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 — Apr 12, 2024.
- 9:30 am: Video: Towing company speaks out against lawmaker who sponsored new towing law | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:45 am: A bank and a casual American restaurant are coming to this Clarendon shopping center | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: With Ballston Macy’s now closed, developer eyes late 2024 start to demolition | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:55 pm: JUST IN: Police investigating racist graffiti on roof of local middle school | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- Vehicle thefts are soaring in one Arlington zip code (17828 views)
- In memory of Nikki Reed: a tribute to strength, love and teaching (8228 views)
- NEW: Bomb threat, protesters disrupt family-oriented drag event in Crystal City (7542 views)
- Bills targeting ‘predatory’ tow companies approved, opening the door for long-delayed Arlington changes (7390 views)
- ACPD: Man threatened to pull gun on animal control officer over off-leash dog (5638 views)
- Local Arlington chef to compete on Food Network’s ‘Chopped’ this month (5220 views)
- Photos: Crowds witness the solar eclipse in Arlington (5156 views)
- Morning Poll: No more birthday treats in APS classrooms? (5136 views)
- Police: Dispute over driving leads to woman striking victim with her car (4958 views)
- Mall snack shop closes months after owner is arrested on money laundering and drug charges (3506 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 8:00 am: Arlington Bunny Hop 5K
- 10:00 am: Walk & Learn: Engineering Safer Streets
- 10:00 am: Earth Month Cleanup
- 10:00 am: Shelter Story Time
- 1:00 pm: Raptors of the Potomac
- 1:00 pm: Richmond Wrap-Up Presented by SALT
- 1:00 pm: Quincy Hall’s Masters Chipping and Putting Challenge
- 4:00 pm: Pink In The Park: Pink Beats
- 7:30 pm: The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds her Chameleon Skin
- 7:30 pm: The Comedy Karaoke Trivia Funtime Show with Daphne London
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 10:00 am: Spring Artful Weekend
- 12:00 pm: Spring Market and Cherry Blossom Celebration
- 6:00 pm: Women’s Pinball Tournament
🌥️ Saturday’s forecast
Expect cloudy skies during the mid-morning, followed by gradual clearing and a high temperature around 67. It will be a windy day, as west winds will range from 22 to 26 mph, and even experience gusts up to 45 mph. Tonight, the skies will be clear and the low temperature will hover around 46, accompanied by west winds ranging between 7 and 13 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”
– Carl Jung
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.
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. 👋