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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Sep 6, 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 — Sep 6, 2024.

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

  1. Smash-and-grab robbery at Pentagon City mall leads to panic and large police response (27592 views)
  2. Car crashes into CarPool in Ballston (15549 views)
  3. Arlington County officials concerned about potential Trump federal workforce moves (11465 views)
  4. NEW: Four teens in custody on weapons charges after police operation (10832 views)
  5. Slipstream coffee shop in Ballston has closed (5951 views)
  6. JUST IN: Yorktown High School evacuated due to recurring gas smell (5872 views)
  7. NEW: Police investigating gunfire in Arlington View neighborhood (5791 views)
  8. Plays, concerts and comedy shows coming to Arlington this fall and winter (3559 views)
  9. Vegan cookie shop to hold grand opening in Ballston this weekend, with giveaways (3153 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 isolated showers after 11am, with mostly cloudy skies and a high near 75. A south wind shifting to the northwest in the afternoon will range from 8 to 15 mph, gusting as high as 24 mph. The chance of precipitation is 20%. For Saturday night, the sky will gradually clear, with a low of around 53 and a northwest wind at 9 to 11 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.”
– Leonardo da Vinci

🌅 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.