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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com
Alamo Drafthouse in Crystal City (Flickr pool photo by Jason Gooljar)

Fire Station Costs Rise — “Changes mandated by the Virginia Department of Transportation and local code-enforcement staff are requiring a $450,000 infusion of Arlington government cash in support of rebuilding Fire Station #8 on Langston Boulevard at North Culpepper Street. County Board members on Feb. 24 are expected to approve the extra funding, which will bring to just under $19.5 million the total contract award.” [Gazette Leader]

Crash on Camera — From Dave Statter: “Here’s the video from the crash with one overturned at Army-Navy Drive & S. Hayes Street in Pentagon City, VA. This occurred shortly after 5:30 p.m. Lots of people stopped to help, including one person who ran off of a shuttle bus to pitch in.” [Twitter]

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Kami’s Korner: What’s happening with Arlington’s condo market?

By Kami Kraft

Welcome to the new column, Kami’s Korner, where we will take a deep dive into Arlington’s condominium market by focusing on what’s coming next.  From emerging developments to shifting trends, this space will spotlight the opportunities and insights shaping the future of condo living in Arlington.

Where have all the cowboys gone? Um… I mean condominiums.

For new condominiums, this last cycle has been a bit sleepy. For those wanting to own a piece of Arlington, it has been block after block of attractive new rentals, but no chance to own. If you are in the market for a new condominium, there isn’t a single new one on the market today to consider, either in presale or recently delivered with a model to tour. And it’s not for lack of demand. (more…)

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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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County vies to recover solar panel program participation after slump in 2023

By Dan Egitto
Workers installing solar panels (via Arlington DES)

A proposed county contract aims to incentivize Arlington residents to resume buying as many solar panels as they once did.

The Arlington County Board on Saturday is set to consider whether to approve an agreement with Solar United Neighbors (SUN), which runs the Capital Area Solar Switch program, a co-op that provides financial incentives to people who buy solar panels from local vendors.

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the City of Falls Church’s 44th Annual Memorial Day Parade and Festival

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Falls Church, Virginia 22046

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Join us in remembrance and celebrate our community at the City of Falls Church’s 44th Annual Memorial Day Parade and Festival on Monday, May 25, 2026. Honor our nation’s fallen heroes and our country’s rich history while marking the 250th anniversary of the United States of America!

Monday, May 25, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Skip the algorithms, get ARLnow’s headlines directly in your inbox

By ARLnow.com
The Roosevelt Bridge and the Rosslyn skyline (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

It’s no secret that social networks don’t like people clicking links.

The networks want people to stay on their platforms rather than clicking through to news articles and other external content. That is why X (formerly Twitter) is over-indexing on video and Facebook’s referrals to news sites are down.

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ACPD: Officers nab man driving on shoulder of I-395 with loaded gun in car

By ARLnow.com
Arlington County police car (staff photo)

A Herndon man is facing a gun charge after allegedly being seen by police driving on the shoulder of I-395.

The traffic stop on northbound I-395 near Boundary Channel Drive, around 6 p.m. this past Friday, was also prompted by the officer spotting “improper registration” on the vehicle, according to the Arlington County Police Department.

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Mount Vernon Trail widening project to take a small step forward, with construction still two years away

By Jo DeVoe
Where the Mount Vernon Trail and Four Mile Run Trail intersect (courtesy of the Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail)

State-funded safety improvements to the Mount Vernon Trail are one step closer to getting underway.

The Arlington County Board is set to review on Saturday a memorandum of agreement with the Virginia Department of Transportation, the National Park Service and the Federal Highway Administration governing the roles of the respective agencies throughout the project.

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Proposal to redevelop Goodwill on Glebe Road enters home stretch

By Jo DeVoe
A February rendering of the proposed Goodwill redevelopment (courtesy AHC)

(Updated at 12:30 p.m.) Arlington County is home to one of the busiest Goodwill donation centers in the country and this location, on S. Glebe Road, is now being teed up for redevelopment.

Last week, Planning Commission members recommended the Arlington County Board approve plans from Goodwill and affordable housing partner AHC to redevelop its storefront with a 6-story building consisting of a new retail and donation center, 128 units of affordable housing and space for a child care center.

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Police investigating possible hate crime in Yorktown neighborhood

By ARLnow.com
Vehicle spray painted with hateful messages in the Yorktown neighborhood (via Nextdoor)

A vandalism spree earlier this week in the Yorktown neighborhood is being investigated as a possible hate crime.

Graffiti was discovered Monday morning on 27th Street N. and N. Jefferson Street, a few blocks from Yorktown High School. It included a swastika painted on the sidewalk and a swastika and a racial slur spray painted on a car.

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