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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Nov 13, 2026

By ARLnow.com
ARL Now daily debrief banner: 'Daily Debrief for Nov 13, 2026' over a suburban street with autumn leaves and parked cars.

Good Friday evening, Arlington. Here’s a look back at today’s most-read stories and a look ahead to tomorrow.

📈 Today’s most-read stories

  1. UPDATED: FAA lifts nationwide ground stop that halted flights at Reagan National and Dulles (4,366 views)
  2. Man sentenced for Pentagon City bathroom attack charged in new restroom incident (2,413 views)
  3. Falls Church OKs seizing e-motos driving illegally on sidewalks and trails (1,613 views)

🕗 More from today

Everything else we published today, Nov 13, 2026.

📣 Announcements

Signature Theatre Education and Washington-Liberty Theater Presents “Come From Away” Nov. 12-14
Signature Theatre Education and Washington-Liberty High School’s theater program will stage… [Announcement]

Make Your Next Celebration a Creative One at Art House 7!
"Looking for a fun way to celebrate your child’s birthday? Let Art House 7 host, and leave… [Announcement]

Train Free for the Rest of 2026 at Pentagon MMA in Arlington!
New year, new goals…why wait until January? Pentagon MMA is giving Arlington residents the… [Announcement]

Extended by Popular Demand: My English Persian Kitchen by Hannah Khalil
Irish-Palestinian playwright Hannah Khalil’s deliciously inventive show, My English Persian… [Announcement]

📅 Upcoming events

Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.

Here are the events planned for Sunday:

⭐ Featured events

StoryWorx Book Festival/ Meet the Authors at the Workhouse Arts Center
Nov 14: Family Friendly Book Festival [Event]

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
Nov 15: Northern Virginia Families for Safe Streets (NoVA FSS) cordially invites you to attend and… [Event]

Alternative Christmas Market at First Presbyterian Church Arlington
Nov 15: Join us for our 2026 Alternative Christmas Market on Sunday, November 15, 2026 from 12:30-3pm. [Event]

BrownTown Comedy at the DC Improv!!!!
Nov 16: Best and brownest comics at DC Improv [Event]

Free Memory Screening
Nov 18: Free Memory Screening Event! [Event]

Next Level Networking for Arlington Business Leaders Networking Event
Nov 18: Pass the Gravy, Pass the Business! Join Arlington business leaders for Next Level Networking, real connections, and fresh opportunities. [Event]

Washington Spirit Alum Meet & Greet + The Amazing Race Watch Party
Nov 18: Meet Washington Spirit alum Joanna Lohman, then stick around to cheer on Joanna and Ali Krieger as they compete on The Amazing Race! [Event]

Alison’s Community + Comedy Night!
Nov 20: Come out to be silly and laugh together during a fun, night! We’ll play some easy, goofy games, and I’ll showcase my best stand-up material. [Event]

Rosslyn Holiday Market
Nov 21: Family-friendly holiday market featuring local vendors, a visit from Santa, and more! [Event]

Cherrydale Holiday Market
Nov 21: A free, family-friendly, indoor & outdoor holiday market featuring local artists from DC, Maryland, and Virginia. [Event]

First Baby? Connect with other New Moms!
Nov 21: Connecting with your own in-person group starts with this quick online introduction to Mamistad and other new moms! [Event]

Free Family Fall Rodeo
Nov 22: Everyone is invited to join us for a rootin’-tootin’ good time at UUCA’s Free Fall Family Rodeo! [Event]

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🌤️ Weather update

Today: Arlington and Falls Church saw a high of 52° at 12:15 a.m. (7° below normal), a low of 45° at 6:10 p.m., no rain and a peak gust of 28 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northwest wind around 8 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

Friday’s sunset

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News

UPDATED: Delays to linger at Reagan National and Dulles after FAA lifts nationwide ground stop

By ARLnow.com and The Associated Press
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Flight delays and cancellations are expected to linger at Reagan National and Dulles airports after the Federal Aviation Administration lifted a nationwide ground stop that halted departures across the country for more than four hours tonight (Friday).

The FAA lifted the ground stop around 8:15 p.m., according to Reagan National. It had taken effect shortly before 4 p.m. Even with the order lifted, airlines can’t return to normal operations right away because so many of their planes and crews are out of position, according to the Associated Press.

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Sponsored

Just Reduced Properties in Arlington: November 10, 2026

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As of November 9, there are 196 detached homes, 72 townhouses and 317 condos for sale throughout Arlington County. In total, 58 homes experienced a price reduction in the past week, including:

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Around Town

Green Valley celebrates generations of families who built tight-knit community

By Scott McCaffrey
Barbara Bellamy Smith with photo board of Green Valley families (staff photo by Scott McCaffrey)

Generations of residents who have contributed to the Green Valley community were honored this month at festivities held at Dr. Charles Drew Elementary School.

The event on Nov. 7 — Celebrating Families in Our Green Valley Community — brought to life stories from some of the 200-plus families that helped build the neighborhood during a century of segregation through the present day.

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Announcement

Train Free for the Rest of 2026 at Pentagon MMA in Arlington!

Promotional poster for Pentagon MMA: kids sparring in a gym, with a QR code and bold orange text 'Train rest of the year for free'.

New year, new goals…why wait until January? Pentagon MMA is giving Arlington residents the opportunity to train FREE for the rest of 2026 at our award-winning martial arts academy!

We recently expanded with the opening of our brand-new, 8,000-square-foot Muay Thai & Jiu-Jitsu Performance Center, a training facility featuring:

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News

Community Foundation celebrates legacy of its late founder, Judge William Newman

By Scott McCaffrey
Five people on a stage holding large framed awards, including Arlington Community Foundation certificates, and smiling for a group photo.
2026 Arlington Community Foundation honorees Devanshi Patel (with son Kingston) and Alejandra Underwood with board chair Deb Gandy and CEO Jennifer Owens (staff photo by Scott McCaffrey)

The namesake of the Arlington Community Foundation’s annual William Newman, Jr., Spirit of Community Awards may be gone, but the legacy of the late Judge Newman will live on.

“His work isn’t ending,” said foundation board chair Deb Gandy. “It’s beginning again in every person who sees a need and steps toward it.”

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Event

Alison’s Community + Comedy Night!

Woman smiling in a denim jacket, white top, and a pink tie-dye midi skirt with white sneakers, casually posed against a light wall.

Event location

Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington

4444 Arlington Boulevard

Arlington, Virginia 22203

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This is a community oriented comedy night! Part connecting, easy games and part stand-up. All designed to spread good cheer. The stand-up material is a reprise of my Introversion and Dating set.

Here's what people are saying about this event:

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News

W-L student’s 1981 photo project captured a community in transition

By Scott McCaffrey
Man in a checkered shirt stands at a podium giving a talk, with a projector image of a campus building behind him.
Eric Dobson with photos of the Rixey Mansion then and now (staff photo by Scott McCaffrey)

As a 16-year-old student at Washington-Lee High School in 1981, Eric Dobson opted to fulfill a requirement in his American Civilization class by traveling around Arlington with his father’s 40-year-old Minolta camera.

Little did he know that he was chronicling history in the process.

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News

New apartment building breaks ground at former Ballston Holiday Inn site

By Dan Egitto
Group of eight people in business attire using shovels at a construction site groundbreaking ceremony, dirt mounded in front of them.
The groundbreaking ceremony at 4600 Fairfax Drive (courtesy of 4600 Fairfax)

A 420-unit development project broke ground yesterday (Thursday) at the site of a former Holiday Inn and office building near Ballston.

The Holiday Inn, which closed in the spring, has been completely demolished to make way for a seven-story multifamily building with 420 units and around 380 parking spaces. That’s the first phase of a project that will also include a for-sale residential component with townhouses.

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Man sentenced for Pentagon City bathroom attack charged in new restroom incident

By ARLnow.com
Koby Berry (mugshot via ACPD)

A man sentenced last month for attacking a woman at a Pentagon City bathroom now faces an attempted abduction charge over another restroom incident a few blocks away.

Koby Berry, 28, is accused of blocking a man from leaving a public restroom on the 1600 block of S. Hayes Street last Saturday afternoon (Nov. 7) and making inappropriate comments to him, according to Arlington County police. The man got out of the restroom and went for help.

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Opinion

Poll: The best local shop in Arlington

By ARLnow.com
Clothes hanging on a rack in a storefront, with a circular 'Reader’s Choice' badge on the right side.

As the holidays approach, shoppers who are looking to stay local with their purchases will find no shortage of options in Arlington.

Here are the nominees for Best Local Shop in Arlington as part of our ARLnow Readers’ Choice awards.

Did we miss your favorite local shop? Write it in!

Voting will close on Wednesday, Nov. 25.

Voting for Best Restaurant for Takeout/Delivery in Arlington is still taking place. Be sure to cast your vote before voting closes next Wednesday at 11:59 p.m.

Two weeks ago, we voted on the Best Lunch Spot in Arlington. The full results are now official:

  1. 🥇 Ruthie’s All-Day — 348 votes
  2. 🥈 Texas Jack’s Barbecue — 80 votes
  3. 🥉 Sloppy Mama’s — 78 votes
  4. Padaek — 68 votes
  5. The Salt Line — 58 votes

Ruthie’s All-Day — which also currently holds the crown for Best Breakfast Spot in Arlington — claimed the No. 1 spot after a total of 1,044 votes were cast. The diner was also our champ in 2024.

See all ARLnow Readers’ Choice winners here.

News

‘Stumbling stone’ organizers seek living descendants of people enslaved in Arlington

By Scott McCaffrey
Attendees take photos following stumbling-stone ceremony at Lomax AME Zion Church in 2025 (staff photo by Scott McCaffrey)

After a record-setting 2026, the Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington initiative has an additional goal for 2027.

The joint effort of the Arlington Historical Society and Black Heritage Museum of Arlington aims to use grant funds to “try to find, if we could, living descendants” of those memorialized in the “stumbling stone” project.

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