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County Board candidate calls for residents to support Missing Middle lawsuit against county

By Dan Egitto
Attendees at the Arlington County Board meeting Wednesday, March 22 on Missing Middle Housing (staff photo)

Arlington spent $74,000 in two months combating a lawsuit over Missing Middle housing, public records show, drawing the ire of a County Board candidate.

The county, which hired law firm Gentry Locke at the start of this year, paid $49,251 for services in January and $24,536 in February, according to invoices. Meanwhile, a GoFundMe campaign for the lawsuit — which alleges that Arlington failed to adequately study the impacts of Missing Middle before approving the zoning change — has raised about $69,000 since last June.

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Here’s how ARLnow is (and is not) using AI, so far

By ARLnow.com
An actual human photographed their phone for this bit of AI-related stock photography (Photo by Solen Feyissa on Unsplash)

Given the recent kerfuffle on Instagram over ARLnow’s use of an AI-generated image to illustrate a story, we wanted to update readers on our use of artificial intelligence.

AI technology is rapidly developing and the extent to which it will ultimately reshape the media industry is unclear. The CEO of a news organization down the street from us, in Clarendon, believes AI will “eviscerate the weak, the ordinary, the unprepared in media” and is part of “a very fundamental shift in how people relate to news and information… as profound, if not more profound, than moving from print to digital.”

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Celebrate Business Appreciation Month with BizLaunch

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May is Business Appreciation Month,, and the BizLaunch team is recognizing Arlington’s small business community with opportunities to connect, learn and discover new pathways for growth. Entrepreneurs are invited to take part in two upcoming events designed to foster collaboration and open doors to new business opportunities.

AANHPI Entrepreneurs Gather for Brunch and Business: Power in Unity

Arlington’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) business community will come together for Brunch and Business: Power in Unity on Monday, May 18, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, 2799 Richmond Hwy. in Arlington.

Hosted by Arlington Economic Development’s BizLaunch team, the event brings AANHPI entrepreneurs, small business advocates and community leaders together for conversation, connection and shared learning. Guided by the theme Power in Unity, the gathering highlights how diverse cultures, perspectives and experiences strengthen Arlington’s small business ecosystem.

Attendees will hear from four local business owners during a moderated panel discussion, engage in meaningful dialogue and expand their professional networks. The event is designed to foster collaboration, celebrate AANHPI leadership and support continued growth across Arlington’s business community.

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Future of Kirby Club’s planned Clarendon location in doubt after a year of delays

By Dan Egitto
2832 Wilson Blvd (photo via Google Maps)

After a year of delays, plans to open a well-regarded Mediterranean restaurant in a former Clarendon music venue appear to have fizzled.

The space that the Fairfax-based Kirby Club identified for a second location back in 2022 is now listed as “available” on The Crossing Clarendon’s retail leasing page.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com
Lunchtime on a warm spring day in Ballston (staff photo)

Yorktown Baseball Coach Fired — “Eight months after being hired as the new head baseball coach at Yorktown High School, Josh Cook has been let go from that position with a bit more than a month remaining in the regular season. A school official confirmed that Cook, a 2013 Yorktown graduate and former varsity player for the Patriots, was dismissed April 9 because of remarks he made during an open-mic comedy routine at a venue that was a non-school and non-team function. Some of those remarks came to light on social media.” [Gazette Leader]

Pentagon Row Sign Removed — “Pretty surreal seeing the @PentagonRow signage coming down after almost 25 years but excited for what’s to come.” The shopping center changed its name to Westpost in 2020. [Twitter]

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Recreational weed veto sets back change by several years, proponents say at Arlington forum

By Dan Egitto
A recent Arlington Committee of 100 meeting (via Committee of 100/Youtube)

In the wake of a recent veto of a Virginia recreational marijuana bill, proponents are still holding out hope for future change — but not for at least a couple years.

At an Arlington Committee of 100 meeting last week, State Sens. Adam Ebbin and Aaron Rouse said the chances of the Virginia General Assembly overriding Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s decision earlier this month are slim to none.

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Weather

UPDATE: Hail falls on much of Arlington amid Severe Thunderstorm Warning

By ARLnow.com

Update at 3:40 p.m. — The severe storm for which forecasters issued a warning dropped sizable hail over a large swath of Arlington, from Pentagon City to Ballston to northern residential neighborhoods. While the warning is expiring, the earlier Severe Thunderstorm Watch (below) remains in effect.

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Police break up big teen party in newly built North Arlington house

By ARLnow.com
Police car at night (file photo courtesy Kevin Wolf)

At least nine people are facing underage drinking charges after police broke up a large teen party in northern Arlington.

The incident happened shortly before midnight Saturday on the 3900 block of Military Road, near Fort Ethan Allen Park and Chain Bridge. The dispatched address was that of a newly built home in the Old Glebe neighborhood that’s currently listed for sale for $3.5 million.

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