Good Friday evening, Arlington. Today we published articles that were read a total of 14000 times… so far.
📈 Top stories
Since it’s Friday, we’ve compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- BREAKING: Climate protesters block GW Parkway (7779 views)
- Student says he was threatened with a knife in a middle school bathroom (7656 views)
- Morning Poll: Is Ballston nice? (7132 views)
- ACPD: Armed man who threatened bar bouncer arrested at gunpoint in Clarendon (6606 views)
- The Arlington Festival of the Arts returns to Clarendon this weekend, with road closures (6068 views)
- Fairfax County case may give stronger footing to residents suing Arlington over Missing Middle (5770 views)
- Bagel bummer: Bruegger’s brusquely bids Ballston bye-bye (4756 views)
- Workplace dispute leads to stabbing at Arlington hotel (4410 views)
- Rollover crash closes Route 50 during evening rush hour (4138 views)
- JUST IN: Arlington man charged with killing infant (3582 views)
- Makers Union appears to be coming to Amazon HQ2 (3232 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 9:00 am: Yard Sale Arlington Heights
- 11:00 am: Live In Arlington Information Fair – LAIF
- 11:00 am: Rosslyn Eco Market
- 👉 11:00 am: Live In Arlington Information Fair – LAIF
- 11:00 am: Independent Bookstore Day Celebration
- 2:00 pm: Artist Talk: Adam Henry
- 2:00 pm: Roll Away Your Tension Workshop
- 5:00 pm: Columbia Pike Artist Studios Studios and Exhibition
- 6:00 pm: “Whistle Down the Wind”
- 7:00 pm: Saturday Night Live Jazz with Stickman Band
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 8:00 am: AIM Summer Journalism Internship (Application Deadline April 30th)
- 9:30 am: 25th Annual “Britain on the Green” all British Classic Car Show
- 10:00 am: Sunday Barefoot Boogie
- 10:00 am: Spring Celebration and Plant Sale
- 10:00 am: 9th Annual Arlington Festival of the Arts
- 10:00 am: Ceramics: Throwing & Hand Building (Ages 18+)
- 11:30 am: Crescent Circus Magic Show
- 1:00 pm: Arlington Democratic Primary Candidate Meet & Greet
- 1:15 pm: NonPartisan Candidate Forum for Arlington Primary
- 1:15 pm: LWV-Arlington/Alexandria June Primary Election Candidate Forum
- 1:50 pm: Flip the Script Scout Workshop
- 4:00 pm: Celebrate Cherry Blossom Season at the Pink in the Park Festival!
☔ Saturday’s forecast
Passing showers. Overcast. Mild. High of 67 and low of 56. Sunrise at 6:13 am and sunset at 7:58 pm. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Haiku of the Day
Rustling through trees
Fleeting glimpses, life observed
Life of a squirrel
🌅 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. 👋