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A bullet was fired into a woman’s home just south of Columbia Pike, though it’s not clear who fired it.

The incident happened around 8 p.m. Monday on the 4500 block of S. Four Mile Run Drive. The woman heard a loud noise and called police after discovering a broken window and a damaged wall. Officers then found a bullet inside the home.


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A Gainesville man is facing a number of charges after a wild incident in Clarendon last night.

Arlington County police say the 45-year-old suspect spat on and threw a brick at a man who was walking in the area. Police say they located the suspect along Clarendon Blvd, leading to a foot pursuit and the suspect allegedly spitting on an officer.


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An all-you-can-eat hot pot and Korean barbecue spot aims to open in Ballston early next year.

Construction work on Top Pot is underway on the ground floor of the Ballston Quarter mall (671 N. Glebe Road). The restaurant expects to open by early February in a 7,600-square-foot space between Mezeh and Chick-fil-A, Marketing Director Matthew Hall told ARLnow.


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Two people were hurt and a car was damaged as a result of an after-school fight in the Ballston area yesterday.

The incident happened around 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of Washington Blvd and N. Stafford Street, near the Washington-Liberty High School football field. It was categorized by police as an “assault by mob.”


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Metro train traffic was halted near Ballston after an armed man reportedly fled into the tunnels.

Police were dispatched to the 7-Eleven store across Fairfax Drive from the Ballston Metro station around 2:50 p.m. for an armed robbery. Initial reports suggest that a man robbed the store of wine, and pulled out a gun when confronted.


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Members of the Park and Recreation Commission on Tuedsay (Oct. 22) voted unanimously to recommend that the Arlington County Board bestow the name “Buckingham Pollinator Park” on a new park.

The park is to be constructed as part of redevelopment of the Harris Teeter site in the Ballston area.


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Johns Hopkins Medicine plans to open a new medical clinic in Ballston.

Located in the Ballston Quarter at 4102 Wilson Blvd, the “multidisciplinary” clinic is expected to open by Tuesday, Nov. 19 with 33 exam rooms.


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An unresponsive driver was pulled from an SUV after a three-vehicle crash Monday afternoon in Ballston.

The crash happened shortly before 3:15 p.m. in front of the apartment building at 4000 Wilson Blvd.


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After a little over a year in business, a Ballston juice bar intends to relocate to a smaller space in the neighborhood.

Greenheart Juice Shop, a Northern Virginia-based juicery and eatery founded in 2013, closed last Friday at 4121 Wilson Blvd. The shop serving smoothies, cold-pressed juices, cashew milks and light breakfast items opened for business last September in the former location of Philz Coffee.


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Ballston’s outdoor “Urban Oasis” cafe has dried up — but its signature red coffee cart hasn’t gone far.

Like flowers after a desert rain, the short-lived Turkish coffee experience by Ballstonian founder Isa Seyran sprang up this summer in a courtyard at 4075 Wilson Blvd.


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Demolition has begun on the former Harris Teeter at 600 N. Glebe Road in Ballston.

The grocery store that relocated across the street this spring is now in the process of getting converted into temporary surface parking, Mary Senn, vice president of Southeastern Development Associates, confirmed.


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