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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Jul 28, 2023

By ARLnow.com

Good Friday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.

🕗 News recap

The following articles were published earlier today — Jul 28, 2023.

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

  1. DEVELOPING: Propane tanker overturns, blocking southbound I-395 (14958 views)
  2. Arlington advises residents to avoid Four Mile Run after ‘dumping incident’ (11086 views)
  3. Ballston movie theater without AC amid ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ blockbuster weekend (10314 views)
  4. Man escapes armed carjacking attempt near Potomac Yard (8385 views)
  5. NEW: Police investigating reported sexual assault and slashing in Crystal City (7873 views)
  6. Report: Arlington has tenth-highest rent in the U.S. (7005 views)
  7. Houses on former Febrey-Lothrop site to go on sale in the fall (6738 views)
  8. Westmont Apartments opens on Columbia Pike, as Five Guys and another eatery plan to move in (6126 views)
  9. NEW: Another BMW has been carjacked in Arlington (5779 views)
  10. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema to host ‘Barbie’ movie slumber party (5430 views)
  11. 13 non-touristy things to do near DC this summer (4885 views)
  12. Arlington under Severe Thunderstorm Watch tonight (3928 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

Expect showers and thunderstorms after 2pm, with mostly sunny weather and a high of 96°F. The heat index may reach 104°F, while west winds of 7-13 mph may gust up to 20 mph. There is a 60% chance of precipitation, with potential rainfall of up to half an inch. Saturday night, anticipate likely showers and thunderstorms mainly before 8pm, with a low around 72°F and winds shifting from west to north. The chance of precipitation remains 60%, with new rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, but potentially higher in thunderstorms. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Do what you can with what you have where you are.”
– Theodore Roosevelt

🌅 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. 👋

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