Good Wednesday 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 8, 2024.
- 9:30 am: Police Week is coming up, with several events planned in Arlington | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:30 am: Bike to Work Day returns next week with free T-shirts and prizes in Arlington | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:30 am: Google’s $1 billion data center investment could be good news for tech in Arlington | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:30 pm: New Japanese restaurant offering ‘fine dining sushi’ now open in Ballston | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:10 pm: UPDATED: S. Glebe Road blocked by crash and rescue | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:40 pm: Quick response leads to arrest of alleged scooter thief | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:55 pm: Court overturns Pentagon City plan, raising questions about proposed RiverHouse development | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Thursday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 11:30 am: Tiny Stage
- 3:00 pm: Anti-Procrastination Cafe: Thursdays
- 6:00 pm: Pilates on the Plaza with Mind the Mat
- 6:30 pm: Author Talk: The Problem of the Healthcare Uninsured
- 7:00 pm: Art Night: Fun Printmaking! Block Carving and Printing at Art House 7
- 7:15 pm: Shotgun Justice: A Crusader Against Crime and Corruption?
⛈️ Thursday’s forecast
Expect scattered showers and thunderstorms, increasing in likelihood after 8am, with mostly cloudy skies and a high near 76. Light east winds will strengthen to 5-9 mph in the morning. Precipitation chances are 70%, with new rain amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch, possibly higher in thunderstorms. Thursday night, chances of showers and thunderstorms decrease to 50% before 2am, with a low around 58. East winds of 7-10 mph will turn west after midnight. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“We become what we think about most of the time, and that’s the strangest secret.”
– Earl Nightingale
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.
Thanks for reading! Feel free to discuss the day’s happenings in the comments.