Arlington’s two main political parties are putting the finishing touches on their greet-the-voters strategies.
Democrats plan to staff all 54 county precincts from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day, and have had volunteers at early-voting locations since balloting began on Sept. 20.
With campaign-signs-in-medians season in full bloom across Arlington, one 2024 candidate for local office is standing out from the crowd. And doing so face-first.
Paul Weiss, a former public-school educator who is running as an independent for School Board, is the lone candidate for local office in Arlington this year whose face graces his campaign signs.
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Question: How does home value appreciation vary in Arlington by property type?
Answer: The Arlington VA housing market has appreciated by an average price of 49% and a median price of 39% over a ten-year period, but that appreciation is not evenly distributed across all property types.
Detached Homes Appreciate Over 60%
Those who spend the most on a home benefit from the highest appreciation rates, with detached home appreciation of 60%+ over the course of a decade, and new detached homes appreciating the most of any property type, at 65%.
Condos Appreciate 1-2% Annually
The worst performing category over ten years in Arlington is the one-bedroom condo, with appreciation close to 1% annually and just 15% over ten years. Two-bedroom condos perform moderately better, with an average annual appreciation closer to 2% at 28% over ten years.
Townhouses are the Goldilocks Property Type
More expensive than condos and less expensive than detached homes, townhouse/semi-detached properties fall right in the middle of cost and ten-year rate of appreciation, coming in at 40% over ten years. (more…)
By OLIVIA DIAZ Associated Press/Report for America
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Virginia election officials Friday that accuses the state of striking names from voter rolls in violation of federal election law.
Join the Capitol Hill Chorale for our final concert of the season, “Lamentations Into Joy” on Saturday, May 30th, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 31st, at 4 p.m. at Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church.
This concert contains matched pairs of pieces from seven composers, contrasting expressions of sadness and joy. It also features the premiere of a new piece by CHC Composer-in-Residence Kevin Siegfried.
Work Starts on Crystal House Expansion — “The expansion of Crystal House, the Arlington multifamily project in the shadow of Amazon’s HQ2, is finally beginning. True Ground Housing Partners, known as Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing until a name change in September, has started utility work at Crystal House with plans to start vertical construction on the first new building there in 2025.” [WBJ]
Public Defender Stepping Down — From Commonwealth’s Attorney Parisa Dehghani-Tafti: “@BradleyRHaywood announced he will step down as Arlington’s Chief Public Defender. It is no exaggeration to say that insofar as Arlington’s (and all of Virginia’s) criminal legal system has moved toward justice and fairness, it’s in great part because of his work.” [Twitter, Twitter]
Chief Asked About Election Unrest — Perhaps not impossible, but unlikely. That was Arlington Police Chief Andy Penn’s view of the the likelihood, if one group or another is displeased with the outcome of the presidential election and starts to make trouble, that Virginia’s governor will move to take control of the response away from local elected leadership and public-safety personnel. The matter came up at the Oct. 8 meeting of the Arlington County Civic Federation. During the meeting, Penn and several other county leaders fielded questions of security issues related to the Nov. 5 election. –Scott McCaffrey
Police Chase in Crystal City — From Dave Statter: “A crash and bail out early this morning at S. 20th and S. Eads in Arlington. @ArlingtonVaPD were seconds behind an SUV that appeared to run the light on Eads and was hit. As an officer pulled up at least three people from the SUV ran off. Police gave chase and were able to catch some if not all of them.” [Twitter]
Chase Near Pentagon — Also from Statter: “A driver chased by @VSPPIO kept going the wrong way on roads around the Pentagon early today. A trooper apparently tried to stop the car for bad tags along Route 1 in Crystal City just after 1:30 a.m. The car began to escape on S. Eads Street northbound from 15th. At Army Navy Drive it went the wrong way underneath I-395 and made a U-turn before entering the Pentagon.” [Twitter]
Layoffs at Arlington-Based Boeing — “Boeing plans to lay off about 10% of its workers in the coming months, about 17,000 people, as it continues to lose money and tries to deal with a strike that is crippling production of the company’s best-selling airline planes. New CEO Kelly Ortberg told staff in a memo Friday that the job cuts will include executives, managers and employees.” [Associated Press]
Overflowing Trash in Pentagon City — “Every. Single. Sunday. These barrels at 12th + S. Hayes are overflowing. This isn’t about separating trash from recycling anymore. Who do we need to talk w/ to have an additional barrel or two placed here?” [Twitter]
It’s Monday — Partly sunny today, with a high near 65. West wind of 13-17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Tonight it will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 45 and a northwest wind of 5-10 mph. [NWS]
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Equality Arlington and the National Landing BID are co-sponsoring a LGBTQ+ movie screening on Saturday, June 6 beginning at 3 PM at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema followed by a Pride Month Party at National Landing Water Park from 6-9 PM. Both events are free and first come, first serve (although we encourage you to RSVP to help us prepare) and open to all. Learn more at equalityarlington.org/events.
Saturday, June 6th: 3 PM – 5:20 PM – Screening of “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar” at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Crystal City (1660 Crystal Dr, Arlington, VA 22202).
An Arlington man is dead and another young man has been charged in the crash that claimed his life.
Police and medics responded around 2 a.m. to a crash along the 2200 block of N. Harrison Street, in the Tara-Leeway Heights neighborhood south of Langston Blvd. A car being driven northbound by an 18-year-old Arlington resident struck several parked vehicles and overturned, according to Arlington County police.
The Wakefield Warriors certainly gained enough yards, but that production wasn’t enough to win.
The host Warriors amassed 466 total yards the night of Oct. 10 high-school football action, but lost to the Langley Saxons, 42-30, in Liberty District action.
Arlington County police are investigating gunfire along Columbia Pike.
The shooting happened Friday night, shortly before midnight. Initial reports suggest that several shots were fired during a fight among a large group of teens near the intersection of S. Taylor Street and the Pike, a block or two west of the Harris Teeter store.
Good Friday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
The following articles were published earlier today — Oct 11, 2024.
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
Expect sunshine and a high near 77, accompanied by a northwest wind blowing at 6 to 8 mph. In the evening, patchy fog may develop after 5am, but otherwise, the sky will be partly cloudy with a low temperature around 55. A light east wind is also anticipated. See more from Weather.gov.
“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.”
– Ayn Rand
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We hope you have a great weekend, Arlington! Feel free to discuss the most-read stories of the week, the upcoming weekend events or anything else of local interest in the comments. 👋
It took a bit, but the Yorktown Patriots have compiled strong back-to-back overall winning performances for the first time this season, according to their head coach.
The football team’s latest victory was a 39-7 over the visiting McLean Highlanders in an Oct. 10 Liberty District high-school game.
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