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Pentagon Row parking rates creep up, neighbors blame Amazon
A Pentagon City parking lot is jacking up some of its monthly rates, and some residents fear that Amazon’s impending arrival in the neighborhood is to blame.
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UPDATED: Large Crowd Reported at Clarendon Cheesecake Factory Amid Free Cheesecake Promotion
Arlington County police and medics have responded to Clarendon after a promotion for free cheesecake got out of control.
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‘Santa Bowl’ flag football games to touch down in Long Bridge Park
DC Fray, a social sports organization in DC, will host its fourth annual Santa Bowl Flag Football Tournament Saturday at Long Bridge Park.
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APS weighs giving staff Columbus Day off next year, adding vacation day for students
Arlington school officials are weighing a new proposal to give all staff Columbus Day off next year, a move that would end up giving students another day home from school in the process.
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Catholic gifts store in Cherrydale set to close by year’s end
Owner Meg Rydzewski wrote in a Facebook post that the shop, located at 3315 Lee Highway in the Lee Centre strip mall, will shutter permanently sometime in late December.
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‘Winter Festival of Lights’ Comes to Lee Highway Saturday
The Winter Festival of Lights is set to brighten up various spots along Lee Highway with 10,000 lights on Saturday.
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Army plans security fence separating Arlington National Cemetery, Ft. Myer
The Army proposed the new fence in the first place over concerns that the existing wall is “no longer adequate to protect the employees on the installation,” according to a report prepared by the commission’s staff.
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As Amazon rumors intensify, advocates worry Arlington won’t press for affordable housing help
Affordable housing advocates in Crystal City are increasingly concerned that Arlington won’t force Amazon to take action to mitigate the new office’s impact on housing prices in the county.
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Bethesda Bagels opens its doors in Rosslyn
Located at 1851 N. Moore Street, this is the first location in Arlington for Bethesda Bagels, which has two shops in D.C. to go along with the original in Bethesda, Md., founded in 1982.
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APS proposes new boundary map to keep Fairlington students at Abingdon, though concerns linger
Arlington school officials’ proposed boundary map comes in response to the concerns of parents there who worried the school system’s process of drawing new attendance lines would break up the community.
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In a bid to preserve affordable housing, Arlington Co. allows for more changes to older homes
Owners of older townhouses and duplexes, frequently frustrated by old rules that barred even simple renovations, may now have an easier time renovating or expanding their homes thanks to new zoning changes.
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After brief hiatus, Ballston’s Stageplate Bistro plans to reopen next month
Stageplate Bistro in Ballston still plans to reopen following a summer hiatus, though it likely won’t welcome diners once more until late next month.
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Arlington Moves to Embrace 5G Tech, Though Critics Worry County is Dragging Its Feet
Arlington is gearing up to embrace the arrival of the next generation of cell network technology, though some observers worry county officials aren’t acting fast enough to expand access to 5G in the area.
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Arlington conductor trips on harpsichord, breaks hand
Just eight days before the start of its 12th performance season, the National Chamber Ensemble was faced with a potential disaster — the group’s concertmaster and violin soloist broke his hand.
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VDOT unveils final designs for W&OD Trail bridge over Lee Highway
VDOT unveiled final designs for the planned Washington & Old Dominion Trail bridge at a community meeting last week, sketching out more details on the bridge that is designed to offer a safer alternative to the trail’s current crossing at the highway’s intersection with Fairfax Drive.
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