Beyer Lauds SCOTUS Plan — “Today, Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Don Beyer (VA-08), the co-authors of the Supreme Court Term Limits and Regular Appointments Act, released the following statement on President Joe Biden’s plan to reform the Supreme Court, as outlined in a new op-ed in the Washington Post.” [Press Release]
Huske and Arlington History — From Arlington Public Library: “With @torri_huske’s Paris win, gold medals connect two Arlingtonians across nearly seven decades. Our Charlie Clark #CenterForLocalHistory spotlights Shelley Mann, a local swimmer who won the gold medal in the first-ever Olympic 100-meter butterfly event — the same that Huske won this week — in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.” [Instagram]
AWLA Seeking Paper Bags — From the Animal Welfare League of Arlington: “Have you been saving your paper grocery bags? Recycle them by donating them to AWLA! We are need of paper grocery bags (preferably with handles) for our Pet Pantry community distributions. Donations can be dropped off in the blue bin at the end of our parking lot.” [Twitter]
New CivFed Chair — “David Smith has been selected to serve as board chair of the Arlington County Civic Federation for the 2024-25 organization year. Smith is a former Civic Federation secretary. He succeeds Adam Henderson as board chair.” [Gazette Leader]
Revamped Garden at Local Church — “Parishioners of Our Lady Queen of Peace Church in Arlington celebrated a revamped garden space July 28 with a blessing and reception… Produce grown in the garden supports the robust parish food pantry. Renovations included elevating the garden beds to increase food production.” [Arlington Catholic Herald]
Metrobus Ridership Rising — “Its sibling, the rail system, still has ground to make up, but Metrobus service is now running above pre-pandemic levels in terms of passenger counts, officials with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) recently announced. Passengers totals are now 101 percent of 2019 levels in the latest monthly data, the agency said.” [Gazette Leader]
ADU Proposal in F.C. — “A surprisingly large turnout of more than three dozen citizens at the Mary Riley Styles public library this Tuesday was introduced to the onset of a predicted six-month process to bring the City of Falls Church up to speed with neighboring jurisdictions on making the addition of ‘accessory dwellings’ on existing single family home lots easier and more apt to happen.” [Falls Church News-Press]
It’s Tuesday — Expect showers and thunderstorms starting from 2pm, with otherwise mostly cloudy skies and a high temperature near 88°F accompanied by a south wind at 8 to 11 mph. The chance of precipitation is 50%. On Tuesday night, showers and thunderstorms are mostly likely before 2am, as temperatures drop to a low around 74°F. The south wind will continue at around 8 mph, and the chance of precipitation remains at 50%. [NWS]
