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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Aug 23, 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 23, 2024.

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

  1. Incident on last night of Arlington County Fair prompts large police response (24951 views)
  2. UPDATED: Green Pig Bistro moving from original Clarendon home (20534 views)
  3. Flood Watch, Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued (11889 views)
  4. Renovations planned at Pentagon City Costco (9405 views)
  5. Welcome home ceremony for Arlington Olympian Torri Huske happening this weekend (8573 views)
  6. New 130-unit assisted living facility proposed on Langston Blvd (6619 views)
  7. New 276-unit apartment proposal is third to enter pipeline under Plan Langston Blvd (6436 views)
  8. New nine-story office building with public plaza is complete in Va. Square (5943 views)
  9. Arlington man arrested for whacking delivery driver’s car with cane (5461 views)
  10. Business owner pushes back as F.C. seeks land acquisitions for W. Broad Street improvements (4963 views)
  11. ACPD: Man with gun arrested in Clarendon (4522 views)
  12. Two ‘buddy benches’ in loving memory of former student coming to MPSA (3192 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, as temperatures reach a high near 86 degrees. Winds will remain calm, transitioning to a 6 mph southern breeze by the afternoon. Saturday night will be mostly clear, with a low of around 64 degrees, and a steady 6 mph south wind. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.”
– Henry David Thoreau

🌅 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.