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On the article Fairfax County, Alexandria Pools Open Memorial Day Weekend
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On the article Updated: Police Interviewing Arlington Sheriff's Deputy in Suspicious Death Case
Beth Lawton
2:43 pm on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
ReplyWe have new information just posted here about the possibility that there was a confrontation as well as an identity of the shooting victim. Here: http://arlington-va.patch.com/articles/alexandria-police-id-victim-in-lynhaven-shooting
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On the article Cicadas Emerge in DC Area
Beth Lawton
1:58 pm on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Reply@Amy F. is right! The last big swarm was Brood X in 2004. This is Brood II, which last emerged in 1996 So, actually, we get "17-year cicadas" in Northern Virginia every eight or nine years.
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On the article Heavy Seas Alehouse to Open in Rosslyn
Beth Lawton
9:20 pm on Tuesday, May 14, 2013
ReplyAll we know is that it's probably this summer—they're still renovating the space, etc.
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On the article Landmark Mall Redevelopment: Second Public Meeting on Wednesday
Beth Lawton
7:20 am on Thursday, May 2, 2013
ReplyIt is on our site here, but we'll add a link above so it's more accessible:
http://westendalexandria.patch.com/articles/a-failed-plan-for-a-failed-mall -
On the article Forbes: Arlington County Among America's 10 Richest
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On the article Polk Avenue Open Space Offers Serenity

Beth Lawton
9:19 pm on Monday, April 29, 2013
Just east of the corner of Polk Avenue and North Pelham Street.
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On the article King Street Safeway Renovations Delayed
Beth Lawton
6:54 am on Friday, April 19, 2013
ReplyNo word on any Magruder's location (Vienna, the one in Maryland, etc.). We're checking for updates weekly and will definitely let you know when we have information.
Beth Lawton,
Regional Editor, Northern Virginia -
On the article Just Listed: Homes For Sale in Del Ray This Week
Beth Lawton
8:54 am on Thursday, April 25, 2013
ReplyWe've adjusted the code behind this feature to make it more Del Ray-centric, and we'll be making additional improvements next week. All homes above should be in the Del Ray area now. Thanks for the feedback!
Beth Lawton
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On the article New Virginia Law to Crack Down on Illegal Boarding Houses
Beth Lawton
9:16 am on Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Reply@ClintJCL - Your comment was fine except for the curse
in it. We had to delete it for that reason. Feel free to recomment, though.
Beth Lawton
7:36 am on Saturday, May 25, 2013
Yes, that's down much closer to Lorton than Alexandria, but here's the website: http://www.piratescovepohick.com.