ARLnow

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ARLnow
Type Online newspaper
PublisherLocal News Now LLC [1] [2]
Founded2010;14 years ago (2010) [3]
Headquarters Ballston, Virginia, U.S. [4]
Sister newspapersALXnow, Reston Now, Tysons Reporter [5]
Website www.arlnow.com

ARLnow is a local online newspaper covering news in Arlington County, Virginia. [6] [7]

Contents

Scott Brodbeck started ARLnow in January 2010. [8] [3] [9] [10] ARLnow publishes Morning Notes every day with a roundup of local news and includes a weather report for each day.[ citation needed ] The site is updated throughout the day.[ citation needed ]

In 2020, for their coverage of Amazon HQ2, the Washington, D.C. chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists awarded ARLnow journalists with the 2019 Dateline Award for online business reporting. [11] [12]

In addition to ARLnow, Local News Now operates other local news sites in Northern Virginia, including ALXnow in Alexandria, Reston Now in Reston, and Tysons Reporter in Tysons. [5]

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