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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Jun 7, 2024

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 — Jun 7, 2024.

Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.

  1. ‘New Mexico style’ restaurant to open in Virginia Square (15686 views)
  2. JUST IN: Dead bear was struck by driver before being dumped in Arlington, AWLA says (13185 views)
  3. Axe-wielding suspect arrested after Ballston chase (12063 views)
  4. Here’s an updated list of new restaurants expected to open in Arlington (10335 views)
  5. New Thai restaurant coming to Williamsburg neighborhood (7203 views)
  6. Family influence helps to drive success at Green Valley soul food spot (7027 views)
  7. UPDATED: Schools closed and boil water advisory issued after 16-inch water main bursts (28307 views)
  8. From journalist to Jiu-Jitsu medalist, Arlingtonian wins bronze at world championship (6086 views)
  9. One Missing Middle lawsuit dismissed, but the county’s legal fees are still mounting (4920 views)

📅 Upcoming events

Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.

Here are the events planned for Sunday:

☀️ Saturday’s forecast

Expect a sunny day with a high reaching near 82 degrees and a west wind blowing at 6 to 9 mph. As the night progresses, it will become partly cloudy with a low temperature around 65 degrees, accompanied by a southwest wind at 3 to 5 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
– Mae West

🌅 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. 👋

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