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ARLnow Daily Update: September 21, 2026 · ARLnow Daily Update

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  It's Monday, September 21st. This is the ARL Now Daily Update. A congressional committee has escalated its fight with Arlington over immigration enforcement.
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  The House Judiciary Committee released a report accusing the county of endangering public safety through so-called sanctuary policies, singling out the police department, the sheriff's office, and the Commonwealth's attorney.
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  Commonwealth's attorney Parisa Dehghani Tafti called it a political sham and demanded her full deposition transcript be released. The county board says its policies follow the law.
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  President Trump said Sunday that the triumphal arch he wants built between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery would double as what he called a top-grade military complex, housing drones, snipers, and ammunition.
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  The project still needs final approval from regional planners, and a group of veterans has sued, arguing Congress must sign off. A British quantum computing company is putting its American headquarters in Ballston.
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  Phasecraft plans to create 19 jobs there, Governor Abigail Spanberger's office announced today. The company said it chose Arlington for the talent pool, nearby universities, and its closeness to federal agencies.
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  Arlington's community radio signal is coming back cautiously. Radio Arlington, an all-volunteer group with no ties to the failed Arlington Independent Media, now holds the license for low power station WERA.
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  It asked the county board for access to a county radio room and antenna in courthouse. Board members pointed the group toward county staff instead.
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  Equality Arlington has joined a statewide coalition backing a constitutional amendment that would write same-sex marriage into Virginia's constitution. It is one of three amendments on the November third ballot.
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  Group president Kellan Macbeth said it is time to remove a twenty-year-old marriage ban from the constitution. A Bluemont institution has reinvented itself.
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  After forty-two years as a full-service Greek restaurant, Two Chefs on Wilson Boulevard has reopened as Two Chefs Greek Cucina, a fast casual spot with ordering kiosks and a simpler menu.
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  Manager Taso Scardelis said the change also eases the load on his parents, who opened the place in the eighties.
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  ACPD says officers used a taser on a man who advanced on an officer with a broken bottle outside a Clarendon business Saturday morning.
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  A forty-seven-year-old Arlington man faces charges including attempted malicious wounding on police.
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  Nearly sixty Arlington artists will open their studios to the public this coming weekend for the ninth annual Arlington Visual Art Studio Tour.
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  South Arlington studios open Saturday, North Arlington on Sunday, both eleven to five.
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  And in high school sports, Wakefield's golf team placed second at the Liberty District Tournament, its best score in years, earning the program its first berth in the higher level regional tournament.
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  Wakefield football split its last two games to even its record at two and two. This sponsored update is from Four ninety-five Movers.
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  The Rockville based company works both sides of the Potomac, handling a DC pickup and an Arlington delivery as one job.
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  They coordinate parking permits, loading dock and elevator reservations, certificates of insurance, and storage when lease dates don't line up. That's all for today. Thank you for listening.