Interim tag removed as Nick Meyers takes the heading coach reins
No matter how next season unfolds, the campaign certainly should be more stable and normal for Nick Meyers compared to his first year as a varsity baseball coach at Yorktown High School.
Arlington County police are investigating gunfire along Route 1 in the Crystal City area this afternoon.
The incident happened around 2 p.m. on Route 1 near the airport ramps. Initial reports suggest that a driver in a late model Acura sedan fired at least two shots at another motorist, who was driving a pickup truck.
Republicans will field an Arlington County Board candidate this year.
The Arlington GOP announced today (Wednesday) that Juan Carlos Fierro will run in the November general election, facing whoever comes out on top of yesterday’s Democratic primary.
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%.
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.
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.
