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Published June 16, 2022 at 7:30AM

Wilson Blvd in Ballston on a rainy day (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Some 7000 Series Trains Return — “Metro today completed final review of its plan to return eight 7000-series trains to passenger service. Customers can expect service to start [on Thursday]… The popular 7000-series trains will first appear on the Green and Yellow Lines.” [WMATA, DCist]

Shuttle Buses to Run During Major Metro Work — “Starting Saturday, Sept. 10, Metro will begin work to connect the future Potomac Yard Station with the mainline rail system and to rehabilitate the Yellow Line tunnel and bridge between Pentagon and L’Enfant Plaza stations. The projects will impact Blue and Yellow line service in two phases over eight months, and free shuttle bus service will be available for customers throughout the duration.” [WMATA]

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By ARLnow.com

Published June 15, 2022 at 7:30AM | Updated June 15, 2022 at 7:57AM

Post-it Notes on an office building congratulating a graduating H-B Woodlawn student who's noted for her Post-It Note art (photo courtesy Dan Donaghy)

School’s Out for Summer — Today is the last day of high school for Arlington Public Schools students. Tomorrow is the last day of middle school and Friday is the last day of elementary school. [Arlington Public Schools]

Meetings Planned for Route 1 Changes — “Two upcoming online forums will look at Virginia Department of Transportation proposals for U.S. Route 1 through the Crystal City corridor. On June 15 at 7 p.m., the Livability 22202 Route 1 Working Group and VDOT proposals will be presented and feedback sought… On June 21 at 6:30 p.m., VDOT will host a public-information meeting on the proposal.” [Sun Gazette, VDOT]

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GMU breaks ground on $250 million expansion of Arlington campus

By Matt Blitz

Published April 7, 2022 at 3:45PM

GMU officially breaks ground on $250 million expansion of Arlington campus (staff photo by Matt Blitz)

George Mason University has ceremonially broke ground on the quarter of a billion dollar expansion of its Arlington campus.

At an event held yesterday (Wednesday), ceremonial shovels picked up ceremonial dirt to mark the beginning of construction of Fuse at Mason Square, a new $235 million building in Virginia Square that will house the university’s new School of Computing.

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Work begins on George Mason University’s $235 million Arlington campus expansion

By Matt Blitz

Published January 7, 2022 at 10:30AM

Construction at George Mason's Arlington campus on Fairfax Drive in Virginia Square as of January 2022 (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

George Mason University is breaking ground on the massive $235 million expansion of its Arlington campus.

“This is the start of something big for Mason,” Carol Kissal, the university’s senior vice president for administration and finance, said in a statement. “And when it’s done, it will have fundamentally changed our campus, as well as the broader Arlington community.”

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New Affordable Housing Project in Buckingham Breaks Ground

By Jo DeVoe

Published October 7, 2020 at 2:00PM | Updated October 7, 2020 at 3:21PM

Groundbreaking for The Cadence apartments in Buckingham (staff photo by Jo DeVoe)

The empty Red Cross building (4333 Arlington Blvd) in Buckingham will come down in a few weeks to make way for a new apartment building called The Cadence.

The building, developed by Wesley Housing Development Corporation, will have 97 units, all set aside for low- and moderate-income households. It is part of a complex that includes 19 nearly complete market-rate townhouses a stone’s throw away.

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Construction to Start on American Legion Redevelopment in Virginia Square

By ARLnow.com

Published May 11, 2020 at 9:30AM

A rendering of the planned redevelopment of Virginia Square's American Legion post (via Arlington County)

Construction is starting this week on the mixed-use replacement to American Legion Post 139 in Virginia Square.

The project, which was approved in 2019, will build 160-units of affordable housing on the current American Legion site at 3445 Washington Blvd, as well as a new, modern space for Post 139. Half of the apartments will be earmarked for vets.

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By ARLnow.com

Published October 25, 2018 at 8:45AM | Updated October 26, 2018 at 10:38AM

Vida Fitness Coming to Rosslyn Development — “Vida Fitness has signed a lease for 27,000 square feet at The Highlands in Rosslyn… The Highlands is a 1.2-million-square-foot mixed-use development from D.C.-based developer Penzance. The project’s groundbreaking [was Wednesday] and the first phase is slated for completion in the second quarter of 2021.” [Commercial Observer, Twitter]

Naked Man at Va. Square Metro Station — A naked man walked into the Virginia Square Metro station during yesterday evening’s rush hour. Police quickly responded, took the man into custody and requested medics to the scene to evaluate him for a possible drug overdose. [Twitter]

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After Years of Delays, County Finally Breaks Ground on Long Bridge Park Aquatics Center

By Alex Koma

Published July 24, 2018 at 1:45PM

County Board members Libby Garvey and Katie Cristol, right, help break ground on the Long Bridge Park aquatics center.

Very little about the effort to build an aquatics center at Long Bridge Park has ever been easy — and that includes the project’s long-awaited groundbreaking.

Mother Nature had one last obstacle in store for county leaders as they gathered to finally turn some dirt at Long Bridge, delivering a formidable deluge that thoroughly soaked the construction site ahead of Tuesday’s ceremonial start to construction.

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Construction Kicks Off on Eastbound I-66 Widening, New Lane to Open in 2020

By Melanie Pincus

Published June 28, 2018 at 4:15PM | Updated June 28, 2018 at 4:37PM

Officials participate in a ceremonial groundbreaking for eastbound I-66 widening

Construction kicked off this morning (Thursday) on a persistently congested section of eastbound I-66 with a ceremonial groundbreaking on Fairfax Drive.

The estimated $125 million project will add a lane to stretch approximately four miles inside the Beltway — from the Dulles Connector Road to Fairfax Drive — while mostly maintaining the existing right of way.

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Upscale Potomac Yard Apartment Complex Begins Construction

By Bridget Reed Morawski

Published February 9, 2018 at 9:45AM

Rendering of new apartment building under construction at Potomac Yard

A 360-unit luxury apartment complex has broken ground in Potomac Yard.

The new 12-story building, to be called The Sur, will have 16,000 square feet of retail space and another 25,000 square feet of shared amenities space. Units range from 557 square foot studios to 1,419 square foot three bedroom apartments. High-end features include a dog spa, a rooftop spa and a “party room.”

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APAH Breaks Ground on Affordable Columbia Hills Apartments

By Jackie Friedman

Published June 9, 2016 at 10:20AM

The Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing, County Board members and other elected officials and community leaders broke ground yesterday afternoon on the Columbia Hills Apartments, located at 1010 S. Frederick Street, off of Columbia Pike.

“There is dire need for affordable housing” in Arlington, said APAH President and CEO Nina Janopaul. “We’ve lost 13,500 affordable homes since 2000 so this is an opportunity in a big way to help make up for that.”