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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Aug 30, 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 30, 2024.

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

  1. NEW: Man armed with rifle robbed people of watches in Pentagon City (15028 views)
  2. Arlington man, 22, killed in Sterling double homicide ‘never held a grudge’ (14597 views)
  3. Bikers swarm Arlington, rumbling past startled Rosslyn restaurant patrons (13701 views)
  4. NEW: Donald Trump makes stops at Arlington National Cemetery and Eden Center (13419 views)
  5. After 56 years in business, a film and camera shop in Falls Church is closing (12134 views)
  6. Fire in strip mall prompts Glebe Road closure (9756 views)
  7. Driver cited after striking teen near Washington-Liberty HS (7832 views)
  8. Falls Church Festival, now in 48th year, returns next month (7027 views)
  9. Photos: Arlington crowds deliver hero’s welcome to Olympic gold medalist Torri Huske (6545 views)
  10. Yorktown High School alumna earns prestigious public service scholarship (6364 views)
  11. RNC hosts event in Clarendon to train volunteer voter fraud lookouts (5397 views)
  12. ACPD: Two officers injured by theft suspect in Pentagon City (4501 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

Patchy drizzle expected before 10am, followed by possible showers after 5pm and fog before 9am. Gradual clearing to mostly sunny skies with a high near 87 and a south wind at 3-7 mph. The evening brings a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms, primarily between 8pm and 5am, with mostly cloudy conditions and a low around 72. South wind will be around 6 mph before becoming light and variable after midnight. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.”
– Jordan Belfort

🌅 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.