Morning Notes

Funeral Procession for Marine — From the Arlington County Police Department: “A funeral procession for Cpl. Spencer Collart, who tragically died in a training exercise, will travel through Arlington tomorrow. He was a @GeneralsPride graduate & those wishing to show their respect are asked to be present on the N. Stafford St. overpass above I-66 at 9:30 AM.” [Twitter]

Flyover This Morning — From AlertDC: “The Naval Air Force Atlantic will conduct a military aircraft flyover in the NCR over the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, September 25, 2023, at approximately 11:00AM.”

Man Blames Wife for Gun at DCA — “A Virginia man blamed his wife for a loaded handgun that was found in his carry-on bag on Thursday by security officials at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, according to the Transportation Security Administration.
The .22 caliber pistol was loaded with five bullets and was packed in the man’s carry-on bag, TSA said Friday.” [Patch]

W-L Football Remains Undefeated — “With their biggest margin of victory so far this season and their first shutout, the Washington-Liberty Generals improved to 5-0 for the first time since the 1971 high-school football season. The host Generals did so by blanking the Falls Church Jaguars, 44-0, Sept. 22 in a non-district game. For Washington-Liberty, the single-game point total was its fourth over 40 this fall.” [Gazette LEader]

Groundbreaking for Affordable Apts — “The Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing held a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday for the redevelopment of the Marbella Apartments in Arlington’s Radnor/Fort Myer Heights neighborhood. The new 234-unit affordable development will replace a 31-unit garden-style apartment complex on N. Queen Street, which is being torn down.” [Patch]

Beyer Calls for Menendez Resignation — “Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), co-founder of the Egypt Human Rights Caucus and longtime critic of the Sisi regime’s human rights violations, today issued the following statement on Senator Robert J. Menendez… ‘the preponderance of evidence presented in the indictment makes it impossible for him to continue serving in the U.S. Senate, and I urge him to resign.'” [Blue Virginia]

Eagle Sighting Along the Pike — “Arlington realtor Eli Tucker was walking with a friend on South Glebe Road near his home in Alcova Heights by Columbia Pike when his friend did a double take exclaiming he thought he’d just seen an eagle fly by with something in its talons. ‘I didn’t see it at all,’ said Tucker, ‘But a couple of minutes later we turned the corner and saw the eagle perched on the wall. After a few seconds, we realized it had a rabbit.'” [Zebra]

It’s Monday — There is a slight chance of showers in the afternoon after 2pm and patchy fog between 7-10am, with overall mostly cloudy skies and a high of 67°F. A north wind of 7-9 mph is expected. The chance of precipitation is at 20%. Monday night, expect a higher chance of showers, primarily after 8pm, along with cloudy skies and a low of 58°F. A northeast wind around 10 mph is anticipated, with a 40% chance of precipitation. [Weather.gov]