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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Aug 9, 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 9, 2024.

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

  1. ACPD on scene of barricade situation in Westover (19507 views)
  2. Three new grocery stores are coming to Falls Church (14978 views)
  3. Arlington County Fair returns next week with classic attractions and a new eating contest (8459 views)
  4. Upcoming nightlife spot in Clarendon eyes ‘elevated’ cocktails, food options (6779 views)
  5. Shirlington ‘clubhouse’ with 1969 theme shoots to open below Astro Beer Hall (6180 views)
  6. Turkish coffee cart seeks to transform Ballston courtyard into ‘urban oasis’ (6078 views)
  7. ACPD: Suspect fires officer’s gun after Ballston Target theft (6004 views)
  8. Falls Church is nation’s healthiest community in new rankings, and Arlington is No. 19 (5915 views)
  9. NEW: Police investigating bank robbery in Crystal City (4822 views)
  10. Summer Restaurant Week is approaching, offering discounted gourmet eats in Arlington (4799 views)
  11. Anita’s New Mexico-style restaurant in Virginia Square plans late-summer opening (4786 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 mostly sunny skies and a high of 87 degrees, accompanied by a northwest wind blowing at 6 to 8 mph. As night falls on Saturday, the sky will turn mostly cloudy and the temperature will drop to about 67 degrees, while the north wind maintains a speed of around 5 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you’ll be criticized anyway.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt

🌅 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. 👋

About the Author

  • 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.