The ARLnow Podcast

Bridges To Independence CEO Fraser Murdoch sat down with ARLnow's James Jarvis to discuss the factors driving Arlington's escalating youth homelessness crisis and how the broader community can intervene.

Dave Statter talked with ARLnow editor Jo DeVoe to talk about aiding police with unique footage, Arlington's evolving chase policy echoing past incident repercussions, and concerns over DC's lacking automatic mutual aid for fire departments, impacting response times.

Frequent Arlington County Board candidate Audrey Clement talked with ARLnow editor Scott Brodbeck to talk about her latest unsuccessful run for County Board, her allegations of media bias and age discrimination, Missing Middle zoning changes, proposed changes to Arlington County's governance, and why she keeps running for public office.

Deputy Director of the Columbia Pike Partnership Amy McWilliams sat down with ARLnow's James Jarvis to delve into the economic hurdles that these small businesses are still confronting, nearly four years post-pandemic.

Local political analyst Sam Shirazi sat down with ARLnow's Jo DeVoe to discuss the recent Arlington County and Virginia General Assembly elections, the impact of redistricting, Arlington's political dynamics, and political personalities.

Michael Stiefvater, Director of Business Investment at Arlington Economic Development, sat down with ARLnow's James Jarvis to discuss Arlington's emerging tech industry over the last decade and the future outlook for the local tech scene.

Flood Czar, a pseudonymous and long-standing active participant in our comment section, sat down with ARLnow to discuss the origin and history of the Flood Czar persona and its role in the community, the evolution of the comment section over the years, and the role of ARLnow as a source of information for residents.

Wilma Jones, President of the John M. Langston Citizens Association ,sat down with Jo DeVoe to discuss Plan Langston Boulevard, community history, and historic preservation efforts in the Halls Hill neighborhood.

Eli Tucker of the Eli Residential Group sat down with ARLnow editor-in-chief Scott Brodbeck to discuss the current state of the Arlington real estate market, in light of high mortgage interest rates, as well as the impacts of new Missing Middle policies and Amazon's HQ2.

Eli has been ARLnow's real estate columnist since 2015.

Rahmein, Scott, Jo, and James discussed some of the top stories in Arlington for the week ending Sept. 29, 2023.

Discussed this week:

• Revamped, food-centric Crystal City Water Park set to open next week
• New study sees surge of people living alone in Arlington
• A $4 million renovation of Ballston Wetlands Park is officially complete — and beavers returned for the occasion
• Metro 29 Diner reopening after sewer line repairs
• APS to pause middle school boundary process for one year
• Big Tony’s Pizzeria & Dive Bar opens in Clarendon, replacing Bronx Pizza
• UPDATED: Large police response at Yorktown HS after threatening phone call
• Wakefield High School sees second student death this year