ARLnow Daily Update: August 3, 2026

ARLnow Daily Update · Aug 3, 2026 · 4m · transcript

Longtime state Sen. Janet Howell, who represented parts of Arlington during a 32-year career in the Virginia Senate, died Sunday at 82. Also today: Arlington Public Schools heads into the new year with a pilot program cutting back elementary iPad use and two school buildings coming online, and construction at the former Macy's in Ballston is on pace for first move-ins at the 553-unit apartment building next year.

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• State Sen. Janet Howell remembered as both power broker and trailblazer

• Upcoming APS school year will bring more iPad restrictions, new facilities and more

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