Good Friday evening, Arlington. Today we published 6 articles that were read a total of 7935 times… so far.
📈 Top stories
The following are the most-read articles for today — Dec 9, 2022.
- JUST IN: President Biden is coming to Arlington on Monday
- Police on lookout for airsoft gun drive-by shooter
- Pedestrian bridge over Route 50 closed due to ‘deterioration’ concerns
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read Arlington articles of the week, below.
- Ballston Macy’s redevelopment project includes the most hotly debated left turn in a decade (11950 views)
- Clarendon Silver Diner set to close this week, ahead of Ballston location’s opening (9438 views)
- Residential investors are especially interested in these five areas of Arlington (8339 views)
- Most and least expensive condos sold in Arlington (Nov-Dec 2022) (4146 views)
- JUST IN: Woman groped, pulled to ground in Lyon Park (3742 views)
- JUST IN: Man accused of breaking into apartment, sexually assaulting resident (3732 views)
- We asked an AI to write some Arlington fanfiction. Here’s what it came up with. (3570 views)
- County says Days Inn developer needs to play up hotel’s mid-century modern origins (3450 views)
- Two rescued after SUV nearly plunges into creek at Long Branch Nature Center (3385 views)
- ACPD: Would-be robber punched in Buckingham, shots fired along Columbia Pike (2257 views)
- County says YMCA needs more community benefits to justify 374-unit apartment building (2159 views)
- Mormon-owned apartment and church in Potomac Yard adds dental office (2103 views)
- JUST IN: President Biden is coming to Arlington on Monday (2131 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 8:00 am: FitDistrict Studios & Energy Cafe Wellness Day & Grand Opening
- 10:00 am: Wakefield High School Winter Bazaar/ Holiday Shop
- 10:50 am: Art & the Early Reader, Celebrate Winter, 6-7yrs
- 👉 7:30 pm: National Chamber Ensemble – Holiday Cheer!
And here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 8:00 am: Family Pass Holder Day Wreaths Across America
- 12:00 pm: Holiday Workshops
- 3:00 pm: Holiday Songs & S’mores
- 4:00 pm: A Celtic Christmas
⛅ Saturday’s forecast
Mostly cloudy throughout the day. High of 46 and low of 40. Sunrise at 7:18 am and sunset at 4:48 pm. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Thought of the Day
“Though the clouds may hide the sun, a light still remains in all of us.” – Unknown
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
We hope you have a great weekend, Arlington! Feel free to discuss the most-read stories of the week, the upcoming weekend events or anything else of local interest in the comments. 👋
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