The Pentagon City Metro station is getting a second elevator.
On Saturday, the Arlington County Board voted to award a contract to W. M. Schlosser Company for the construction of a second station elevator on the west side of S. Hayes Street, near the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City mall.
Designs for the elevator were first approved early last year and the contract for managing the construction was approved this past summer.
The second elevator will eliminate the need for pedestrians to cross six lanes of traffic on S. Hayes Street, two parking lanes, and a bike lane to reach the one elevator currently in operation on the other side of S. Hayes Street, near the Pentagon Centre shopping center.
Residents trapped in Margate s 18-floor Arlington House flats for six days after lift breaks down
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Updated: 14:15, 22 February 2021
Elderly people and others with mobility issues have been imprisoned in their homes for nearly a week, after the lift in an 18-storey Thanet building was left out of action.
Residents of Arlington House, Margate s tallest building, have been forced to use the stairs any time they need to leave the 60s Brutalist tower block.
Margate s Arlington House. Pic: Google Maps
This has proven particularly difficult for elderly people, those who are disabled and young families who live in flats on the higher floors.
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Black families using DNA, genealogy to fill in historical gaps left by slavery
Inspired by the 400th anniversary of the 1619 African landing, more Black people are researching their roots and tracing their ancestry.
Nathaniel Cline, Special to USA TODAY
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12:28 am UTC Feb. 20, 2021
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Images from families tracking down their histories
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Laurie Scott-Reyes drove for two hours, alone, on a back road from Crawford, Alabama to Sparta, Georgia, retracing in reverse the migration her ancestors made after slavery ended.
Anxious to reach her destination and determined to make the journey, she took in the sights around her, staring at dilapidated homes, rusted over storefronts and rows and rows of pine trees. Years ago, her family had fled Georgia looking for a better life and made Alabama their new home. Now, she felt a pull to come back and see what they had left behind.
The county is calling on the community to submit their ideas for a new county logo and seal. The logo will phase out the depiction of Arlington House, also