Good Wednesday 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 — Aug 9, 2023.
- 9:30 am: Morning Poll: Favorite type of summer vacation | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:30 am: Coco B’s, Peruvian Brothers, and Astro Beer Hall all hope to open in the next few weeks | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:35 am: Arlington historians are collecting documents that tell the history of the county’s Latino community | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:30 pm: Hello Kitty truck returns to Pentagon Row this Saturday | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:30 pm: Arlington County eyes better coordination after tech struggles | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Thursday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 4:00 pm: Jazz @ Met
- 4:30 pm: MoCA on the Move at Met Park: Art Making Happy Hour
- 7:00 pm: Historic Gardening at Arlington House
- 7:30 pm: DMV Comedy Wars! Benefits Humane Rescue Alliance!
⛈️ Thursday’s forecast
Expect a 70% chance of showers and thunderstorms throughout the day, with a high near 78°F and south wind gusts up to 22 mph. Rainfall may amount to a quarter to half an inch. The chance of precipitation decreases to 30% by Thursday evening and the weather becomes mostly clear, with a low around 66°F and west wind at 6 to 10 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“The biggest risk is not taking any risk… In a world that is changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.”
– Mark Zuckerberg
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
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Children’s Weekday Program (CWP) is a non-profit preschool rooted in a play-based philosophy. We focus on developing a love of learning and exploration, cooperation, empathy, and independence.
Our caring and experienced educators create opportunities for children 16 months to 5 years old to play, learn, and grow in a nurturing environment of child-centered and developmentally appropriate experiences.
Initially established more than 50 years ago in South Arlington, CWP continues to be a lauded program in the Northern Virginia area. We are extremely proud to have been recognized as a Best Preschool in Northern Virginia Magazine for the last 4 years.
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The Optimist Club of Arlington is holding its 77th annual Christmas tree sale!
This year, the tree sale will be held at the Knights of Columbus (5115 Little Falls Road). The lot opens for sales on November 24th. The Optimist Club is selling small and large trees ranging from tabletop size to 10 foot tall trees! Wreaths, garland, tree stands, and White House Christmas ornaments will also be for sale.
100% of all proceeds go towards helping Arlington County youth.
For more information, please visit the Arlington Optimists website at https://optimistclubofarlingtonva.org/.
Holiday Art Show
Holiday Art Show featuring artists: Peter Fitzgerald, Claire Plante, Alanna Rivera, and Suzy Scollon. At the Barcroft Community House, 800 South Buchanan St., Arlington, VA. Dec. 8 from, 2 PM to 8 PM and Dec. 9 from 10 AM to
Christmas Tree Sales
2023 Christmas Tree Sales Begin
Saturday, December 2
Get your holiday decorating off to the right start this year! We will be selling 150 Fraser firs, freshly cut and delivered from Sparta, North Carolina.
Sale Hours:
