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Morning Notes

Published May 10, 2019 at 7:30AM

Police Memorial Service in Courthouse — “N. Courthouse Road will be closed between 14th Street N. and 15th Street N. from approximately 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on May 10 to accommodate the Observance of Peace Officers Memorial Day.” [Twitter]

New CPRO Director Sets Vision for Pike — “‘My greatest fear is we are going to be completely gentrified,’ [new Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization director Kim Klingler] said. ‘The market will drive [redevelopment], but at the same time, we want to be able to control what we’re able to control.'” [InsideNova]

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Power Outage Reported in N. Arlington

By ARLnow.com

Published May 7, 2019 at 3:10PM

Power outage in the Virginia Square DMV (photo courtesy Bill Colton)

A brief power outage turned off the lights at homes, businesses and even the Virginia Dept. of Motor Vehicles office in Virginia Square this afternoon.

The outage was reported prior to 2:30 p.m. A map from Dominion Power said more than 2,600 customers were without power across a large swath of North Arlington, from the far northern reaches of Arlington County to part of the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor.

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Portion of Crystal City Without Power Monday Morning

By ARLnow.com

Published April 15, 2019 at 9:05AM

A portion of the Crystal City neighborhood is without power this morning, leading to dark traffic signals and dark office buildings.

As of 9 a.m., more than 1,300 Dominion customers were without electricity, all south of 23rd Street S., according to the power company’s website. However, traffic signals were reported dark as far north as 20th Street S. and S. Eads Street.

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Ice Cream Jubilee Opens in Ballston

By Airey

Published March 22, 2019 at 2:45PM

Ice Cream Jubilee in Ballston Quarter

Ice Cream Jubilee has opened its new location in Ballston Quarter’s food hall.

The ice cream store, on the mall’s concourse level, is serving 16 unique flavors of ice cream, ranging from Thai Iced Tea to Honey Lemon Lavender to Banana Bourbon Caramel.

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UPDATED: Major Power Outage in Western Arlington

By ARLnow.com

Published February 25, 2019 at 1:25PM | Updated February 25, 2019 at 3:03PM

Power outage map via Dominion

Update at 3 p.m. — Power has been restored to Dominion customers in western Arlington, though more than 1,500 remain without power in the Bailey’s Crossroads area of Fairfax County.

Power Restored at 2:33pm. Thank you @ArlingtonVaPD @APSFacilities @DomEnergyVA Thank You Top Flight Staff for continuing instruction. Have a safe afternoon!

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TRAFFIC ALERT: Morning Road Closures Due Crashes, Downed Trees

By ARLnow.com

Published February 25, 2019 at 9:25AM

Closures on a number of major commuter routes snarled traffic in parts of Arlington Monday morning.

Most recently — around 9:15 a.m. — a two-vehicle crash with three reported injuries happened on N. Glebe Road at Cathedral Lane, blocking northbound traffic at Route 50.

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UPDATED: Power Back on After Extended Outage in Ballston

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Published February 4, 2019 at 8:35AM | Updated February 4, 2019 at 1:29PM

Power outage map for Ballston outage on Feb. 4, 2019

Update at 1:25 p.m. — Power was restored to the entire neighborhood as of 1 p.m., according to Dominion spokesman Charles Penn. The cause of the outage, he said, was an issue with an underground switch. The extended outage prompted many Ballston restaurants to remain closed during lunchtime.

Earlier: Numerous office buildings, apartment and condo towers, and traffic signals are in the dark this morning due to a power outage in Ballston.

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Power Outage Near East Falls Church Metro Station

By ARLnow.com

Published November 28, 2018 at 10:55AM | Updated November 28, 2018 at 12:16PM

More than 700 Dominion customers are without power in Arlington and the City of Falls Church this morning due to a possibly wind-related outage.

The outage extends from an area near the East Falls Church Metro station to the E. Broad Street commercial corridor of Falls Church and other parts of the city.

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Power Outage Reported in Clarendon

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Published November 5, 2018 at 12:05PM | Updated November 5, 2018 at 2:32PM

Several dozen Dominion customers are currently without power in the Clarendon area.

The traffic signals at several intersections are dark, according to scanner traffic. A number of businesses, including the Trader Joe’s store and Pete’s Apizza, are without electricity, according to a passerby.

Schools

JUST IN: Wakefield High School Lets Out Early Due to Power Outage

By Alex Koma

Published October 4, 2018 at 12:45PM | Updated October 4, 2018 at 1:01PM

Students and staff at Wakefield High School are heading home early today, thanks to a power outage in the neighborhood.

Arlington Public Schools announced the dismissal around 12:30 today.

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Hundreds Without Power in South Arlington

By ARLnow.com

Published September 26, 2018 at 10:15PM | Updated September 26, 2018 at 10:41PM

A widespread power outage has left hundreds in the dark around Wakefield High School and the Columbia Forest neighborhood south of Columbia Pike.

As of 10 p.m., Dominion was reporting 865 customers without power in Arlington County. Many more were without power along Columbia Pike before their electricity was restored.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published August 16, 2018 at 8:35AM | Updated August 16, 2018 at 9:24AM

Power Outage at National Airport — Reagan National Airport went dark for several hours last night after a rare power failure. Emergency generators did kick in but only powered a portion of the airport’s systems. [NBC Washington, WTOP, Twitter]

More About Rosslyn’s Pop-Up Retail — “The Alcove, a 5,000-square foot storefront in Rosslyn’s Central Place opened last Wednesday with an activity-packed bang: think kombucha tastings, fabric-stamping, decoupage-making, and more… The Alcove was born when developer JBG Smith offered up one of their properties to the [Rosslyn] BID for a two-month period.” [Washingtonian]