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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Oct 4, 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 — Oct 4, 2024.

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

  1. Tucked away in an Alexandria neighborhood: an escape to old Havana (32361 views)
  2. Police dispatched to W-L High School for threat amid teacher controversy (18531 views)
  3. JUST IN: Scooter rider struck, critically injured near Ballston (15008 views)
  4. Arlington Public Schools ranked No. 2 best school district in Virginia (12713 views)
  5. Missing Middle developments halt after court decision (10114 views)
  6. ACPD license plate readers have been installed in Ballston (8900 views)
  7. Morning Poll: Do you agree with the Missing Middle ruling? (6270 views)
  8. JUST IN: Man sentenced to life in prison for 2023 Va. Square murder (5827 views)
  9. New sports bar plans to open on GMU campus in Va. Square (5695 views)
  10. Green Pig Bistro relocates to same Clarendon address as nearby Buena Vida (4197 views)
  11. ACPD: Ballston phone robbery foiled when witnesses confront suspects (4017 views)
  12. New restaurant eyes early 2025 opening at former Rooftop Bar & Grill spot (3298 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 a transition from mostly cloudy to sunny skies, with a high temperature near 77°F and a north wind at 6 to 8 mph. Saturday night will be clear, with temperatures dropping to around 56°F and a north wind blowing at 3 to 5 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

🌅 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.