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Published June 14, 2019 at 7:45AM

Ribbon Cutting for Revamped Rosslyn Safeway — “Safeway will unveil renovations to its Rosslyn store at 1525 Wilson Boulevard in Arlington, VA, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for 10 am on Friday, July 12.” [Press Release]

More on Real Estate Boom Forecast — “Real estate agents and local economists said inventories are so sparse that some popular Zip codes in Arlington and Alexandria show no homes for sale at all. They added that investors are pouring into the market, looking to turn homes into rental properties.” [Washington Post, InsideNova]

I-395 and I-66 Projects Causing Contractor Shortages, Higher Costs

By Airey

Published June 13, 2019 at 3:45PM

A proposed streetscape improvement project has revealed rising construction costs in Arlington County due to ongoing work to add new lanes to I-66 and I-395 — and associated projects.

“We believe the shortage of qualified contractors resulting from the abundance of work generated by the I-66 & I-395 Express Lanes projects is contributing to the higher than expected bid prices,” according to a county staff report.

JUST IN: Police Looking for Suspect in Crystal City Sexual Assault

By ARLnow.com

Published June 13, 2019 at 2:50PM | Updated June 13, 2019 at 3:27PM

Arlington County Police are looking for a man they say sexually assaulted a woman in Crystal City this morning.

The incident happened around 8:30 a.m. Thursday, in a commercial building on the 1500 block of Jefferson Davis Highway, police said. A man followed a woman inside and elevator and “then inappropriately touched and sexually assaulted the victim before witnesses entered the area, causing the suspect to flee the scene on foot,” per a police press release.

Crime Report: Man Exposes Himself to Girls in Lyon Park

By ARLnow.com

Published June 13, 2019 at 1:30PM | Updated February 28, 2020 at 10:50AM

File photo

A man in a car exposed himself to girls who were walking down the street in the Lyon Park neighborhood, south of Clarendon.

The incident happened last Wednesday around 7 a.m.

‘Mayor Pete’ Makes Appearance in Arlington Backyard

By ARLnow.com

Published June 13, 2019 at 9:00AM

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg was in Arlington last night, speaking at a private fundraiser.

The mayor of South Bend, Indiana fielded questions from donors in the backyard of a supporter’s home in the Waverly Hills neighborhood, near the Lee Heights Shopping Center.

Morning Notes

By Vernon Miles

Published June 13, 2019 at 7:30AM | Updated June 13, 2019 at 8:53AM

More Arlington Real Estate Optimism — “According to a report released Wednesday by the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors and the George Mason University Center for Regional Analysis, the median home price in Arlington County is on track to spike 17.2 percent by the end of 2019.” [Washingtonian]

‘Rock the Row’ Starts Tonight — The United States Navy Band Country Current will perform tonight at Pentagon Row for the shopping center’s annual Rock the Row outdoor concert series. Concerts will be held every Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at the Pentagon Row plaza, through Aug. 1. [Pentagon Row]

What’s Next? What Last Night’s Primary Election Means for Arlington

By Airey

Published June 12, 2019 at 3:45PM | Updated June 12, 2019 at 4:04PM

(Updated at 4 p.m.) Last night, commonwealth’s attorney candidate Parisa Dehghani-Tafti defeated incumbent prosecutor Theo Stamos in a surprise victory that shocked many in the the county, and left some wondering about the future.

One person who wasn’t shocked was political strategist Ben Tribbett — also known as @notlarrysabato — of the Fairfax-based campaign consulting firm TRR Group.

JUST IN: Kitchen Fire at Courthouse Condo Building

By ARLnow.com

Published June 12, 2019 at 1:35PM

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(Updated at 1:50 p.m.) Arlington County and Ft. Myer firefighters are on scene of a fire at the Courthouse Crossings condo complex in the Courthouse neighborhood.

Firefighters were dispatched to the condo building, at 1410 N. Scott Street, around 1:15 p.m. Initial reports suggest that a fire broke out in a resident’s kitchen but was extinguished by a sprinkler system before it could spread.

New Car-Sharing Service Expanding to Arlington Next Month

By Airey

Published June 12, 2019 at 11:00AM | Updated June 14, 2019 at 11:49AM

Free2Move's carsharing service (courtesy photo)

(Updated on 04/14/19) A European company’s car-sharing service will expand into Arlington in July after rolling into D.C. last October.

The service, Free2Move, allows users to pay a flat fee per the minute, hour, or day that they rent a car and allows users to drive anywhere as long as vehicles are returned to a legal parking spot in the District of Columbia. With the new expansion, users will be able to pick and park vehicles in Arlington, too.

BREAKING: Police Investigating Serious Pedestrian Crash on Columbia Pike

By ARLnow.com

Published June 12, 2019 at 10:00AM | Updated June 12, 2019 at 1:59PM

Update at 2 p.m. — All lanes of Columbia Pike have reopened.

Earlier: Police and firefighters are on scene of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle on Columbia Pike.

Morning Poll: Pot Prosecutions

By ARLnow.com

Published June 12, 2019 at 9:00AM

Now that she has defeated incumbent Theo Stamos, Tafti is likely to have the opportunity to keep her campaign promise while in the prosecutor’s office.

Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published June 12, 2019 at 7:30AM | Updated June 12, 2019 at 8:43AM

Candidate Parisa Dehghani-Tafti wins the Democratic nomination to become the county's Commonwealth's Attorney

Amazon Driving Commercial Property Sales — “An office building and an apartment building near the future Amazon HQ2 campus in Northern Virginia have recently hit the market, the latest in a wave of property owners looking to cash in on rising values from the tech giant’s arrival.” [Bisnow]

Continued Amazon Boost for Residential Real Estate — “The Amazon HQ2 effect continues to drive the Arlington County market. The median price of the 289 sales in Arlington in May was $615,000, up 9.8 percent from a year ago.” [WTOP]