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Most-read Arlington stories of the week: Aug. 29-Sept. 2

By ARLnow.com
Excavating continues at the former Rouse Estate site along Wilson Blvd (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

The Labor Day weekend is here so let’s get right to it.

For what’s supposed to be a pretty slow pre-holiday week, this week actually turned out to be quite busy, readership-wise. Here are the most-read stories since Sunday:

  1. Boy stabbed, seriously injured on the Custis Trail near Ballston
  2. NEW: Car stolen from Rosslyn with child inside found in D.C.
  3. Group from Chicago arrested after catalytic converter thefts
  4. New CVS has a large blank wall facing Wilson Blvd, upsetting some locals
  5. Revamped Clarendon Ballroom is back open, after a management 180
  6. Fourteen upcoming fall activities in Arlington and around the region
  7. NEW: Woman pushing stroller struck by driver along Military Road
  8. Arlington Public Library is hosting “1619 Project” author next month
  9. Lease may be drying up for local watering hole Thirsty Bernie
  10. Texas woman facing charges after stabbing in Courthouse
  11. Solar panels are rising in Arlington thanks to a county program and federal incentives
  12. Suspect arrested after attempted armed carjacking in Pentagon City

Feel free to discuss those stories or anything else of local interest in the comments. Have a relaxing and enjoyable long weekend, Arlington!

Oh, and a quick reminder… trash WILL be picked up on Monday for those who receive the county’s collection service.

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  • Launched in January 2010, ARLnow.com is the place for the latest news, views and things to do around Arlington, Virginia. Started by a Pentagon City resident who has spent the past several years working in local TV news, ARLnow.com seeks to distinguish itself with original, enterprising, up-to-the-minute local coverage.

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