Pharmacy is Arlington's first historically black commercial business to receive designation.
After 60 years, Doc's has more than earned its place in Arlington's rich cultural history. Doc's — formally known as the Green Valley Pharmacy — is the first known black-owned pharmacy in Arlington and the second-oldest business in the Nauck neighborhood. The Friendly Cab Co. is a few months older. The business, at 2415 Shirlington Road, opened in late 1952 in a building that had been built as a grocery store a decade prior. It's owner, 89-year-old Leonard "Doc" Muse, continues to operate the store today with a team of volunteers. Tuesday night, the Green Valley Pharmacy became Arlington County's first historically black commercial building to be given a local historic district designation. Development won't be prohibited around the …
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Arlington officer heard victim screaming for help and prevented rape, spokesman said.
An officer on patrol heard a woman screaming late Monday night and was able to stop an assailant from raping her, according to the Arlington County Police Department. Kenneth Staton, 34, of Dumfries, was arrested and charged with attempted rape. He is being held without bond. Shortly before 11 p.m., an Arlington County officer walking the street in the Nauck community heard screams for help in the 3500 block of South 23rd Street, according to police. The officer got in his car and drove to a nearby wooded area where the screams seemed to originate, police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck said. Using a flashlight, the officer found Staton on top of the woman with his pants down, Sternbeck said. Staton met the woman at a nearby bus stop, Sternbeck…
hazel brown
3:44 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013
Great it is about time. I appauld Arlington County. more ›