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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Dec 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 — Dec 6, 2024.

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

  1. NEW: Wind Advisory issued for Thursday amid snow chance (14595 views)
  2. ACPD: Student arrested after bringing loaded gun to high school (12480 views)
  3. Police: Man flashes gun after failed grocery store shoplifting attempt (7576 views)
  4. Permits approved for 104 new apartments and townhouses near Columbia Pike (7159 views)
  5. Clarendon Irish pub plans expansion into former Spirits of ’76 spot (7106 views)
  6. Two hurt, one critically, after weekend crash on I-395 (6367 views)
  7. Man tied to mail thefts and Pentagon City robbery of postal worker is arrested (5798 views)
  8. ACPD investigates carjacking, stabbing and shots fired Thanksgiving weekend (5791 views)
  9. A year in, Ocean Shack turned lackluster reviews into regular customers and big crowds (5412 views)
  10. Fmr. defense attorney sentenced to seven years in prison after local burglaries (5412 views)
  11. A kid-friendly bistro with Detroit-style pizza is coming to Falls Church (4270 views)
  12. Rosslyn Tunnel upgrades on track to finish by mid-2025 (4192 views)
  13. Soaring shoplifting prompts holiday crackdown by ACPD (4126 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 predominantly sunny conditions with temperatures reaching up to 40°F, accompanied by a westward wind blowing at 6 to 8 mph. Following that, Saturday night will be mostly cloudy as temperatures dip to around 31°F, while winds shift to a southerly direction at approximately 6 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”
– Lao Tzu

🌅 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.