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ARLnow Daily Update: October 2, 2026 · ARLnow Daily Update

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  It's Friday, October 2nd. This is the ARL Now daily update. Vandals spray-painted a sidewalk, a rock, and a sign at Wakefield High School overnight ahead of tonight's homecoming game against rival Washington Liberty.
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  An APS spokesperson called the damage extensive and costly, and said vandalism and retaliation will not be tolerated.
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  Visiting Washington Liberty students must come with a parent or guardian tonight, and every visitor will need to show ID.
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  Police are searching for a man who pulled a knife on a store employee in Courthouse Thursday morning. Police say he hid merchandise, then showed a knife during a struggle with an employee, and ran into the Metro.
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  No one was hurt. Initial reports point to the CVS on 15th Street North, which an ARL Now review found drew the most scanner calls in Courthouse.
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  In the school board race, the Arlington County Republican Committee has endorsed independent Vel Reeves, who faces incumbent Democrat Bethany Ziecher-Sutton on November 3rd.
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  It's the second year in a row Reeves has carried the GOP endorsement. Ziecher-Sutton beat him four years ago with about 68% of the vote. Arlington's workforce keeps shrinking.
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  State data show about 146,000 county residents were employed in August, the fewest in more than four years. Unemployment also fell from a year ago to 2.8%.
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  Regional leaders have voiced concern about federal workforce cuts and the high cost of living, which has pushed some residents away. Arlington rents ticked up over the past year.
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  Apartment List puts the county's median at about $2,600 in September, still below last year's record. That keeps Arlington the fifth priciest of the hundred markets the firm tracks, behind only four California cities.
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  Saturday evening, the free Festival Latinoamericano takes over Arlington Mill Community Center on Columbia Pike during Hispanic Heritage Month.
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  From 5:00 to 9:00 PM, expect Peruvian dance, live Cuban music, a cultural fashion show, and food vendors. It's on, rain or shine. Parking is limited, so the county suggests walking, biking, or taking the ART bus.
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  Tupelo Honey has closed after 11 years near Rosslyn. The Southern restaurant, known for fried chicken and shrimp and grits, shut its doors on North Troy Street Monday as its lease expired.
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  It was the chain's only DC area location. This sponsored update is from Pablo Flower.
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  The featured listing is a newly built three-bedroom condo at the Avant, 1201 North Quinn Street, near the Rosslyn and Courthouse Metro stations.
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  It's listed at just under $950,000, with an open house Saturday from noon to 2:00. The county board honored two community milestones.
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  Green Valley's Mount Zion Baptist Church is marking its 160th anniversary, with roots in Freedmen's Village right after the Civil War.
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  And the board declared September 22nd Lyon Village Day for the 100th anniversary of the Lyon Village Citizens Association.
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  Finally, ARL Now Reader's Choice voting is open for the best brewery near Arlington, and you can write in a favorite that isn't listed. Voting closes Wednesday, October 14th. That's all for today.
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  Thank you for listening.