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 — Feb 23, 2024.
- 9:30 am: St. Thomas More Cathedral marks milestone in year-long renovation project | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:45 am: Arlington’s existing sewage infrastructure can support at least 20 years of growth, county says | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:55 am: From the classroom to the Capitol, Rep. Beyer helps lead charge on federal AI regulation | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:00 pm: Arlington County Board and Human Rights Commission clash over DOJ investigation letter | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- JUST IN: Fire at former Key Bridge Marriott prompts large ACFD response (9739 views)
- Four years after unsolved Ballston murder, no new details from police (7530 views)
- NEW: Ghostburger, Stellina Pizzeria, Lucky Danger and more coming to Rosslyn food hall (6571 views)
- Celtic House on Columbia Pike readies for whiskey bar grand opening (5963 views)
- Video: Suspect arrested after drunken gun brandishing outside Clarendon bar (5303 views)
- Police investigating possible hate crime in Yorktown neighborhood (4747 views)
- Economic conditions, continued revisions slow two redevelopments in Clarendon and Virginia Square (4139 views)
- Despite Missing Middle ordinance, this two-unit project has to get County Board approval (3837 views)
- Man sentenced to four years behind bars for fatal 2022 hit-and-run (3092 views)
- Proposal to redevelop Goodwill on Glebe Road enters home stretch (2476 views)
- ACPD: Officers nab man driving on shoulder of I-395 with loaded gun in car (2128 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 9:00 am: Boolean Girl Coding Clubhouse
- 9:00 am: Arlington Public Schools Virtual Critical Needs Teacher Fair
- 9:00 am: Self-Defense Workshop
- 11:30 am: Vertical Garden
- 12:00 pm: 2024 Feel the Heritage Festival
- 1:00 pm: ‘Since I Been Down’ Film Screening
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 2:00 pm: Fantastic Snakes and Where to Find Them
- 👉 4:00 pm: The Philadelphia Eleven (Screening & Panel Discussion)
- 5:00 pm: Nocturnal Animal Hike
- 6:00 pm: Meet-and-Greet with Julie Farnam at Kabob Bazaar
🌥️ Saturday’s forecast
Expect mostly cloudy skies and a high of 46 degrees, accompanied by a north wind blowing at 9 to 11 mph. Saturday night will be mostly clear with a low temperature around 27 degrees and a north wind at 5 to 8 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”
– Albert Schweitzer
🌅 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. 👋