ARLnow Daily Debrief for Mar 3, 2023

Good Friday evening, Arlington. Today we published articles that were read a total of 19075 times… so far.

📈 Top stories

The following are the most-read articles for today — Mar 3, 2023.

1. Furry convention returns to Crystal City next week
2. NEW: Gun store robbed in Clarendon
3. Arlington County sues civic association and residents over attempt to block bus parking
4. BREAKING: Second phase of Amazon’s HQ2 delayed, county ‘not surprised’ but optimistic

Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.

1. The Lot in Clarendon begins its long goodbye with big events before redevelopment begins (13025 views)
2. To fight flooding, Arlington is offering to buy homes in Cherrydale and Waverly Hills (12173 views)
3. JUST IN: Police on scene of near-fatal teen overdose in Ballston (11625 views)
4. Corner Bakery closes in Courthouse after company declares bankruptcy (7651 views)
5. Police: Man shot himself at hotel, tried to make it look like a robbery (6345 views)
6. The new Shirlington Jeni’s Ice Cream is giving away free ice cream next week (5776 views)
7. Arlington police investigating weekend carjacking near Courthouse (5148 views)
8. Furry convention returns to Crystal City next week (4763 views)
9. NEW: Gun store robbed in Clarendon (4148 views)
10. NEW: Police investigating possible shot fired in Westover (4131 views)
11. Arlington County sues civic association and residents over attempt to block bus parking (4110 views)
12. Mail delivery issues continue to plague 22204 zip code, but relief may be the horizon (3889 views)
13. BREAKING: Second phase of Amazon’s HQ2 delayed, per reports (3085 views)

📅 Upcoming events

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

• 10:00 am: Arlington Library Shop Open House
• 7:30 pm: The Comedy Karaoke Trivia Funtime Show with Kasha Patel
• 10:00 pm: UFC285 at Bronson Bierhall

Here are the events planned for Sunday:

• 1:50 pm: What Makes a Winner Scout Workshop
• 4:00 pm: Arlington Philharmonic Concert
• 👉 6:00 pm: Tuscan Wine Dinner

☔ Saturday’s forecast

Clear throughout the day. High of 60 and low of 37. Sunrise at 6:38 am and sunset at 6:05 pm. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Thought of the Day

“The sun is shining bright, the sky a perfect clear.” (From Emily Bronte’s “A Day Dream”)

🌅 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. 👋