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ARLnow Daily Update: August 25, 2026 · ARLnow Daily Update

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  It's Tuesday, August 25th. This is the ARL Now Daily Update. Arlington Police are asking for help finding a 15-year-old girl.
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  A CPD issued a critically missing alert Monday afternoon for Mariam Al-Haj, last seen Friday afternoon on the 1400 block of 28th Street South in the Long Branch Creek neighborhood.
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  Police say she was wearing a white long-sleeve shirt and light blue jeans, and is five feet ten with black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information is asked to call 703-558-2222.
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  A man is facing felony charges after an Arlington County police officer allegedly came upon him choking a robbery victim in Courthouse.
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  Police say it happened around 12:30 Monday morning at 15th Street North and North Courthouse Road, a block from police headquarters.
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  According to ACPD, the man asked the victim for money, took some cash, then demanded more and pulled a bag strap against his neck. An officer saw the assault and made the arrest.
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  He is charged with malicious wounding, attempted robbery, and strangulation, and held without bond. Arlington students are likely to get three more reasons they can miss school without penalty.
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  To comply with a change in state law, the school board is set to add three categories of excused absence.
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  Up to five days to visit a family member on active military duty who is deploying, on leave, or coming home, a day for students who are members of Native American tribal nations attending a powwow, and up to five days for 4-H programs.
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  It is on Thursday's consent agenda, the board's last meeting before school starts August 31st. Arlington's summer housing market was lukewarm.
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  County home sales fell about 5% from a year earlier in July to 227 properties, roughly in line with the rest of Virginia. The median sales price here was $823,000 against $750,000 across Northern Virginia.
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  Ryan McLaughlin of the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors said the region is entering a new phase of the housing cycle, with more choice among condos and attached homes, while the supply of single-family detached houses stays very limited.
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  This sponsored update is from Eli Residential Group. Eli Tucker's team writes ARL Now's weekly real estate column, and this week's edition looks at why condo insurance costs are finally easing.
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  Eli Residential Group is an Arlington-based team handling residential real estate across Northern Virginia, Washington, and the Maryland suburbs. The group says it has served more than 400 buyers and 600 sellers.
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  You can learn more at eliresidential.com. Falls Church has picked its next city manager.
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  The city council voted seven to nothing Monday to hire Seth Hinler Voss, currently the Parks and Recreation Director in Prince William County.
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  He succeeds Wyatt Shields, who is retiring after roughly two decades running the city. Hinler Voss starts September 14th and will earn $260,000 a year. Live blues and rock are coming back to Columbia Pike next month.
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  ACME Pie Company hosts its Pike and Music Fest on Saturday, September 19th in a field next to the shop at 2406 Columbia Pike. Pastry chef Sol Shot has run some version of it for about a decade.
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  This year's headliner is the Nighthawks, a Washington blues band going since the 1970s. Five acts play from 1 in the afternoon until 9 at night. Suggested donation is $20.
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  A pizzeria built around enormous slices has opened in Cherrydale. Tatiana Pizza is soft opening at 3610 Langston Boulevard in the retail bay that used to hold Yummy Thai near the Safeway.
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  It is the second location for owner Abu Ali, who has run a Dupont Circle shop for about four years. The menu runs from 32-inch pies to calzones, subs, and pasta, and both locations are all halal.
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  Jumbo slices are a Washington tradition, but have been scarce in Arlington since Goody's Clarendon closed in 2018. This sponsored update is from PJI Law.
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  Today's sponsored column walks Virginia homeowners through placing a house in a trust. PJI Law is a Fairfax firm on Germantown Road handling estate planning, probate, civil litigation, and business law.
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  Its estate work covers trusts, wills, advance medical directives, powers of attorney, and deed preparation. Founder Paul Abraham says the firm's aim is to raise the standard for legal service.
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  It offers a complimentary consultation at 703-865-6100. That's all for today. Thank you for listening.