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Amazon announced yesterday (Wednesday) that it is shutting down its charitable e-commerce platform AmazonSmile, which lets customers support their favorite nonprofits while shopping. Instead, the tech company says it will focus on areas of more "meaningful change," chiefly, investments in affordable housing. One of the first examples it highlighted was its contributions in Arlington County,
Developer Jair Lynch says it is exploring ways to make some units at the Barcroft Apartments even more affordable to families. This comes as two organizations, Arlington Community Foundation and advocacy group ACE Collaborative, have put pressure on Jair Lynch to deepen affordability at the site over concerns of displacement. "We
Working with all Arlingtonians to address our biggest challenges growing our economy to expand opportunity for all, combatting climate change and protecting our environment, investing in our schools to foster educational excellence for all, and increasing housing affordability motivates me to run for re-election to the County Board.
The Penske truck rental location on Columbia Pike which once had an ART bus crash into it and stay there for a month has closed. And the replacement for the storefront and expansive parking lot, at the Pike's intersection with S. George Mason Drive, may be something completely different. The site