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 — Sep 1, 2023.
- 9:30 am: From rail yards to residential towers: Rosslyn’s half-century transformation | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:30 am: 9/11 Pentagon Memorial visitor center plans take a small step forward | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Report: More than half of South Arlington families struggle to afford basic needs | 🗣️ Comments
- 12:45 pm: Obituary: Miriam Zogby Balutis (1945-2023) | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:55 pm: NEW: Police investigating dumpster death in Penrose | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- Starting in 2024, Arlington County will tax your impervious surfaces (21814 views)
- Arlington couple sounds alarm on internet rental scam (18049 views)
- NEW: Overdose reports at Wakefield prompt emergency response (11442 views)
- Three nabbed during early midnight high school burglary (8921 views)
- NEW: Another inmate has died at the Arlington County jail (6717 views)
- Fairfax shooting suspect arrested by Arlington SWAT team (6268 views)
- Marine from Arlington among three killed in Osprey crash (5812 views)
- ACPD: Two seriously hurt in separate weekend attacks (5501 views)
- Cookie purveyor Chip City is coming to Shirlington (5324 views)
- Man flashes gun during 7-Eleven robbery near Shirlington (5189 views)
- Arlington-based South Block looks to expand in D.C. area and beyond (5185 views)
- Enrollment uptick continues for Arlington’s private schools post-Covid, while APS makes a comeback (5177 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 10:30 am: Arlington Open House
- 3:00 pm: Jazz@Central
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 11:00 am: Westpost at National Landing presents Maker’s Market
- 11:00 am: Arlington Open House
☀️ Saturday’s forecast
The weather will be sunny with a high temperature close to 84 degrees, accompanied by calm winds that will turn south at around 6 mph during the morning. In the evening, expect increasing clouds and a low temperature of around 65 degrees, alongside a south wind at approximately 6 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“To thine own self be true.”
– William Shakespeare
🌅 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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