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Morning Notes

Published April 9, 2019 at 7:30AM

Arlington Man Nabbed for Gun at DCA — “The number of firearms caught by Transportation Security Administration officers at checkpoints at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) have increased at an alarming rate this year as TSA officers caught the ninth gun of the year yesterday, April 7.” [TSA]

Trustify Co-Founder Lands Federal Appointment — Once high-flying Arlington startup Trustify, which has shut down amid a flurry of lawsuits and accusations of malfeasance, has generated another headline, this time for its co-founder’s new job. Jennifer Mellon was appointed confidential assistant to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Neil Chatterjee, prompting questions from one energy industry publication. [E&E News]

Events

Columbia Pike Blues Festival Returning in June

By Airey

Published April 4, 2019 at 2:30PM

17th Annual Columbia Pike Blues Festival (photo courtesy of Columbia Pike Documentary Project)

(Updated at 2:35 p.m.) The 24th annual Columbia Pike Blues Festival is hitting the streets again this June.

The free blues festival will be held on Saturday, June 15 from 1-8:30 p.m. at the intersection of Columbia Pike and S. Walter Reed Drive.

Around Town

New Craft Beer Bar “Rebellion on the Pike” Opening This Week

By Airey

Published April 1, 2019 at 3:35PM | Updated April 2, 2019 at 4:08PM

Rebellion on the Pike in 2019

(Updated at 5:15 p.m.) Arlington’s newest craft beer bar “Rebellion on the Pike” is opening this week.

An employee said it would be open Monday evening, though a phone for the business was not answered as of 5 p.m. A Facebook post from Monday afternoon says the bar was open over the weekend and will be “back open tomorrow after a good day of rest and restocking.”

News

BREAKING: Man Electrocuted During Fall at Columbia Pike Apartment Building

By ARLnow.com

Published March 13, 2019 at 11:30AM | Updated March 13, 2019 at 12:31PM

(Updated at 12:30 p.m.) Police are on scene of an electrocution at the Dorchester Apartments on the 2000 block of Columbia Pike.

Police and medics were dispatched to the rear of the apartment community around 11:20 a.m. after multiple 911 callers reported that a man fell from a ladder or a rooftop and was electrocuted by nearby power lines.

Around Town

Longtime Civic Activist Kim Klingler Steps in as Head of Columbia Pike Booster Group

By Alex Koma

Published March 12, 2019 at 5:30PM

The Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization tapped Kim Klingler as its new executive director, the group announced in a release today (Tuesday).

Klingler steps in for interim director Karen Vasquez, who’d been serving in that role since January.

News

Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published March 12, 2019 at 7:30AM | Updated March 12, 2019 at 10:25AM

Seven Corners Suspicious Death — Updated at 10:25 a.m. — Fairfax County Police are investigating a “suspicious death” on the 6100 block of Arlington Blvd in Seven Corners, near the Arlington border. That block is home to the Willston Centre shopping center, a McDonald’s, a hotel and a number of commercial offices. [Twitter, Twitter]

What’s Up With the ‘Psychedelic Tower?’ — “You’ve probably seen the tower if you’ve ever driven across the 14th Street Bridge… It’s a hexagonal, granite structure that sits about a third of the way down the bridge, closer to the Virginia side. By day, it doesn’t look like much. But by night, its windows light up like a gigantic kaleidoscope.” [WAMU]

Around Town

Acme Pie Company Taking Over Former Twisted Vines Space on Columbia Pike

By Alex Koma

Published March 8, 2019 at 1:30PM

Sol Schott, owner of Acme Pie Co.

For the last few years, pie chef Sol Schott has relied on the kitchen space at Columbia Pike’s Twisted Vines Bar and Bottleshop to whip up his wares — now, his Acme Pie Company is taking over the storefront.

Schott told ARLnow that he signed a five-year lease this week for the space at 2803 Columbia Pike. It’ll be the first brick-and-mortar location for his baking business, after he spent years selling his pies wholesale and offering them up at local farmers markets.

Events

CPRO Releases Schedule for Outdoor Movie Nights on Columbia Pike This Summer

By Alex Koma

Published March 6, 2019 at 4:30PM

A Columbia Pike outdoor movie night (via Columbia Pike Partnership Facebook)

Summer may feel pretty far off these days, as temperatures dip into the 20s, but there’s already a full slate of outdoor movie nights scheduled along Columbia Pike.

The Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization (CPRO) announced the schedule for its annual movie series last week, with screenings set to start in mid-June.

News

BREAKING: Firefighters Respond to Blaze at Columbia Pike Apartment Complex

By Alex Koma

Published March 1, 2019 at 3:50PM | Updated March 1, 2019 at 4:18PM

(Update at 4:15 p.m.) Arlington firefighters have extinguished a blaze at an apartment complex just off Columbia Pike.

First responders were called to a complex along the 1300 block of S. Scott Street around 3:30 p.m. today (Friday). The block is home to the Wellington Apartments.

Around Town

Idido’s Coffee House and Cafe Opens Near Columbia Pike

By Alex Koma

Published February 27, 2019 at 10:00AM

Idido's Coffee and Social House, just off Columbia Pike.

A new cafe and coffee house is now open just off Columbia Pike.

Idido’s Coffee and Social House opened its doors recently in the base of the Columbia Place condo complex, located at 1107 S. Walter Reed Drive.

Schools

APS Moving Trailers to Career Center, Could Take Over Columbia Pike Library As Enrollment Swells

By Alex Koma

Published February 27, 2019 at 9:00AM

The Arlington Career Center (via Arlington Public Schools)

With more than 150 new students set to attend classes at the Arlington Career Center in the coming school year, officials are now scrambling to free up some extra classroom space at the facility.

The county school system now plans to move eight trailers over from the adjacent Patrick Henry Elementary School to free up room for those students in the 2019-2020 school year. Career Center Principal Margaret Chung informed parents of the move in an email Monday (Feb. 25) that was subsequently obtained by ARLnow.

Around Town

EvolveAll Fitness Studio Planning to Move Back to Columbia Pike This Spring

By Alex Koma

Published February 21, 2019 at 9:00AM

Staff at EvolveAll pose in front of the gym's new location off Columbia Pike (via @EvolveAll)

The EvolveAll fitness studio is returning to Columbia Pike, with plans to move back to South Arlington sometime this spring.

The gym’s staff announced plans to move into a space at 1058 S. Walter Reed Drive, just off the Pike, last week. Owner and founder Emerson Doyle said in a video laying out his plans that he’s aiming to have the studio open by “the end of May.”