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New Apartments Now Open — “JBG Smith Properties… delivered its first new residential project in Crystal City, representing a nearly half-billion-dollar investment and continued confidence that residential demand will keep growing in the area. The side-by-side towers — named The Grace and Reva and standing 26 and 27 stories, respectively — replace a blocky 11-story office building that was demolished in 2019. Their combined 808 luxury units, costing the company some $422 million per its most recent investor package, crown the company’s 3,700-unit residential portfolio in… National Landing.” [Washington Post]

Arlingtonian Advances on Jeopardy! — “In a battle that went down to final Jeopardy!, Arlington attorney Luigi de Guzman advanced in the quarterfinals of the show’s Tournament of Champions. The show aired Thursday night. The 43-year-old attorney was the only contestant to answer final Jeopardy! correctly.” [Northern Virginia Magazine, The Sun]

Car Fire Near Ballston — A vehicle caught fire in the northbound lanes of N. Glebe Road near 16th Street N. yesterday morning, closing the busy artery for an extended period of time. [Twitter]

Local Republicans Oppose Arena — From the Arlington GOP: “Arlington Republicans issued a “snap poll” to see whether our members supported or opposed the Potomac Yard stadium proposal. While the Committee hasn’t taken a position on this matter, here are the results after ~24 hours.” [Twitter]

Flyover Expected This Afternoon — From AlertDC: “The US Military will be conducting a flyover in the National Capital Region, at the Arlington National Cemetery, on Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 1:30 PM.”

Anti-Hate Rally — “A ‘Rally Against Hate’ is planned at a local church to respond to an act of vandalism and possible hate crime in the Yorktown neighborhood. It’s taking place at 11 a.m. at the Rock Spring Congregational Church this Friday, March 1.” [Instagram]

Body Found in Ballston Home — “The new owners of a property in Arlington County, Virginia, found human remains during a walk-through Monday afternoon, police say. Officers were called to ‘suspicious circumstances’ in the 1300 block of N. Taylor Street at about 4:50 p.m., according to Arlington County police. The property is located in the Ballston area. The medical examiner is working to identify the person and determine how they died.” [NBC 4, Fox 5]

Local GOPers Blasts Alexandria Arena — “As Republican leaders in Northern Virginia, we are deeply disappointed by Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin’s proposal to commit nearly $1.5 billion in state funds to subsidize billionaire Ted Leonsis’ relocation of the Washington Capitals and Wizards to Potomac Yard. As residents living just a few miles from the proposed stadium site in Alexandria, our concerns about the project are also profoundly personal.” [Substack, ALXnow]