Earlier this week, Amazon employees rolled up their sleeves to meet the urgent needs of DMV residents. More than 600 Amazon volunteers built hygiene kits with Clean the World, a social enterprise focused on providing recycled soap and hygiene supplies to those who have limited access to essential items to help prevent diseases. Amazon committed to deliver over 50,000 hygiene kits to community partner MAP International to support families displaced by disasters. The kits include basic relief supplies, including soap, shampoo, toothpaste and other necessary products to provide for students and their families’ daily sanitation needs.
The volunteer event is part of Amazon’s Global Month of Volunteering, which is happening throughout the month of May. During the annual initiative, Amazon employees from more than 50 countries join together to support causes they’re passionate about across hundreds of organizations in their communities. Last year, Amazon team members volunteered for more than 4,500 events supporting over 1,200 nonprofit and community organizations around the world – participating in a variety of events during the month-long initiative from kayak cleanups, home food delivery services to hygiene-kit building, literacy tutoring, habitat restorations, and more.
May 9, 2024 (Washington, D.C.) – Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) issued the following statement today on his vote yesterday to block a resolution to remove Rep. Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House:
“I voted to table an attempt to remove Speaker Johnson yesterday because I strongly believe the House must govern constructively. Marjorie Taylor Greene sought to punish the Speaker for preventing a government shutdown and allowing a vote to fund assistance to Ukraine, both of which were correct decisions which I support.
The Shirlington Circle south rotary bridge over I-395 will have the right lane closed Friday night, April 19 through Saturday morning, April 20 for joint work, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
Weather permitting, the right lane will be closed from 9 p.m. Friday, April 19 to noon Saturday, April 20 on the bridge that connects the southbound I-395 collector-distributor lanes and southbound Shirlington Road to North Quaker Lane at the I-395 Exit 6 interchange.
Rosslyn, VA, April 16, 2024 – Monday Properties, a dynamic real estate investment firm and industry-leading developer, has secured refinancing for its Trophy office tower at 1812 N. Moore Street and state-of-the art medical office building, Shirlington Gateway. Citi Real Estate Funding, Inc. provided the five-year fixed rate commercial mortgage-back security for the two Arlington, Virginia properties.
“The recapitalizations of these buildings are a great example of the capital markets’ continued commitment to high-quality office assets with market-leading sponsors and solid customer bases,” said Anthony Westreich, Founding Managing Partner of Monday Properties. “Despite the headwinds faced by office landlords across the country, trophy assets with top-notch amenities, unbeatable accessibility and stunning views are continuing to attract the most dynamic companies.”
Arlington, VA (April 2024) Arlington Public Library launched a new art program—The Incubator—to provide opportunities and space for artists to showcase their work in a public setting. Each library location features opportunities for artists to display their artwork and to engage the public.
The Incubator will spotlight local artists and community arts so that a greater number of diverse perspectives can be seen and more voices can be heard.
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA — The Arlington County Republican Committee (Arlington GOP) announced its largest 1st Quarter fundraising haul since 2016 on Tuesday.
In a statement, Arlington GOP Chairman Matthew Hurtt said:
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Arlington Education Association Political Action Committee
AEA-PAC is proud to endorse Laurence Fishtahler and Zuraya Tapia-Hadley as candidates for school board.
Mr. Fishtahler has decades of experience advocating for students and educators in Arlington County. He has valuable experience on the ground, teaching in Arlington Public Schools. Mr. Fishtahler has spent his life in public service through his career at NASA and serving in an educator union himself. It is clear that Mr. Fishtahler understands the challenges faced by Arlington Public Schools and has a dedicated plan to solving them.
ARLINGTON, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport intercepted a fourth firearm in seven days at a checkpoint on Thursday, April 11. The four guns were caught on April 5, 7, 8 and 11.
Yesterday, an Edgewater, Md., woman was stopped with a 9mm handgun loaded with seven bullets. She told officials that she was cleaning and placed the firearm into the small food bag that she was planning to take to the airport and forgot the gun was inside. The firearm took up about half of her lunch sack.
Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final rule on per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known commonly as PFAS or “forever chemicals”. COG and metropolitan Washington’s water utilities support regulations based on science and research to protect human health. PFAS are persistent in the environment, and associated health risks from prolonged exposure have been identified. Regional water systems and EPA share the same goal of ensuring the delivery of clean, affordable, and high-quality drinking water to residents.
“We support the EPA’s efforts on new regulations to limit exposure to PFAS compounds, which enter the environment through industrial and household uses. We encourage the EPA to redouble its efforts to keep PFAS compounds out of our environment and drinking water supplies. The Service Authority and drinking water providers across the region will maintain our standard of excellence in drinking water,” Prince William County Service Authority General Manager Calvin D. Farr, Jr. stated.
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport intercepted two firearms in carry-on bags at security checkpoints this past weekend.
They prevented a Falls Church, Va., man from carrying his 9 mm gun loaded with 10 bullets from getting through the checkpoint on Saturday, April 6. The very next day they stopped a Leesburg, Va., man who was carrying an unloaded .380 handgun in his backpack. The man told TSA officers that he forgot that he had his gun with him.
Eastbound I-66 will have single-lane closures at the Rosslyn Tunnel, weather permitting, between 9 p.m. Tuesday, March 26 and 5 a.m. Wednesday, March 27 to implement a traffic shift, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
During that time, the eastbound I-66 lanes through the Rosslyn Tunnel will be shifted to the left as part of the tunnel rehabilitation project. This shift is scheduled to be in place until spring 2025.
