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  1. Open houses in Arlington this weekend: bit.ly/KQWS3O
  2. Parking has been restricted on Old Lee Highway due to a VDOT lane striping error bit.ly/LMH5V5
  3. Jamestown Elementary PTA fires off an angry letter to the school board over the placement of relocatable classrooms bit.ly/LhOhpR
  4. Notes: Flags-In at Arlington Nat'l Cemetery, Shuttleworth campaign profiled, Bayou Bakery owner returns to New Orleans bit.ly/KQuGhi
  5. County Board Chair Mary Hynes has penned an editorial making the case for why Arlington should invest in streetcars bit.ly/KllVtr
  6. Two men have been sentenced for the Christmas Day armed robbery of a South Arlington gas station bit.ly/Lt7u3J
  7. Be sure to vote in our summer photo contest: bit.ly/LIHZSv
  8. Expect to hear the roar of motorcycle engines tomorrow as Rolling Thunder rolls into Crystal City bit.ly/Lu4KGQ
  9. Surprise delivery: ACPD officer helps deliver baby girl on Columbia Pike bit.ly/LsFj5c
  10. Crime Report: Man has goods purchased with his stolen credit card mailed to him, then stolen from his home bit.ly/KkgN8T
  11. Notes: 'SmokeHouse' restaurant coming to Pentagon City, county launches 'green streets' program, Memorial Day traffic bit.ly/Kt7fJk
  12. ICYMI: Volunteers to distribute 50,000 roses at Arlington National Cemetery this weekend bit.ly/Jrey23
  13. Expect traffic disruptions around George Mason Dr and Henderson Rd due to a fire investigation inside a trailer at Barrett Elementary