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Affordable Housing Complex Breaks Ground on Columbia Pike Church Site

Published July 28, 2017 at 3:00PM | Updated July 28, 2017 at 3:42PM

Officials at the ground-breaking ceremony for Gilliam Place

Just feet from the demolition of the Arlington Presbyterian Church on Columbia Pike, officials broke ground Thursday (July 27) on the new affordable housing complex that will replace it.

Gilliam Place at 3507 Columbia Pike will have 173 affordable apartments, with 68 including two or three bedrooms. The ground floor of the property will contain nearly 9,000 square feet of space for retail and community use. It is named for Ronda Gilliam, a member of the church who volunteered in the community and opened a clothing donation center.

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No Water, Traffic Detoured Tonight For Emergency Columbia Pike Repairs

By Chris Teale

Published July 20, 2017 at 4:30PM | Updated July 20, 2017 at 5:12PM

Some residents in Columbia Forest will be without water tonight (July 20) and traffic will be diverted for emergency repairs along Columbia Pike.

Crews from the county’s Department of Environmental Services will be making emergency water main repairs at the intersection of Columbia Pike and S. Frederick Street, beginning at 8 p.m. The repairs are scheduled to last until 8 a.m. July 21.

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I-395 Grants Will Help Energy Program, Pike Farmers Market

By Kalina Newman

Published July 18, 2017 at 2:30PM

Arlington Energy Masters Program and the Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization have both been awarded grants from the Express Lanes and Community Grant Program, run by Transurban.

The program aims to “support organizations that sustain, enhance or protect the local environment and communities.” Transurban manages the HOT lanes on the Capital Beltway, and will do the same for the planned I-395 HOT lanes set to run through Arlington.

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STAR Call Center to Move to Columbia Pike Building

By Kalina Newman

Published July 17, 2017 at 6:30PM | Updated July 18, 2017 at 8:51AM

ART bus (file photo)

Specialized Transit for Arlington Residents will move to 2301 Columbia Pike, Suite 120, near Penrose Square, after the Board agreed to rent the property from the landlord.

STAR’s existing call center is located at 2300 9th Street S. in the same neighborhood. Its lease on the property expired on June 30, and while it can be renewed on a monthly basis, the landlord plans to redevelop the office building and no longer wanted a long-term tenant.

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TRAFFIC ALERT: Downed Utility Lines Close Section of Columbia Pike

By Chris Teale

Published July 13, 2017 at 4:30PM | Updated July 13, 2017 at 4:57PM

A section of Columbia Pike closed in both directions for downed utility lines lying in the roadway.

The Pike closed to all traffic between S. Randolph Street and S. George Mason Drive, with police diverting cars onto side streets. A reader said the lines came down around 2:30 p.m. Thursday (July 15) at the intersection of Columbia Pike and S. George Mason Drive.

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Columbia Pike ‘Premium Transit Network’ Gets Cautious Approval

By Chris Teale

Published July 12, 2017 at 4:35PM

Planned bus stops for the Premium Transit Network (via Arlington County)

The new “Premium Transit Network” on Columbia Pike is being greeted with cautious optimism by some community members after years of discussion and delays.

But some raised questions about what will mark the new bus system as “premium,” considering it will not run in dedicated lanes due to the layout of Columbia Pike and will have a fleet of standard buses, at least for now.

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Windows Broken in Columbia Pike Neighborhoods

By ARLnow.com

Published July 10, 2017 at 11:05AM

At least three instances of objects being thrown at and shattering residential windows were reported Friday and Saturday night. The incidents took place in the Barcroft and Columbia Forest neighborhoods, on either side of the Pike near Four Mile Run.

There is no suspect description for any of the incidents. More from today’s Arlington County Police Department crime report:

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County to Consolidate Metrobus Routes Under ‘Premium Transit Network’

By Chris Teale

Published July 7, 2017 at 10:00AM | Updated July 7, 2017 at 2:04PM

(Updated 2 p.m.) Some changes are coming to several Metrobus routes through Arlington County next year, as the county prepares for the Columbia Pike “Premium Transit Network.”

At a work session with the Arlington County Board on Thursday, county staff put forward a plan that would end seven lines that run through Arlington in FY 2019, which begins on July 1, 2018, and save the county $5.8 million:

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published June 30, 2017 at 8:00AM

Police to Hold Anti-DUI Event During Bar Crawl — The All American Bar Crawl will be taking place in Clarendon from 1-9 p.m. Saturday, and the Arlington County Police Department is planning some complementary programming. ACPD and the Washington Regional Alcohol Program are holding a “free interactive anti-drunk driving event” from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday on N. Highland Street, in the heart of Clarendon. [Arlington County]

Local ‘Big Brother’ Houseguest Getting Attention — Matthew Clines, a 33-year-old renovation consultant and fitness buff from Arlington, is being mentioned as a frontrunner on the new season of CBS’ Big Brother. “Many ladies swooned over” him, US Weekly writes. Clines has suggested he “would rather have America love him… than actually win the game and the $500,000.” [Us Weekly, Reality TV World]

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Dedicated Lanes Unlikely for Columbia Pike ‘Premium Transit Network’

By Chris Teale

Published June 28, 2017 at 10:00AM | Updated June 28, 2017 at 12:14PM

County Board chair Jay Fisette

(Updated at 11:25 a.m.) Dedicated lanes look unlikely for the proposed “Premium Transit Network” along Columbia Pike, which is set to open next summer after delays.

Staff from the county’s Department of Environmental Services studied the feasibility of dedicated lanes along the Pike, but at a work session on Tuesday said they would likely not work.

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Fireworks Stands Now Open in Arlington

By ARLnow.com

Published June 27, 2017 at 3:35PM

Fireworks stand along Columbia Pike

For those who want to ring in Independence Day with some backyard pyrotechnics, at least two fireworks stands are now open in Arlington.

With the Fourth of July a week away, stands along Columbia Pike and Lee Highway are offering various types of sparklers, whirligigs and other fireworks that are legal in Virginia.

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Crime Report: Armed Robbery Along Columbia Pike

By ARLnow.com

Published June 21, 2017 at 11:55AM | Updated February 27, 2020 at 4:56PM

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That’s according to this week’s Arlington County Police Department crime report.

Police set up a perimeter and used a K-9 to try to track the suspects but they remain at large. More from ACPD: