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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Jul 19, 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 19, 2024.

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

  1. Proposal to close access to ‘View of D.C.’ deck needs more public benefits, civic association says (13170 views)
  2. Arlington spot makes Washington Post’s short list of ‘great affordable restaurants’ (10556 views)
  3. UPDATED: Heat warnings issued for Monday and Tuesday (9688 views)
  4. A new Goodwill donation center is coming to Langston Blvd (9071 views)
  5. NEW: Large power outage reported in Ballston and Virginia Square (6991 views)
  6. B Live building in Clarendon, formerly Whitlow’s, is for sale (6758 views)
  7. American Express Centurion Lounge now open at DCA (6745 views)
  8. Compromise proposed for Columbia Pike property after eminent domain fight (6453 views)
  9. Looking to beat the heat? Here’s every ice cream shop in Arlington (5809 views)
  10. NEW: Red light cameras coming to four additional Arlington intersections (5263 views)
  11. JUST IN: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for tonight, with more heat and storms tomorrow (4788 views)
  12. Ballston Target has become a frequent target of shoplifters (4756 views)

📅 Upcoming events

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

🌦️ Saturday’s forecast

Expect scattered showers mainly after 2pm and a high near 80 with light south winds increasing to 6 mph in the afternoon. The evening brings a chance of showers primarily before 11pm, as cloud cover decreases and the temperature lowers to around 69. Calm south winds of 5 mph in the evening, with a 30% chance of precipitation throughout the day. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Change your thoughts and you change your world.”
– Norman Vincent Peale

🌅 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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  • Launched in January 2010, ARLnow.com is the place for the latest news, views and things to do around Arlington, Virginia. The ARLnow staff byline is used for the Morning Notes and reporting done by an editor or other member of our full-time staff.