep. Don Beyer: “This decision by a conservative activist court will result in more Americans getting shot and killed.” [Twitter, Twitter]
Vote on Cemetery Confederate Memorial — “Almost 200 House Republicans voted Thursday to reinstall a Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery… The amendment, which was part of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2024, failed 230-192 after two-dozen Republicans sided with Democrats in voting against it.” [Washington Post]
MoCo May Allow Missing Middle — “Montgomery County is one step closer to allowing duplexes, triplexes, and smaller apartment buildings to be built in single-family home neighborhoods across the county now that the Planning Board has approved a new housing initiative.” [MoCo360]
Resources for This Week’s Heat — From Ready Arlington: “Temperatures may reach 90 degrees + higher over the next few days. Call 703-228-1350 for help with AC repairs + utility bills. Visit County libraries + community centers for free, air conditioned spaces.” [Twitter]
It’s Monday — Expect sunshine and a high temperature of around 91°F, accompanied by a south wind at about 10 mph. As night falls, the weather will be mostly clear with a low temperature near 70°F and a south wind ranging between 6 and 10 mph. [NWS]
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