At least nine people are facing underage drinking charges after police broke up a large teen party in northern Arlington.
The incident happened shortly before midnight Saturday on the 3900 block of Military Road, near Fort Ethan Allen Park and Chain Bridge. The dispatched address was that of a newly built home in the Old Glebe neighborhood that’s currently listed for sale for $3.5 million.
An older, 12-story office building in Ballston could become a seven-story apartment building.
Developer Penzance has filed a conceptual site plan to get early feedback on the project from Arlington County staff. The Washington Business Journal reported on the plan and an earlier acquisition of the building, at 4601 N. Fairfax Drive, near the ramps to and from I-66.
(Updated at 10:30 a.m.) A group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators are protesting outside of the offices of prominent military contractors in Crystal City this morning.
The protest started in front of the Boeing corporate headquarters at 929 Long Bridge Drive and then marched to the Lockheed Martin building at 2121 Crystal Drive.
Yet Another Gun at DCA — “Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport intercepted a fourth firearm in seven days at a checkpoint on Thursday, April 11. The four guns were caught on April 5, 7, 8 and 11.” [Press Release]
ACPD Traffic Citation Data — “The Arlington County Police Department investigated what works out to more than four vehicle crashes per day February, according to new data… During the month, police issued 2,043 citations and warnings for a variety of issues, according to the figures.” [Gazette Leader]
Sievers was multiple-sport prep standout and college and pro football starter
Through a lifelong involvement in sports, primarily football, Eric Sievers became an impactful person in Arlington and beyond.
Assistant takes over to lead team for remainder of campaign
Eight months after being hired as the new head baseball coach at Yorktown High School, Josh Cook has been let go from that position with a bit more than a month remaining in the regular season.
The Ballston Macy’s store is no more.
The retailer shuttered within the past couple of weeks, after a store closing sale that lasted about two months. Now it’s just a matter of time until the building is torn down.
There’s something of a war of words going on between the sponsor and a key target of a soon-to-be new towing law.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) recently signed two pieces of legislation — both backed by Arlington lawmakers — allowing Northern Virginia local governments to set tighter restrictions on tow operators. HB 959, introduced by Del. Alfonso Lopez (D), allows localities in Northern Virginia to pass “second signature” ordinances requiring towing operators to get express permission from lot owners before removing individual vehicles.
Arlington Ahead on Housing Production — “Housing production isn’t distributed evenly around the region. The Post determined each jurisdiction’s share of the regional housing target based on anticipated household growth this decade, and found D.C., Arlington County, Falls Church and Alexandria are on track to exceed their share of the targets. But the other nine jurisdictions represented by COG are all lagging. Fairfax County, the most populous jurisdiction in the region, is on pace to build only 36 percent of its target.” [Washington Post]
School Board Forum This Weekend — “Candidate forums are scheduled for the following times and locations. [Saturday] April 13 at 9:30 a.m. — School Board forum at Busboys and Poets in Shirlington (Arlington Democrats).” [ARLnow]
Two local lawmakers who spearheaded bills to limit domestic abusers’ access to firearms blasted recent vetoes of that legislation at a press conference today (Thursday).
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) last month struck down bills from State Sen. Barbara Favola and Del. Adele McClure that would have strengthened existing gun control laws around people who have physically attacked family members and romantic partners.
Gov. Signs Vape Shop Bill — “The governor on April 5 signed HB 947, a Lopez bill giving localities the power to regulate the location of vape shops and other venues that deal in nicotine products, including a prohibition of operating within 1,000 linear feet of a school or day-care facility. There are some exceptions: Existing facilities will have their previous approvals grandfathered in, and the measure does not apply to convenience stores or gas stations.” [Gazette Leader]
Preservation Bill Becoming Law — “The measure by Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington) would mandate a 30-day cooling-off period before a locality issues a permit to raze or demolish any building that is, at the time, being considered for local historic status… Gov. Youngkin signed the measure yesterday. Its provisions will got into effect July 1.” [Gazette Leader]
In a bid to preserve its paper-and-ink legacy, the Falls Church News-Press plans to introduce a few changes to its business model — chief among them a website paywall.
“If my deference to a print newspaper simply doesn’t afford us the ability to continue in that mode, we’ll try something else, at least on a temporary basis,” Nick Benton, founder and editor of the more than three-decade-old publication, told ARLnow. “I’ll do whatever it takes to keep the paper going.”
