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

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  It's Monday, November 2nd. This is the ARL Now daily update. Arlington voters head to the polls tomorrow from 6:00 in the morning until 7:00 at night at their assigned polling place.
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  Senator Mark Warner and Congressman Don Beyer are on the ballot, along with county board, school board, and treasurer races.
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  So are three state constitutional amendments and five local bond referendums, totaling $264 million.
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  Virginia and the District have sued to stop President Trump's proposed memorial arch at Memorial Circle near Arlington National Cemetery.
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  Their attorneys general argue construction would snarl traffic, pollute the Potomac, and slow emergency response. The Arlington County Board has sued too.
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  The administration says it will seek final approval Thursday, and could start building that same day. A new $2.5 million roundabout on Military Road turned out to be too narrow for mini buses.
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  A reader even photographed one wedged between the curbs last week.
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  The county says crews are adding a concrete apron so buses can get through, with Arlington Transit and school routes detoured until work wraps up in late November. Arlington rents are still creeping up.
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  Apartment List says the county's median rent rose just over 1% from a year ago to about $2,600 a month. That keeps Arlington the fifth priciest of the hundred markets it tracks.
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  A former Washington Liberty High School substitute teacher was sentenced Friday to five years in prison. Prosecutors say Timothy McGhee had an inappropriate relationship with a student that began when she was 16.
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  A jury convicted him in August of taking indecent liberties with a minor. A man has been sentenced to 12 months for attacking a woman at a Pentagon City shopping center in May.
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  Police said Kobe Barry covered her mouth and tried to push her into a bathroom before she escaped and yelled for help.
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  Video posted by local public safety watcher Dave Statter shows a brawl spilling into Columbia Pike outside the Caspi Hookah Lounge early Sunday. It was over when police arrived.
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  The night before, police say a woman hit a man with a glass bottle inside a business on the same block. In Crystal City, a Japanese takeout spot called Okinami is now open, serving sushi, ramen, and poke.
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  Owner Yong Kang has cooked in the area since 1987.
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  And the Arlington Sister City Association is celebrating National Pupusa Day this Sunday afternoon at Abby's Azteca Grill on Columbia Pike, with a DJ, trivia, and Salvadoran folklore dancing.
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  Finally, Yorktown football beat Washington Liberty 31 to 28 on Saturday with a late field goal, clinching a second straight county title.
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  And the Yorktown girls cross country team won district and region crowns in the same season for the first time ever. That's all for today. Thank you for listening.