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 — Nov 17, 2023.
- 9:30 am: VDOT work on W-L parking garage over I-66 underway | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:30 am: County seeks feedback on policies for using drones during public safety and emergency responses | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:30 am: ‘Our Man in Arlington,’ local historian Charlie Clark, dies at 70 | 🗣️ Comments
- 12:30 pm: Arlington Pet of the Week: Bruni | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:25 pm: UPDATED: Arlington issues fire ban amid Fire Weather Watch for N. Va. | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:45 pm: Yet another threat at a local middle school prompts police response | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:35 pm: Just in time for the holidays, here are some of the newer additions to the ARLnow Shop | 🗣️ Comments
- 7:45 pm: NEW: Bomb threat at Arlington synagogue | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- UPDATED: Police and fire department respond to bomb threat at middle school (31376 views)
- FDIC scrutinized for ‘toxic culture’ and ‘boozy hotel’ in Virginia Square (25726 views)
- JUST IN: Police investigating apparent shooting at Rosslyn Marriott site (22430 views)
- New docs show APS had no formal contract with Kaiser, which admits it ‘dropped the ball’ (20163 views)
- Cheesetique in Shirlington will become a new Italian restaurant next month (18800 views)
- Odd plaque near the Madison Community Center no longer includes antiquated Civil War reference (14615 views)
- NWS: Elevated fire danger in Northern Virginia today (13431 views)
- JUST IN: Gunston Middle School locked down due to threat (11942 views)
- New digital payment system in Ballston Quarter garage catches some drivers ‘off-guard’ (11031 views)
- JUST IN: Security guard charged with weekend shooting in Rosslyn (7370 views)
- Four Arlington startups rank among North America’s top 500 fastest-growing tech companies (6756 views)
- After several crashes, county fast-tracks intersection near Lubber Run Community Center for safety improvements (4778 views)
- NEW: County truck drives off bridge in local park (4258 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 👉 8:30 am: JBLF 5K and Family Fair
- 10:00 am: Parent-Child Printmaking Fun at Art House 7!
- 12:00 pm: Winter Wars Boxing Bash
- 3:00 pm: Jazz@Central
- 3:00 pm: South Arlington Slow Ride & Afterparty
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
🌤️ Saturday’s forecast
Expect partly sunny skies that will gradually clear up, reaching a high of around 58 degrees. A northwest wind will blow at 8 to 15 mph, with gusts reaching up to 25 mph. Saturday night will be clear with a low near 37 degrees, accompanied by a northwest wind blowing at 7 to 10 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.”
– Aristotle
🌅 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. 👋