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Published February 5, 2020 at 7:30AM

Demolition in progress at Amazon HQ2 site (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Amazon Buys Pentagon City Site — “Amazon.com Inc. has quietly purchased the 6.2-acre Pentagon City site where its first pair of HQ2 towers will be built. Acorn Development LLC, an Amazon subsidiary that is often listed when the company files for permits or makes land acquisitions, purchased the Metropolitan Park site on Jan. 15 from JBG Smith Properties (NYSE: JBGS) for $154.95 million, according to Arlington County records.” [Washington Business Journal]

Next Step for GMU Expansion — “University officials released a request for proposals Tuesday, looking for developers interested in teaming up with Mason to build a new home for the Institute of Digital Innovation on its Virginia Square property. The building is set to include a mix of uses across its 460,000 square feet, with room for classes and research labs alongside space for companies big and small looking to partner with the university.” [Washington Business Journal]

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JUST IN: Apartment Fire in Waverly Hills

By ARLnow.com

Published December 21, 2019 at 12:40PM

Firefighters quickly extinguished an apartment fire in the Waverly Hills neighborhood around lunchtime Saturday.

The fire was reported at a garden apartment building on the 2000 block of N. Vermont Street, about a block away from the Lee Heights shopping center. Arriving fire crews saw smoke coming from the rear of the building and found a small fire in a first floor apartment.

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‘Mayor Pete’ Makes Appearance in Arlington Backyard

By ARLnow.com

Published June 13, 2019 at 9:00AM

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg was in Arlington last night, speaking at a private fundraiser.

The mayor of South Bend, Indiana fielded questions from donors in the backyard of a supporter’s home in the Waverly Hills neighborhood, near the Lee Heights Shopping Center.

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Plans Drawn Up for New, Six-Story Senior Living Center Along Lee Highway

By Alex Koma

Published March 11, 2019 at 10:00AM

A design sketch of the proposed Artis Senior Living Center on Lee Highway.

A new senior living center, perhaps the first to be built in Arlington in decades, could soon be on the way for a property along Lee Highway.

McLean-based Artis Senior Living has filed plans with the county to build a six-story facility with 175 units on a 2.79-acre property near Cherrydale. The building would be divided into two wings, surrounding a landscaped plaza and a new public park near the site, located at 2134 N. Taylor Street.

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New Bike Lanes Proposed to Connect Lee Highway to N. Glebe Road

By Alex Koma

Published July 30, 2018 at 10:45AM

Some new bike lanes and other road improvements could soon be on the way for N. Woodstock Street as it runs between Lee Highway and N. Glebe Road.

County officials are circulating some new designs for the road, which primarily runs through the Waverly Hills neighborhood, ahead of some paving work kicking off later this summer.

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Heavy Rain Prompts Severe Flooding in Waverly Hills, Residents Plead for County Help

By Alex Koma

Published June 4, 2018 at 1:45PM | Updated June 5, 2018 at 10:44AM

A still from a video showing flooding in the Waverly Hills neighborhood on May 22, 2018 (via YouTube)

(Updated at 6 p.m.) The relentless rain soaking Arlington is prompting some serious flooding in the Waverly Hills neighborhood, and now people living there are pressing the county for help.

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Jon David Salon Plans Second Arlington Location Along Lee Highway

By Alex Koma

Published May 8, 2018 at 2:45PM | Updated May 8, 2018 at 3:26PM

Jon David Salon is planning to open another location in Arlington, with a second salon slated for the Lee Heights Shops along Lee Highway.

The company said last month that it’s hoping to open the new location sometime this fall.

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Civic Groups Plan Meeting on Potential Cherrydale Senior Living Center

By Alex Koma

Published April 25, 2018 at 3:45PM | Updated April 25, 2018 at 4:06PM

A new senior living center could be coming to Cherrydale on a property along Lee Highway.

McLean-based Artis Senior Living is considering building a new facility on the north side of Lee Highway near the intersection with N. Taylor Street. Representatives intend to bring some development ideas to an April 26 community meeting convened by several civic associations.

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Cassatt’s Café Updates Menu, Hires New Executive Chef

By Bridget Reed Morawski

Published February 6, 2018 at 10:15AM | Updated February 6, 2018 at 10:32AM

Cassatt’s Café, the New Zealand bistro at 4536 Lee Highway, is rolling out a new dinner menu today.

The restaurant is introducing new dishes with ingredients and preparations from other parts of the globe, which will be offered in addition to the usual New Zealand classics. Behind the additions is a new executive chef, Evan Synder.

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Beware the Hole in This North Arlington Road

By ARLnow.com

Published December 19, 2017 at 4:50PM

A big hole on the side of a road in the Waverly Hills neighborhood has been damaging cars that fail to steer around it.

At least one car was disabled and more damaged by the hole, according to police scanner traffic. No damaged cars were seen when an ARLnow.com reporter stopped by later in the day.

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No Water, Traffic Delays on N. Glebe Road for Emergency Water Main Repairs

By Chris Teale

Published December 12, 2017 at 2:45PM

Some residents in Waverly Hills could experience water outages and traffic delays while crews carry out emergency water main repairs.

Crews from the county’s Department of Environmental Services are out on N. Glebe Road between 18th Street N. and 19th Street N. making the emergency repairs, near Glebe Elementary School.