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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Mar 10, 2023

By ARLnow.com

Good Friday evening, Arlington. Today we published articles that were read a total of 8256 times… so far.

📈 Top stories

The following are the most-read articles for today — Mar 10, 2023.

  1. Gunston Middle School locked down due to “written threat”
  2. Morning Notes
  3. NEW: Police investigating carjacking in Pentagon City
  4. Firefighters rescue person struck by a Metro train in Crystal City

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

  1. Scoop: Courthouse Taco Bell Cantina to open next week (12048 views)
  2. Arlington Planning Commission gives thumbs up to ‘Missing Middle’ zoning changes (9467 views)
  3. Serving since 1988, El Pollo Rico continues to please (8063 views)
  4. Morning Poll: After last night’s Colbert segment, pick a position on pickleball (6413 views)
  5. NEW: State police investigating fatal crash in Arlington (5930 views)
  6. JUST IN: Smoke at Clarendon Metro station prompts large emergency response (5418 views)
  7. Ballston area pet store appears to be closing later this year (4903 views)
  8. Plans for RiverHouse come into focus as residents call for more infrastructure upgrades (4314 views)
  9. Demolition day nears for RCA building in Rosslyn (3367 views)
  10. ACPD: Person shot in Pentagon City after neighbor’s gun cleaning accident (3196 views)
  11. EXCLUSIVE: Some builders and business owners say Arlington’s new permit system is lagging (3138 views)
  12. BREAKING: Firefighters battling house fire in Bluemont (3047 views)
  13. Langston Blvd McDonald’s makes a second pass at adding another drive-thru lane (3011 views)
  14. JUST IN: Teen girl sexually assaulted along Columbia Pike (2941 views)

📅 Upcoming events

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

Here are the events planned for Sunday:

⛅ Saturday’s forecast

Mostly cloudy throughout the day. High of 46 and low of 33. Sunrise at 6:27 am and sunset at 6:12 pm. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Thought of the Day

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius

🌅 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. 👋