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New lunch options and another drugstore are all scheduled to open on Columbia Pike in the coming weeks.

The sandwich and burger franchises are wrapping up construction at Westmont Apartments on 925 S. Glebe Road, while CVS is expected to open there later this month, Stacy Hornstein, Senior Vice President of Republic Properties, told ARLnow.


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A man accused of robbing a Columbia Pike bank last week is also suspected of trying to rob a bank in Alexandria the day before.

Steve Jamal Smith has a history of attempted heists, court records show. He was convicted back in 2017 of unsuccessfully trying to rob two banks on the same day.


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A Columbia Pike pie shop is closing after next week, with plans to relocate and reopen by early next month.

Acme Pie Co. plans to close its doors at 2803 Columbia Pike sometime after Pi Day on Friday, March 14. The shop will relocate nearby on the Pike, with a goal of reopening during the first week of April, owner Sol Schott told ARLnow.


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A Columbia Pike shop known for its extensive selection of wines and beers is changing hands after almost 20 years.

The owners of K-1 Beer and Wine at 2516 Columbia Pike are preparing to retire, co-owner Dae Choi told ARLnow. His mother, Bun Kim, bought the shop in 2006 and passed it down to Choi and his brother, Sang Kim, when she retired a decade ago.


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Despite leaders’ hopes for a brighter future on Columbia Pike, both new and established businesses continue to face difficulties as roadwork drags on.

At this month’s “State of the Pike” forum, speakers highlighted a “light at the end of the tunnel” for establishments that have endured years of nearby utility work and road and sidewalk reconstruction.


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Arlington County police and medics are on scene of a bank robbery along Columbia Pike.

The robbery happened around 11:15 a.m. at the Wells Fargo at 951 S. George Mason Drive. Initial reports suggest that a man in a black suit, fedora, and surgical mask and gloves passed a note to a teller and stole cash.


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With three years of a sometimes harrowing transportation-improvement effort coming to a close by the end of the year, the Columbia Pike corridor is primed a new chapter of growth.

“We are, together, seeing the light at the end of the tunnel” on road, transit and pedestrian/bicyclist upgrades up and down the 5-mile corridor, said Hui Wang of the Arlington Department of Environmental Services.


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A fight in the Arlington Mill neighborhood has led to a series of charges against a local teen.

The fight happened Saturday night along the 5100 block of 7th Road S. and prompted a call to police. One of the people in the group of juveniles seen fighting had a gun, a witness told officers.


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A delivery driver is behind bars after police say he accosted a woman and masturbated in front of her while on the job.

The incident happened around 3 p.m. Thursday along Columbia Pike in the Arlington Mill neighborhood.


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A 27-year-old Arlington man is facing numerous charges after allegedly becoming violent while on the way to the hospital.

Arlington County police say Yeison Orellana Perez injured himself while drunk and was transported by medics from the 3700 block of Columbia Pike yesterday.


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Plans to build a new apartment building and townhouse development near Columbia Pike have taken a significant step forward.

The Arlington County Board last month approved use permits for two projects, just a few blocks away from each other, with a total of 104 proposed housing units.


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Plans to add a traffic signal to a crash-prone intersection north of Columbia Pike are taking another step forward.

Proposed improvements to S. Glebe Road and 9th Street S. will be the topic of a county open house on Thursday, Dec. 5.


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