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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Mar 31, 2023

By ARLnow.com

Good Friday evening, Arlington. Today we published articles that were read a total of 8607 times… so far.

📈 Top stories

The following are the most-read articles for today — Mar 31, 2023.

  1. Arlington teachers blast decision to remove outdoor locks from staff bathrooms
  2. Morning Poll: Have you ever been treated as if you didn’t belong in your neighborhood?
  3. County tax rate hearing had two speakers and neither talked about the tax rate
  4. Morning Notes

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

  1. NEW: Pervasive smell of smoke prompts numerous calls to ACFD (10870 views)
  2. Some 136 properties in Arlington are ineligible for Missing Middle changes. The county has bigger goals for them. (8271 views)
  3. Police investigating after man found dead in car (6723 views)
  4. BREAKING: Arlington police investigating homicide in Buckingham (5788 views)
  5. County Board candidate: Arlington should buy Key Bridge Marriott site (5667 views)
  6. New District Brewing is auctioning off equipment, but still hopeful about remaining in Arlington (4125 views)
  7. NEW: Taco Bamba to open this spring in Shirlington (4073 views)
  8. Arlington teachers blast decision to remove outdoor locks from staff bathrooms (4052 views)
  9. Our Mom Eugenia finally aiming to open in Shirlington on Thursday (3907 views)
  10. Pike pedestrian punched, robbed by gun-toting suspects (2920 views)
  11. Arlington ended 2022 with more assaults and thefts, according to new data (2796 views)
  12. Morning Poll: Do you agree with the ‘Missing Middle’ vote? (2575 views)
  13. Arlington Kabob is serving the community in more ways than one (2531 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

Passing showers. Breaks of sun late. Mild. High of 75 and low of 0. Sunrise at 6:53 am and sunset at 7:31 pm. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Thought of the Day

Gratitude, though simple in expression, wields the power to change one’s perspective of life, transforming the ordinary into a magical experience.

🌅 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. 👋