Rewind: Homeless Center, Baby Squirrels and Other Top News

— Some residents are still unhappy as Arlington County moves forward with using two of the seven floors in the Thomas Building at 2020 14th St. N. as a dormitory for homeless people. The county bought the building under threat of condemnation in the fall.

— The Animal Welfare League of Arlington posted a video of baby squirrels being rescued by an animal control officer Wednesday. They were found in under the hood of a resident’s car.

Crystal City-Potomac Yard Transitway to Open in Spring 2014 — A transitway ultimately connecting Braddock Road and Crystal City Metro stations, with a future extension to Pentagon City, may be open at the end of this year.

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Down in Old Town, the Alexandria Planning Commission approved two zoning text amendments that will allow the city to circumvent pending litigation and begin implementing a long-debated waterfront redevelopment plan, provided City Council signs off on the measures later this month.

Officer Peter Laboy, who was shot while on duty last week in Alexandria, has started occupational therapy, but he still has a long road ahead of him.

Out in Falls Church, while the area sat in cold rain and slush Wednesday morning, a snow plow in Falls Church caught fire.

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