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 — Mar 1, 2024.
- 9:35 am: A church in Ballston Quarter mall is the only D.C. area tour stop for two big names in Christian radio this month | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:40 am: JUST IN: Rustico to close in Ballston after nearly 14 years | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Fueled by a mini-baby boom, APS enrollment could stabilize at 2019 peaks, leaving some worried about large class sizes | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:00 pm: The Giant at Lyon Village Shopping Center has closed, raising questions about plaza’s future | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- Police investigating body found along busy road near Rosslyn (20885 views)
- Bonefish Grill in Pentagon City closes permanently (17532 views)
- Report: Arlington moves up to No. 7 priciest rental market in U.S. (9918 views)
- ACPD: Unlicensed drunk driver struck two cars, bit police officer and tried to grab gun (8688 views)
- Ballston Harris Teeter construction approaches finish line, opening date still unclear (6352 views)
- ACPD: Fleeing drunk driver crashes on Columbia Pike, injuring one (5610 views)
- County considers dropping 1960s-era parking minimums for gyms and shopping centers to help fill vacant storefronts (4252 views)
- New ‘fast-casual’ Italian restaurant set to replace Pizza Roma in Ballston (2776 views)
- Mid-century institutions form the bedrock of Arlington civic life. How are they adapting to the 21st century? (2715 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 9:00 am: Boolean Girl Coding Clubhouses in March
- 10:00 am: Humanity’s Evolution and its Effects in the Year 2024 – ONLINE with Rev. Linda G
- 11:00 am: Frog Frenzy
- 👉 12:00 pm: New Mom Groups forming now!
🌧️ Saturday’s forecast
Rain is expected mainly before 2pm, accompanied by patchy fog that will clear around 1pm. The high temperature will be near 53, with an east wind of 6 to 9 mph, shifting to the north later in the afternoon. There is a 90% chance of precipitation, with new amounts ranging between a half and three-quarters of an inch. As for Saturday night, it will be mostly cloudy with a low of around 44, and a northwest wind at around 6 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“It is not enough to aim, you must hit.”
– Italian Proverb
🌅 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. 👋
