Good Tuesday 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 5, 2023.
- 9:30 am: Morning Poll: September heatwave — welcome or woeful? | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:30 am: Memorial 2 Memorial bike ride returns to Arlington this week | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:30 am: NEW: Ireland’s Four Courts is planning to reopen this week | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:30 pm: New food truck serving gorditas opens near Penrose Park | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:30 pm: Stick shift foils attempted carjacking in Ballston | 🗣️ Comments
- 5:30 pm: NEW: Woman cited after car towed with kids inside | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Wednesday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 4:00 pm: Storytime
- 6:00 pm: Outdoor Yoga with Mind the Mat
- 👉 6:30 pm: Carbon neutral homes and offices: the only path to carbon neutral Arlington
☀️ Wednesday’s forecast
The weather forecast expects a sunny and hot day with a high temperature near 100 degrees, accompanied by a northwest wind at about 6 mph. As for Wednesday night, it will be partly cloudy with a low temperature around 75 degrees. The southeast wind at 5 mph will become light and variable as the night progresses. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”
– Mahatma Gandhi
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
Thanks for reading! Feel free to discuss the day’s happenings in the comments.
Recent Stories
It’s likely a hoax but a threatening phone call has prompted another large police response at Yorktown High School. Someone called 911 shortly before noon, claiming to be in a…
More than 5,000 Dominion customers were in the dark this morning due to a large power outage.
Arlington Public Schools is pausing an impending middle school boundary process, citing stable enrollment this fall. Earlier this year, APS was bracing for overcrowding at a few middle schools. It…
Arlington resident Hung Do has big hopes for a curiously shaped lot he owns in Green Valley. This month, he was on the brink of closing on a deal to…
At Generation Hope, we’re dedicated to supporting teen parents in college as they work toward earning their degrees. We are in need of caring child care volunteers for upcoming events on Saturday, October 21st (in Washington, DC), and Saturday, November 4th (in Arlington, VA). Join our growing volunteer community and support us at an event this fall!
At all of our events, we provide free onsite child care for the children of the teen parents we serve, creating a nurturing environment for the kiddos while their parents learn valuable life skills and build community.
If you enjoy working with children and are looking to make an immediate impact in your community, please visit https://www.generationhope.org/volunteer to learn more.
Join us for Arlington’s biggest civil rights & social justice event of the year. The banquet is back in person at the Arlington Campus of George Mason University.
Our keynote speaker this year is Symone Sanders from MSNBC and former Chief of Staff for Vice-President Kamala Harris.
The Master of Ceremonies is Joshua Cole, former state delegate, NAACP President, and local pastor.
Tickets/seating are limited. Purchase your ticket today! Sponsorship opportunities available.
The Backyard: After-School Kids Club
Join us at Church of the Covenant on Military Road every other Wednesday afternoon from 4:00-5:30pm beginning on October 18th for The Backyard: After-School Kids Club. Cost is free! The program will provide recreation, snacks, Bible stories, and other fun
Standup Comedy Showcase Starring John F. O’Donnell (Comedy Central)
Live standup comedy starring John F. O’Donnell (Comedy Central)
Friday, October 20
Headliner: John F. O’Donnell
John was a correspondent on the radical comedy news TV show, “Redacted Tonight,” for 5 years. Recently, he released his debut one-hour standup special,
