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Performing arts venue across the Potomac from Arlington may be renamed the ‘Trump-Kennedy Center’

By The Associated Press
The Kennedy Center, as seen from Arlington (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s handpicked board voted Thursday to rename Washington’s leading performing arts center as the Trump-Kennedy Center, the White House said, in a move that was quickly denounced as a “disgrace” by the Democratic leader of the House, who is on the board.

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the vote on social media, attributing it to the “unbelievable work President Trump has done over the last year in saving the building. Not only from the standpoint of its reconstruction, but also financially, and its reputation.”

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New bus route will reconnect Shirlington to D.C. starting next week

By Dan Egitto
The Shirlington Transit Center (via Arlington County)

A new bus route will offer Shirlington residents a direct connection to D.C. during rush hour.

The new A29 route will run between Van Dorn Street Station and Metro Center via the I-395 express lanes, with stops at Beauregard Street, Mark Center and Southern Towers in Alexandria in addition to the Shirlington Transit Center.

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Around Town

Clarendon’s Wilson Hardware could get new branding under D.C. nightlife entrepreneur

By Katie Taranto
Wilson Hardware at 2915 Wilson Blvd in Clarendon (file photo)

An entrepreneur behind some big names in D.C.’s nightlife scene has turned his attention to Arlington, taking the reins of a Clarendon restaurant.

Antonis Karagounis became the new owner of Wilson Hardware earlier this month at 2915 Wilson Blvd, where he intends to introduce a different, as-yet-unnamed restaurant concept in the new year.

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TRAFFIC ALERT: Key Bridge closed again Friday

By ARLnow.com
Key Bridge closure Friday morning (via traffic cam)

As happened during last night’s rush hour, Key Bridge again closed to traffic heading into D.C. Friday morning.

The closure was announced at around 10:15 a.m. and appears to be associated with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Washington. The Ukrainian embassy is in Georgetown, near the entrance to the Key Bridge. The bridge was also closed for a few hours in August due to a Zelensky visit.

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Arlington streetcar critics take victory lap over D.C.’s plans to kill similar project

By Scott McCaffrey
DC streetcar makes a nighttime run on opening day in 2016 (via DC Department of Transportation)

Former critics of abandoned plans to build a streetcar on Columbia Pike are seeing vindication in the looming demise of a similar piece of infrastructure in D.C.

After D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) announced plans last week to phase out the District’s 2.2-mile H Street streetcar line, some Arlington commentators are drawing parallels to former plans for a 5-mile system between Pentagon City and Skyline.

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Around Town

Acclaimed D.C. Ethiopian restaurant searches for Arlington location

By Katie Taranto
Table full of Eatopia dishes (courtesy of Eatopia)

Fresh off a successful first year in D.C., a family-operated Ethiopian restaurant lauded as one of the best in the region is planning a potential new Arlington location.

Eatopia Eatery, which The Washington Post recently named one of the region’s best Ethiopian restaurants, has been searching for an Arlington space since October, owner Surafel Gizachew told ARLnow. It would be the restaurant’s second outpost, joining the U Street location that debuted last April.

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UPDATED: Two dead after pickup truck on Memorial Bridge plunges into Potomac

By ARLnow.com
Water rescue after vehicle plunges into Potomac (via DC Fire and EMS)

A vehicle ran off the Arlington Memorial Bridge and into the Potomac River.

A two-vehicle crash shortly before 7 p.m. Thursday caused a pickup truck to smash through the side of the bridge and into the river around mid-span.

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NEW: Arlington man charged in Georgetown sexual assault cold cases

By ARLnow.com
Georgetown at sunset (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

A 54-year-old Arlington man has been arrested and charged with five sex offenses in connection to the so-called “Georgetown cuddler” case.

Federal prosecutors and D.C. police announced the arrest today, in a string of incidents that happened more than a decade ago. Prosecutors say Ernesto Mercado is the man who broke into several homes in the Georgetown neighborhood between 2008-2012 and sexually assaulted women while they slept.

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Around Town

Arlington-based cafe with focus on community expands into D.C.

By Savannah Taffe
The Good Company Doughnuts and Cafe D.C. location near the Waterfront Metro station (staff photo by Savannah Taffe)

Good Company Doughnuts and Cafe is about to open another location, this time in D.C.

The Arlington-born, all-day cafe, also known as GoCoDough, has a new spot near the Waterfront Metro station in the Westerly apartment building at 1000 4th Street SW. The cafe is currently under construction, slated to open in early May, owners Charles Kachadoorian and Kate Murphy said.

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NEW: Body found in Potomac near Key Bridge

By ARLnow.com
Sunset over the Key Bridge and Potomac River in early September 2021 (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)

A body has been found in the waters north of the Key Bridge, according to D.C. Fire and EMS.

Arlington County firefighters assisted their D.C. counterparts in what was originally a water rescue, after a person was seen floating in the Potomac. It later deemed to be a recovery operation when the person was found deceased.

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Police looking for two suspects after carjacking in Ballston leads to chase into D.C.

By ARLnow.com
Flight path of the Fairfax County police helicopter during Wednesday night's pursuit of a carjacked vehicle (courtesy Paul W., via FlightAware)

A man was carjacked in Ballston last night, leading to a police chase — but no arrests yet.

The carjacking happened around 10:30 p.m. on the 4000 block of Wilson Blvd, when two male suspects forced the victim out of his parked car and drove off.

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Traffic

NEW: Protests blocking major roadways in D.C. lead to big backups in Arlington

By Jo DeVoe
Traffic on Route 50 caused by protests in D.C. (staff photo)

Pro-Palestinian protests in D.C. caused major morning rush hour backups on Arlington roads.

Demonstrators blocked several major commuter routes and intersections in the District, including I-395 and Constitution Avenue, bringing inbound traffic to a standstill on the GW Parkway, I-66, Route 50 and I-395. The Virginia Dept. of Transportation diverted drivers from I-66 onto Route 110 and advised others to seek alternate routes.

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