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The headquarters of a local, publicly traded company is moving buildings — but staying in Rosslyn

NYSE-listed Graham Holdings Company just signed a lease for the 21st floor of the distinctive office tower at 1812 N. Moore Street, best known as Nestle USA’s headquarters, property owner Monday Properties announced today.


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The upscale market Foxtrot has closed its Rosslyn store permanently as the company shuts down.

The Chicago-based operator of dozens of Foxtrot and Dom’s Kitchen and Market stores said today that is closing all locations effective immediately, including in Alexandria, D.C. and Bethesda. The closures came as a surprise to customers and employees.


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At least nine people are facing underage drinking charges after police broke up a large teen party in northern Arlington.

The incident happened shortly before midnight Saturday on the 3900 block of Military Road, near Fort Ethan Allen Park and Chain Bridge. The dispatched address was that of a newly built home in the Old Glebe neighborhood that’s currently listed for sale for $3.5 million.


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Community input on a planned redesign of Rosslyn’s Gateway Park is kicking off this week.

The county is inviting locals to share their thoughts on the future of the park at 1300 Langston Blvd during an open house on Thursday evening.


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Crowds gathered at Rosslyn’s Gateway Park today (Monday) to witness the partial solar eclipse.

The sky became noticeably darker as peak eclipse approached around 3:20 p.m. Scattered applause broke out from visitors donning eclipse glasses to watch the rare celestial event. Beyond Rosslyn, another public viewing was held at the GMU campus in Virginia Square.


Events

As Arlington prepares for next week’s solar eclipse, several local events are lined up for residents to learn about, watch and pick up glasses for the celestial event.

Although Arlington won’t be in the path of totality running from Texas to Maine, we’ll be getting 87% coverage around 3:20 p.m. on Monday, April 8. The National Weather Service currently predicts partly cloudy skies that day.


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With springtime in the air in Arlington, many local farmers markets are coming back to life.

Vendors selling seasonal fruits and veggies and other local goods will return to several neighborhoods in the coming weeks following a yearly winter hiatus.


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A new Arlington food hall opened this week with the hope of breathing more life into Rosslyn.

Featuring fresh technology, murals by local artists and a full plate of nine D.C.-area food vendors, Upside on Moore has taken over the former site of Assembly at Rosslyn City Center (above the Metro station).


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A wild incident involving a theft suspect in Pentagon City over the weekend was caught on camera.

It happened around 1:45 p.m. on Saturday, a block away from the Pentagon Centre shopping center. Police say a 31-year-old man stole items from a nearby store and then tried to fight an officer who tried to take him into custody.


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