Jo, James and Scott discussed some of the top stories of the week in Arlington. It's the late August news doldrums but we still had plenty to talk about.

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Discussed this week:

• An acoustic fence is coming to Walter Reed pickleball courts
• Suspects armed with ‘AK-47’ rob man after rear-end crash
• Panera Bread looks to replace former Cosi in Ballston after three-year vacancy
• Persistent one-word graffiti spree around Arlington is vexing neighbors
• Police respond to attempted kidnapping of Ronald McDonald
• Arlington actor bids farewell to ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Broadway tour
• Power being restored after 10,000 in dark around Pentagon City and Crystal City
• ACPD to conduct road safety campaign as students go back to school next week