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A 63-year-old Florida man has been arrested following the robbery of a Crystal City bank Monday morning.

Police say the man, who’s accused of passing a note to a teller and fleeing with stolen cash, was “identified and subsequently taken into custody in Washington, DC on [Tuesday] with the assistance of Metro Transit Police Department.”


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Three days after three men carjacked a rental car off the lot in the Crystal City area, three men stole two more cars from a nearby lot.

The incident, classified as a robbery, happened around 5:15 p.m. Sunday on the 2700 block of Richmond Highway, which is home to an Enterprise rental lot. One of the men was armed, police said.


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A new option for pastries, coffee and brunch is opening in Crystal City this week.

No stranger to the D.C. area, Boston-based Tatte Bakery & Cafe is set to begin serving customers on Wednesday at 269 19th Court S., in the retail space underneath one of two newer apartment towers at 1900 Crystal Drive.


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In the Crystal City Water Park’s first year post-renovation, it has “emerged as one of the most unique destinations” of the D.C. region.

That’s according to Tracy Sayegh Gabriel, the president and executive director of the National Landing BID.


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A large fire department response responded to an underground utility fire in Crystal City this afternoon.

The fire, on the 2400 block of Crystal Drive amid office and apartment buildings, followed reports of an “explosion” heard and felt in the area shortly after 1 p.m. Tuesday.


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More than 2,500 homes and businesses were without power Monday afternoon in parts of Pentagon City and Crystal City.

Reports of the outage started coming in around 3:20 p.m. Firefighters have since been dispatched to numerous buildings in the area for reports of stuck elevators.


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An upcoming karaoke spot in Crystal City hopes to open later this year.

Interior construction is underway at Lantern Restaurant & Bar, which expects to open toward the end of this year, according to a county staff report for the Arlington County Board.


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Construction on the long-awaited east entrance to the Crystal City Metro station is getting underway.

Numerous local officials attended a groundbreaking ceremony today (Friday) for the $146.1 million project at the northwest corner of Crystal Drive and 18th Street S.


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