Good Friday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
🕗 News recap
The following articles were published earlier today — May 1, 2026.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for May 1, 2026 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:30 am: Rifts emerge as Falls Church leaders consider affordable housing options | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:15 am: New plans call for mix of condos and apartments in 241-unit Ballston redevelopment | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:00 am: Trivia enthusiast from Halls Hill to appear on ‘Jeopardy!’ after years of effort | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Poll: The best veterinarian in Arlington | 🗣️ Comments
- 12:45 pm: Swanson nips Dorothy Hamm to win middle-school swimming title | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:45 pm: Star Wars Day bringing treats, trivia and ‘Resistance Rally’ to Arlington | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:45 pm: GOP could back an independent for County Board if recruitment drive falls short | 🗣️ Comments
- 4:15 pm: NEW: Hoffman-Boston Elementary secured as police scour neighborhood for wanted man | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- JUST IN: Woman dies after being struck by bus while riding scooter in Rosslyn (50755 views)
- Little Beast kid-friendly pizzeria opens tomorrow in Falls Church (17749 views)
- Pizza party leads to active shooter scare at Rosslyn office building (16328 views)
- Whino restaurant and art gallery closing with farewell party in Ballston (12926 views)
- Inspira Dance opens new dance hall in Ballston this Saturday (12389 views)
- Why real estate taxes are going up in Arlington, but going down in Fairfax (11058 views)
- County hires new waste contractor to help with missed organics pickups (10984 views)
- Spotted lanternflies hatch in Arlington for another buggy season (10888 views)
- Rhodes scholar from Arlington honors influential teacher at Stanford ceremony (9334 views)
- ACPD: Intoxicated man fires shot in parking lot (8995 views)
- Yorktown grad Tanner Wall signs contract with Las Vegas Raiders (8794 views)
- Morning Notes for April 28, 2026 (8553 views)
- New restaurant underway at former 7-Eleven space in Clarendon (8329 views)
- Self-driving delivery robots begin exploring the sidewalks of Arlington (8248 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 8:00 am: Run Rock Creek
- 8:00 am: European Union Open House (Washington)
- 9:30 am: Around the World Embassy Tour (Washington)
- 👉 10:00 am: Rosslyn Spring Market
- 1:00 pm: World Labyrinth Day, May 2
- 2:00 pm: Water We Waiting For!
- 2:00 pm: Poetry Reading and Workshop with Jennifer Kronovet
- 3:00 pm: Chess & Board Game Social
- 8:00 pm: Cinema On the Plaza
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 10:00 am: MoCA on the Move: Zhenya Parish — Expressive Painting
- 11:00 am: Speed Puzzling Pairs Competition!
- 11:00 am: Collage and Connection
- 5:00 pm: Creation as Witnessed Through the Eyes of Hope
- 5:00 pm: Bronze Unlimited presents Songs of Many Lands
- 6:00 pm: Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: Eugenics Then and Now
☁️ Saturday’s forecast
Expect mostly cloudy skies with a high of 61°F and a north wind blowing at 7 to 9 mph. By Saturday night, the weather will turn partly cloudy with temperatures dropping to around 43°F and a northwest wind at 6 to 8 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”
– Winston S. Churchill
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.
We hope you have a great weekend, Arlington! If you have something to say about an issue of local note not covered today, feel free to post it as a letter to the editor on our new forum. 👋
