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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Jul 12, 2024

By ARLnow.com

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 — Jul 12, 2024.

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

  1. Lee-Harrison Harris Teeter would be sold to Piggly Wiggly owner under proposed grocery merger (26692 views)
  2. Eight airlines apply for new long-haul flights at Reagan National Airport (20819 views)
  3. Two recognizable local restaurants listed for sale (15079 views)
  4. Fireworks cause $250,000 in damage to Green Valley business (12558 views)
  5. Pool hall coming to former Silver Diner in Clarendon (9502 views)
  6. Greater density, more public space proposed in Pentagon City redevelopment plan (7896 views)
  7. New renderings show apartment building proposed to replace Clarendon office building (7085 views)
  8. JUST IN: Opening date set for Wagamama in Clarendon (5278 views)
  9. Five detained after foot chases, potentially in connection to Lululemon thefts (5266 views)
  10. Temporary beach volleyball courts now open in Crystal City, pickleball courts to follow (4690 views)
  11. Arguments over how Arlington approved Missing Middle take center stage in trial (4077 views)
  12. Pentagon City 7-Eleven robbed by trio of suspects (4024 views)
  13. Ten interesting iced coffees to try in Arlington this summer (3938 views)

📅 Upcoming events

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

⛈️ Saturday’s forecast

Isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected before 7am, with scattered showers and thunderstorms resuming after 8am. The day will be partly sunny, with a high near 90 and light, variable wind. The probability of precipitation is 40%. Moving into Saturday night, there’s a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, followed by partly cloudy skies and a low of around 75 with calm wind. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.”
– Albert Einstein

🌅 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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