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 — May 3, 2024.
- 9:30 am: SoberRide returns this weekend for free Cinco de Mayo rides | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:30 am: Shirlington area pedestrian bridge back open after repairs | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:30 am: Experts, lawmakers continue to clash over effort to add more flights to DCA | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:30 pm: After bomb threat, Freddie’s plans ‘Love Fest’ drag brunch this weekend | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- BREAKING: All remaining Crystal City Underground shops to close (94843 views)
- Arlington and Falls Church spots make NYT list of ‘D.C.’s Best Restaurants’ (47132 views)
- CoComelon coming to Pentagon City for ‘Party Time’ event (20821 views)
- ACPD: Man seriously injured after being attacked while walking through Ballston (10182 views)
- Missing Middle critic subpoenaed as county seeks to ‘know what forces’ are behind lawsuit (6822 views)
- Alpacas to spice up happy hour outside HQ2 (5799 views)
- New Rosslyn apartment tower starts renting as Hilton hotel construction continues next door (5656 views)
- NOW: Firefighters battling apartment blaze in Crystal City (4890 views)
- Police arrest serial peeper along the Pike (4243 views)
- Path connecting Mount Vernon Trail and Long Bridge Park opens amid interchange upgrades (3694 views)
- JUST IN: Fmr. swim club board president sentenced for sexually exploiting children (3631 views)
- Man injured in scooter crash near Westover (3560 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 7:00 am: Arlington Civitan Open Air Flea Market
- 9:00 am: Kenmore 5k Run
- 10:00 am: Florafest
- 10:00 am: Painting Pastries and Birds with Teresa Oaxaca at Art House 7
- 10:30 am: Rosslyn Reads Book Festival
- 11:00 am: Alexandria Art Show & Craft Spring Fair ~ Mother’s Day Celebration @ John Carlyl
- 11:00 am: Fido Fest
- 11:00 am: Mugs for Mom @ the Innovation Studio + Store
- 1:00 pm: Dementia Friends Informational Session
- 1:30 pm: Sweeney Todd
- 👉 7:00 pm: Sweeney Todd
- 11:00 pm: Cinco de Mayo at Punch Bowl Social
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 11:30 am: Toastmasters – Open House
- 11:00 pm: Cinco de Mayo at Punch Bowl Social
🌤️ Saturday’s forecast
Expect a mostly sunny day with highs around 79 degrees and an east wind of 9 to 11 mph. Moving into Friday night, there is a 30% chance of showers as clouds increase. Overnight lows will be near 54 degrees with east winds around 8 to 11 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
🌅 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. 👋