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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Mar 24, 2023

By ARLnow.com

Good Friday evening, Arlington. Today we published articles that were read a total of 21693 times… so far.

📈 Top stories

The following are the most-read articles for today — Mar 24, 2023.

  1. NEW: Massive police presence at former Key Bridge Marriott as county condemns building
  2. Morning Notes
  3. Speed cameras and drones on the horizon for Arlington public safety
  4. After tea shop and ramen shop close, a vape shop is now coming to Cherrydale

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

  1. NEW: Massive police presence at former Key Bridge Marriott as county condemns building (26302 views)
  2. A $100k salary in Arlington feels more like $50k, new study suggests (20464 views)
  3. Arlington ranks No. 2 on new list of “Best Cities to Live in America” (18181 views)
  4. JUST IN: Ikea to open small-format location in Pentagon City (17800 views)
  5. BREAKING: Arlington County Board approves ‘Missing Middle’ zoning changes (12525 views)
  6. JUST IN: Police investigating apparent self-inflicted shooting during traffic stop (9164 views)
  7. Developer files new long-term plan for redeveloping Pentagon Centre (8548 views)
  8. Carjacking suspect in custody after vehicular mayhem in Falls Church spills over into Arlington (5626 views)
  9. HAPPENING NOW: Car fire at Pentagon City mall garage (4420 views)
  10. The Irish prime minister took in a rugby match at a Pentagon City bar this weekend (3580 views)
  11. W-L student on scooter struck by driver while crossing intersection (3568 views)
  12. NEW: Five Guys looks to return to its original Columbia Pike location after redevelopment (3547 views)
  13. The Old Bike Shop is being replaced by a new bike shop (3064 views)
  14. ACPD: Pickup truck driver runs red light, almost strikes pedestrian, then threatens him with gun (3059 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

Rain in the morning and afternoon. High of 63 and low of 47. Sunrise at 7:05 am and sunset at 7:26 pm. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Thought of the Day

Embrace each failure as beautifully flawed stepping stones, outlining a path that eventually leads to surefooted success.

🌅 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. 👋