Legal Notice

Notice: Eli’s Taqueria ABC permit application

By Public Notices

Eli’s Taqueria LLC

Trading as:

Eli’s Taqueria

3207 Columbia Pike, Arlington,  Arlington County, Virginia, 22204-4305

The above establishment is applying to

the VIRGINIA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) AUTHORITY for a

Restaurant – Wine, Beer and Mixed Beverages On and Off Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

Nevi Paredes Espana, Owner

NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200.

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Around Town

ARLnow Daily Debrief for Sep 18, 2025

By ARLnow.com

Good Thursday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.

🕗 News recap

The following articles were published earlier today — Sep 18, 2025.

📅 Upcoming events

Here is what’s going on Friday in Arlington, from our event calendar.

☀️ Friday’s forecast

Expect sunny conditions and a high of 87 degrees accompanied by a light northwest wind at around 5 mph. Moving into Friday night, skies will turn partly cloudy with a low of 64 degrees. A calm wind will shift to the northeast at 5 to 7 mph after midnight. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.”
– Robert Frost

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.

Thanks for reading! If you have something to say about an issue of local note not covered today, feel free to post it as a letter to the editor on our new forum.

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Synetic Theater presents: Synetic Teen Company’s Cyrano de Bergerac

By Sponsor
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“The show frolics in jewel tones, with movement, dance, ingenious prop use and piquant stage business” –The Washington Post

“Fuses acrobatics, mime, design, and music to provide a rich and novel re-interpretation of a classic tale.” –DCTheaterArts

Synetic Theater invites Arlington audiences to experience an evening of bold, inventive storytelling with its Teen Company’s production of Cyrano de Bergerac, paired on select evenings with a pre-show performance of The Boy Who Cried Wolf by the Pre-Teen Ensemble. With just six performances, this limited run offers a rare chance to see the next generation of Synetic artists in action. (more…)

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News

UPDATED: Body found in wooded area near Columbia Pike

By Jared Serre
ACPD on scene of a death investigation along Four Mile Run (staff photo by Jared Serre)

Police are conducting a death investigation along Four Mile Run after a body was found this afternoon.

Arlington County police responded to a wooded area near the intersection of Columbia Pike and S. Four Mile Run Road around 2:15 p.m., after someone reported finding a body near the creek.

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Around Town

Local decorators offer premium pumpkin decor for upwards of $1,000

By Katie Taranto
A design by The Porch Parade (courtesy of Andrea Samuelson)

For as much as $1,450, a new local business specializing in “premium pumpkin delivery” is offering decorating jobs to porches in Arlington this season.

The Porch Parade aims to bring “effortless, discreet, and exclusive pumpkin displays” to D.C.-area porches. Andrea Samuelson, a former federal worker, co-founded the business with friend Anusha Seneviratne after their jobs were cut earlier this year.

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News

New 432-unit affordable housing building breaks ground at Crystal House

By Dan Egitto
The groundbreaking ceremony at The Sweeney at 501 20th Street S. (courtesy of True Ground)

A new affordable housing building with 432 units broke ground at the Crystal House complex yesterday (Wednesday).

“The Sweeney” — named after two True Ground Housing Partners founders, Jean and Jack Sweeney — is among the largest affordable housing projects to break ground in National Landing in decades, according to True Ground.

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News

Increased police presence coming to local high school after ‘non-credible’ bomb threat

By Jared Serre
Yorktown High School (staff photo)

Yorktown High School will see an increased police presence today after a bomb threat was made against the school.

Arlington County police responded to the school around 3:30 a.m. Thursday, shortly after becoming aware of a threat being posted online, according to an ACPD spokesperson.

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Around Town

‘Simply Banh Mi’ flourishes in Ballston after unexpected relocation

By Katie Taranto
Simply Banh Mi's new Ballston location (staff photo by Katie Taranto)

A family-owned banh mi shop is flourishing during its first year in Ballston, months after its original location unexpectedly shuttered in D.C.

John Tran opened Simply Banh Mi in January at 801 N. Quincy Street as an expansion of his now-closed Georgetown restaurant. The business owner hoped to pass the D.C. store to new ownership earlier this year, but told ARLnow those plans fell through for reasons related to the health of a family member.

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News

New state law removes Falls Church Planning Commission’s decision-maker role

By Scott McCaffrey
The Falls Church City Council work session on Sept. 15 (via City of Falls Church)

The Falls Church Planning Commission will soon change from being a final decision-maker to an advisor for some new development projects in the city.

The shift in responsibility comes in response to new state laws, which took effect July 1 and aim to speed up the creation of new housing across the commonwealth. Under the new rules, many localities must move from planning commission approval of projects to staff approval of development plans.

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Sports

Close victory could be confidence-builder for Wakefield football team

By Dave Facinoli
Wakefield defensive players are set for a play against Lewis (staff photo by Dave Facinoli)

The potential existed for the Wakefield Warriors to blow out the host Lewis Lancers in their most recent game of the high-school football season.

That didn’t occur. Instead, the Warriors won, 34-20, in a much closer result in the Sept. 12 non-district clash.

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Announcement

Cool, Creative Summer Camps

By Art House 7

Is your summer camp calendar still open? Consider Art House 7 for your kids, a creative, well-loved space with a fabulous range of quality summer camps for ages 5-14. Your kids will love the imaginative themes and fun teachers. We’ll be making pottery, painting, drawing, printmaking, and sculpting. Among our camp themes: modern masters of art, “green” art, animals, fairytales, and folk stories. Our weekly camps are morning or afternoon, Monday-Friday.

Art House 7 is near the Lee Harrison Shopping Center in Arlington. We have a 2-story studio and free parking.

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