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ARLnow Daily Update: September 3, 2026 · ARLnow Daily Update

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  It's Thursday, September 3rd. This is the ARL Now Daily Update. Arlington is stepping into the fight over your electric bill.
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  The county board voted yesterday to become a formal party in Virginia's review of the proposed $67 billion merger of Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy.
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  Board Chair Matt DeFerranti said residents are already seeing rising bills, and the county must intervene to protect ratepayers. The county says the deal would create the world's largest regulated electric utility.
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  Governor Abigail Spanberger and the city of Alexandria have already joined the case. Testimony is set for early November, with a decision expected in January.
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  Arlington's job market looks steadier after a rough 18 months. The county's unemployment rate was 2.9% in July, down slightly from a year earlier, according to state figures reported Wednesday.
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  But the workforce itself is shrinking, down nearly 4,000 people in Arlington over the year.
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  Analysts at the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center say the modest rise in unemployment conceals a real contraction in the pool of workers in Virginia's economy.
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  Falls Church is rewriting its snow shoveling rules. The city council authorized a September 14th public hearing on a uniform standard requiring sidewalks to be cleared within 12 hours after a storm ends.
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  City officials say the existing code on fines does not comply with state law, so Falls Church must ask the General Assembly for authority to issue citations. That means no fines this winter.
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  Council member David Snyder called that an odd outcome, given that the public wants more enforcement. A 25-year-old man is being held without bond after an assault on Columbia Pike.
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  A CPD says a patrol officer was flagged down around 10 PM Tuesday at South Dinwiddie Street. Police say a man the victim knows walked up and assaulted him, causing serious but not life-threatening injuries.
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  The suspect was charged with malicious wounding, a felony. Arlington County Police are warning about a familiar set of scams. The most common begins with a caller claiming your bank account has been hacked.
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  Caller ID can be faked, so police say hang up and call back using the number on your card. Officers also flagged texts about locked accounts, package problems, unpaid tolls, and jobs you never applied for.
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  And no one from the police or the sheriff's office will ever call to collect a fine for missed jury duty. A Clarendon pasta institution is coming back.
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  Il Radicchio holds a soft opening tomorrow at 4 PM at its new home, 2909 Wilson Boulevard.
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  Owner Rishi Nagpal told ARL Now the menu will be almost entirely the same, continuing a pasta house tradition going back more than 30 years. The restaurant closed in June and took over the space left behind by Mazzaro.
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  Local animal lovers have a date to circle. The Reason to Rock Music Festival returns Saturday, September 19th at Solace Outpost on West Broad Street in Falls Church, benefiting the Animal Welfare League of Arlington.
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  Four bands play from 2 until 8, with a raffle and an AWLA presentation in between. Tickets are $20 in advance, 25 at the door. Dogs are welcome. And a look back.
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  Around this time 80 years ago, Arlington marked its 100th anniversary with a week of events celebrating retrocession, the return of Arlington and Alexandria from the Federal District to Virginia.
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  ARL now reports the celebration was a mix of successes and failures, arriving as the county was growing fast. This sponsored update is from the Annapolis Powerboat Show.
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  From October 8th through 11th, City Dock in downtown Annapolis becomes a waterfront showcase where visitors can step aboard hundreds of boats.
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  The show also offers free seminars led by boating experts, on-water sea trials at the Prop Talk Demo Dock, and hands-on training from Boat US. Organizers say you don't have to own a boat to enjoy it.
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  This sponsored update is from the law office of James Montana, an immigration-focused firm in Falls Church.
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  Its attorneys are licensed in Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Minnesota, and practice before USCIS, the immigration courts, and the Board of Immigration Appeals.
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  They handle green cards, work permits, asylum and naturalization, and help businesses bring key employees to the United States.
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  The firm says it offers predictable flat fees, and it writes the Statutes of Liberty column on ARL Now. That's all for today. Thank you for listening.