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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Aug 2, 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 — Aug 2, 2024.

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

  1. BREAKING: Arlington’s Torri Huske wins gold in Paris (26315 views)
  2. Mysterious removal of ’empathy’ signs leads artist to stop coming to Arlington (12995 views)
  3. A failed development project leaves a void on Columbia Pike. Was Amazon responsible? (10820 views)
  4. A beginner’s guide to the food and drink scene in Falls Church (9291 views)
  5. One year in, revamped Crystal City Water Park is seen as success (5930 views)
  6. Yet another power outage reported in Ballston and Virginia Square (5202 views)
  7. JUST IN: Another Olympic medal for Arlington swimmer Torri Huske (5042 views)
  8. JUST IN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for Arlington (5025 views)
  9. NOW: Pentagon police investigating ‘suspicious vehicle’ (4512 views)
  10. Hello Kitty truck returning to Pentagon City with exclusive 50th anniversary merch (3943 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 showers and thunderstorms, primarily after 2 pm, with a partly sunny high near 92 and heat index values up to 101. Southwest winds will range from 5 to 9 mph, and there’s a 70% chance of precipitation. Rainfall may measure between 0.1-0.25 inches, with higher amounts during thunderstorms. On Saturday night, showers and thunderstorms are likely, mainly before 8 pm, and mostly cloudy skies will hover as temperatures dip to around 74. Southwest winds will be around 6 mph, with a 60% chance of precipitation and potential rainfall between 0.25-0.5 inches. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.”
– James Stephens

🌅 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.