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ARLnow Daily Update: October 26, 2026 · ARLnow Daily Update

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  It's Monday, October 26th. This is the ARL Now daily update. Arlington voters will decide an $80 million school bond on November 3rd, and its campaign says the goal is broad support, not a record margin.
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  Most of the money would fund geothermal wells at Oak Ridge and Jamestown Elementary Schools to cut electricity costs. Local Democrats back the bond, while the Arlington Republican Party opposes it.
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  County voters last rejected a school bond in 1973. Charging an electric vehicle at a county-owned station will cost more starting November 1st.
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  The county board voted unanimously to raise the rate to 30 cents per kilowatt hour, saying full cost recovery lets the network grow without taxpayer subsidies. Staff say that's still below most commercial rates.
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  One break for drivers, the idle fee for staying parked after charging will no longer apply overnight. A man who shot someone in Clarendon in 2023, then fled the country, has been sentenced to 17 years in prison.
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  Prosecutors say Taha Zuheir opened fire in a parking lot after an argument outside a bar, then flew toward Morocco within a day.
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  He was arrested in Portugal, fled during extradition, and was later caught in Spain and brought back to Arlington.
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  Fall leaf collection starts two weeks from today, on Monday, November 9th, with a second pass in December. Pickup is staggered by civic association, so check the county's online schedule or watch for yellow signs.
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  Rake leaves to the curb no more than a week early, and never in plastic bags. Pickleball players want a flagship facility at Quincy Park.
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  A representative of the Arlington Pickleball Club told the county's sports commission that sharing courts with basketball and tennis players leads to what he called eternal fighting.
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  Quincy Park is slated for redevelopment, but construction is years away, and the commission's chair noted everybody has their eyes on Quincy.
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  A longtime Italian restaurant, a cafe in a prime location, and a family-owned auto repair shop are among 16 Arlington businesses now listed for sale online.
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  Most of the listings are restaurants and salons, with asking prices from just over $50,000 to three million.
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  In Rosslyn, The Upside on Moore Food Hall has a busy few weeks planned, including a tacos and mezcal tasting this Saturday for the Day of the Dead, a make your own dumpling class, and on November 14th, the carving of an entire tuna.
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  And in high school sports, Bishop O'Connell football shut out St. John's Catholic Prep 23 to nothing on Saturday, guaranteeing the Knights their first non-losing regular season since 2021.
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  O'Connell volleyball, at 34 and three, heads into the post-season as the top seed. That's all for today. Thank you for listening.