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Published December 8, 2017 at 8:35AM | Updated December 8, 2017 at 9:07AM

ACFD Responds to Overturned Truck — Rescue crews responded to the intersection of George Mason Drive and 27th Street N., in the Yorktown neighborhood, just before 6:30 last night for a crash involving an overturned vehicle. At least two vehicles, including a minivan, and a pickup truck that overturned, were involved. [Twitter]

Apartment Fire in Ashton Heights — Firefighters quickly extinguished a small fire in the storage room of an apartment building in Ashton Heights yesterday afternoon. The fire happened on the 500 block of N. Piedmont Street and was “kept small by sprinklers.” [Twitter]

Apartment Developer AvalonBay Moving Headquarters to Liberty Center in Ballston

By Chris Teale

Published December 7, 2017 at 4:15PM | Updated January 3, 2018 at 3:39PM

4040 Wilson Blvd rendering via Shooshan Company

Two years after being put on hold, construction will resume next year on the Liberty Center’s final building in Ballston after it signed an office tenant.

AvalonBay Communities, a publicly-traded apartment developer and real estate investment trust, will relocate its headquarters to 4040 Wilson Blvd, which is set to be a 22-story mixed-use building with offices, retail and residential. It will be Ballston’s tallest building.

Crime Report: Man Stabbed in Ballston Knocks on Doors for Help

By ARLnow.com

Published December 7, 2017 at 1:45PM | Updated February 28, 2020 at 10:13AM

File photo

That’s according to this week’s Arlington County Police Department crime report.

The incident happened around 7:30 p.m. on the 1200 block of N. Utah Street. Police say the man was stabbed by a woman he knew and suffered non-life-threatening injuries. A warrant was later issued for the suspect.

Video Footage Appears to Show Man Stealing Italian Store’s Vespa

By Chris Teale

Published December 7, 2017 at 10:45AM | Updated December 7, 2017 at 11:24AM

Security camera footage of theft (photo via Facebook

(Updated at 11:25 a.m.) Surveillance video appears to show a man loading The Italian Store’s Vespa scooter into his car and then driving away.

The still-missing 1966 Celeste Green Vespa scooter disappeared Saturday evening from outside The Italian Store’s Westover location around 5 p.m., the business said.

Bluemont Residents Worry About Detour Traffic from Bridge Demolition

By ARLnow.com

Published December 7, 2017 at 10:20AM | Updated December 7, 2017 at 10:36AM

Intersection of 6th Street N. and N. Edison Street (photo via Google Maps)

A plan to detour some traffic through the Bluemont neighborhood during a weekend bridge demolition has prompted a letter to the County Board.

In the letter, the Bluemont Civic Association’s president singles out one of the four detours — which would send southbound traffic down 6th Street N. — for criticism.

Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published December 7, 2017 at 9:35AM

‘Great Chocolate Race’ Cancelled — “The Great Chocolate Race, originally scheduled to take place in Rosslyn on Saturday, December 9, 2017, has been canceled due to circumstances outside the control of Arlington County and its Police Department. Runners who signed up to participate are advised not to respond to the area as planned.” [Arlington County]

Tax Bill Could Boost N. Va. Over D.C. — The GOP tax bill currently making its way through Congress could make Arlington and Northern Virginia a significantly more attractive a place to live for higher-income residents, tax-wise, than D.C. That is due to the proposed elimination of state and local tax deductions. [D.C. Policy Center]

Meanwhile in D.C.

By Rachel Sadon

Published December 7, 2017 at 9:00AM

Photo by Craig

Wawa is about to make some people very happy, robberies are down significantly this year, and other news of the day in the District.

Carlin Springs Road Bridge to Close Friday for Demolition

By Chris Teale

Published December 6, 2017 at 2:45PM

Carlin Springs Road bridge over N. George Mason Drive (photo via Google Maps)

The Carlin Springs Road Bridge will close on Friday for partial demolition as part of its planned replacement.

The bridge will be closed to all traffic from 7 p.m. on Friday, December 8 through 5 a.m. Monday, December 11 for demolition. The closure will also affect the section of N. George Mason Drive underneath.

Coast Guard to Conduct Training on Potomac River This Afternoon

By Chris Teale

Published December 6, 2017 at 1:45PM

The U.S. Coast Guard vessels will be on the Potomac River near Arlington this afternoon for a tactics training session.

The exercise will take place from approximately 3:30-7:30 p.m. today (Wednesday) between Memorial Bridge and the 14th Street Bridge. During the exercise, crews will simulate a secure zone around a valuable asset.

APS Looking to Add Solar Panels to Five Schools

By Chris Teale

Published December 6, 2017 at 10:00AM

APS issued a Request for Proposals on December 1, calling for companies to bid to install solar panels at Kenmore and Thomas Jefferson Middle Schools, Tuckahoe and Fleet Elementary Schools and Washington-Lee High School.

Fleet Elementary School will be built on the site of Thomas Jefferson, and is projected to be open in September 2019.

Meanwhile in D.C.

By Rachel Sadon

Published December 6, 2017 at 9:00AM

Police move to fire officer who shot and killed an unarmed motorcyclist, Five Guys is now no guys thanks to unpaid taxes, how Comet Pizza is faring a year after, and other news of the day in the District.

Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published December 6, 2017 at 8:45AM

Disparities in New Middle School Boundaries — “Under a staff plan slated to go to the School Board Dec. 14, middle schools will have economically-disadvantaged populations ranging from 1 percent of the student body at Williamsburg Middle School to 52 percent of the student body at Kenmore Middle School, with the other schools falling in between.” [InsideNova]

Winner of Marine Corps Marathon Works at 7-Eleven — The winner of this year’s Marine Corps Marathon lives in Nauck and works at an Arlington 7-Eleven store. Desta Beriso Morkama, a 32-year-old Ethiopian immigrant, arrived in the U.S. in September 2016. He has been receiving training and assistance settling into his new Arlington life from a number of local people and groups, including local running coach Jay Jacob Wind. [Falls Church News-Press]