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Published November 2, 2021 at 7:30AM

The Rosslyn skyline and Arlington National Cemetery (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)

Voting Getting Underway — It’s Election Day. Polling places in Arlington are open from 6 a.m.-7 p.m. today. The statewide race for governor is dominating headlines, but here in Arlington there are local races for County Board, School Board and Virginia House of Delegates, plus bond referenda.

Three-Day Week for Students — “It’ll be a three-day work week, so to speak, for Arlington students this week. Classrooms will be closed on Nov. 2 for Election Day, and on Nov. 4, the school system will for the first time celebrate Diwali – a Hindu festival of lights – by taking the day off.” [Sun Gazette]

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Woman stabbed during Halloween hotel melee in Courthouse

By ARLnow.com

Published November 1, 2021 at 9:50AM | Updated November 1, 2021 at 1:17PM

A woman was stabbed early Sunday morning during a large fight at a Courthouse hotel.

The incident happened around 2:30 a.m. It drew a large emergency response to the Arlington Court Suites hotel at 1200 N. Courthouse Road, two blocks from Arlington police headquarters.

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JUST IN: President Biden coming to Arlington next week for another McAuliffe campaign event

By ARLnow.com

Published October 21, 2021 at 3:55PM

(Updated at 4:05 p.m.) President Biden is coming back to Arlington.

Like he did in July, Biden will be campaigning with Terry McAuliffe, who’s in the home stretch of his campaign for a second term in the Virginia governor’s mansion. The Democratic campaign event is scheduled to take place from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at Virginia Highlands Park (1600 S. Hayes Street) near Pentagon City.

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Police: Man threw rocks at cruisers outside ACPD HQ in Courthouse

By ARLnow.com

Published October 20, 2021 at 9:10AM

Arlington police car outside police headquarters (file photo)

Someone threw rocks at police cruisers a proverbial stone’s throw away from Arlington police headquarters in Courthouse.

The incident happened just before 10 a.m. last Friday, on the 2000 block of 14th Street N., the same block as the entrance to the police department.

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Developer Breaks Ground on ‘The Commodore’ Apartments in Courthouse

By Jo DeVoe

Published October 8, 2021 at 9:30AM

Developer Greystar's newest project in Courthouse, "The Commodore" apartment building (courtesy photo)

Developer Greystar broke ground yesterday on an apartment building just a stone’s throw from the Courthouse Metro station.

The under-construction building now has a name: “The Commodore.” Work on it follows about three months of demolition of the “Landmark Block,” previously home to brick buildings that housed a handful of restaurants, including Cosi, Boston Market, Jerry’s Subs and Summers Restaurant.

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Major Redevelopments Slated for County Board Vote by July 2022

By Jo DeVoe

Published October 4, 2021 at 11:00AM | Updated March 1, 2023 at 10:34AM

The Helix, part of Amazon's HQ2 Phase Two development, as seen from the Mount Vernon Trail (courtesy Amazon)

More than a dozen major redevelopments are in the pipeline in Arlington, from the second phase of Amazon’s HQ2 to large-scale apartment buildings.

Of the 16 ongoing and anticipated major site plan reviews, the county’s planning division expects 10 of them to go before the County Board for approval over the next nine months, before the beginning of the 2022-23 fiscal year on July 1.

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BREAKING: Widespread Power Outage Reported in Parts of N. Arlington

By ARLnow.com

Published September 15, 2021 at 3:45PM | Updated September 15, 2021 at 4:34PM

Power outages in N. Arlington on Sept. 15, 2021 (map via Dominion)

(Updated at 4:30 p.m.) Around 3,400 homes and businesses are in the dark in Arlington as a result of a widespread power outage.

Portions of Courthouse, Clarendon and Virginia Square are without power, while a Dominion outage map previously showed a big swath of the residential neighborhoods to the north — extending into McLean — also affected. At the outage’s peak, nearly 5,500 homes and businesses were without power.

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County Government HQ to Undergo 16-Month Renovation Project

By Jo DeVoe

Published September 15, 2021 at 11:35AM

Arlington County government offices/headquarters at 2100 Clarendon Blvd

The lower levels of the county government’s headquarters in Courthouse will undergo renovations starting next Monday, Sept. 20, and lasting through January 2023.

Most public areas of the Ellen M. Bozman Government Center (2100 Clarendon Blvd) will remain accessible while the lower levels are being revamped, according to the county.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published September 15, 2021 at 7:30AM

It’s the End of Summers — The former Summers restaurant in Courthouse was torn down yesterday, making way for a new apartment development. Video of the demolition shows water being sprayed to control dust as the building was razed. [Twitter]

Staffing Concerns At 911 Dispatch Center — “The head of Arlington, Virginia’s Emergency Communications Center is addressing concerns that its current setup is problematic and even potentially dangerous. ‘We are like every other 911 center in the country, which has traditionally struggled with staffing,’ center administrator Dave Mulholland told WTOP. ‘We’re going to be very honest in acknowledging not every shift has optimal staffing.’ However, Mulholland maintains that crucial positions have always remained filled, and that more people are being trained to fill needed roles.” [WTOP]

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County Solicits Public Input on Plans for Vacant Wendy’s Lot

By Jo DeVoe

Published September 8, 2021 at 1:00PM | Updated September 8, 2021 at 1:24PM

Renderings of the 16-story apartment building Greystar proposes for the Wendy's lot (via Arlington County)

Arlington County is inviting the public to provide feedback on the planned development for the vacant Wendy’s lot at 2025 Clarendon Blvd.

Greystar Real Estate Partners is proposing to turn the 0.57-acre lot about a block from the Courthouse Metro station into a 16-story apartment building, with up to 231 residential units and 4,000 square feet of retail.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published September 2, 2021 at 7:30AM

New Rosslyn Food Hall Now Open — “Assembly, the area’s latest food hall, located above the Rosslyn Metro stop in Arlington, hopes to entice you by taking a something-for-everyone approach, including plenty of healthy-ish options. Their lineup includes Great Lake Diner; Charo’s vegetarian tacos; Asian street food stall Beng Beng; GiGi’s salads, smoothies, and grain bowls; Big Day Coffee; sandwich joint Sammy Pickles; modern-minded bodega PNTRY; and Fog Point, a 40-seat sit-down oysters and seafood restaurant with a separate entrance.” [DCist]

Abduction Suspect Arrested in Va. Square — “The victim was inside a business when the suspect approached and attempted to engage her in conversation. The suspect then left the business, but remained seated outside. When the victim left the business, the suspect followed her into a neighboring building and onto an elevator, where he again attempted to engage her in conversation, advanced towards her, grabbed her waist and touched her buttocks. The victim attempted to step away but the suspect prevented her from exiting the elevator.” [ACPD]

Around Town

In Two Irish Pubs, Troops Killed in Afghanistan Receive 13-Beer Salute

By Jo DeVoe

Published August 31, 2021 at 3:45PM

Thirteen Miller Lites for the 13 U.S. service men and women who died in a suicide bombing near the airport in Kabul last week (courtesy photo)

On Sunday, 13 pints of Miller Lite stood vigil at an empty, but reserved, table at The Celtic House Irish Pub & Restaurant on Columbia Pike.

The beers represented the 13 U.S. servicemen and women who died in suicide bombings at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul that also killed 170 Afghan civilians. Terrorist group ISIS-K claimed responsibility for the attacks conducted during the evacuation.