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 13, 2024.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for December 13, 2024 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:15 am: Democratic chair downplays Trump’s vote increase in Arlington | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:00 am: School Board adopts all-day ban on student phone use, makes one exception | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:45 am: Poll: Best hill to go sledding on in Arlington | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:45 am: New ways to stay on top of Arlington news: Instagram Stories, Bluesky and more | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:15 am: Matcha tea house and bakery opens in Falls Church | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:15 pm: JUST IN: Shots fired in Shirlington parking garage early Friday morning | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:30 pm: Arlington Public Library reveals most popular books of 2024 | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: Adoptable Pet of the Week: Keke | 🗣️ Comments
- 5:00 pm: Open houses this weekend: A multigenerational masterpiece in Lyon Park | 🗣️ Comments
- 6:15 pm: After opening loss, O’Connell hoop team bounces back strong | 🗣️ Comments
- 7:00 pm: With just one returning starter, Wakefield opens 3-1 in basketball | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- BREAKING: Man shot by police at Rosslyn Metro station (41047 views)
- Arlington, Falls Church spots named best restaurants in Virginia (17968 views)
- Arlington man, missing since October, found dead (15615 views)
- BREAKING: Suspect dies after police shooting at Rosslyn Metro station (11046 views)
- Michelin-starred tacos are coming to Crystal City for limited time (7956 views)
- Plans for $177M Ballston Metro entrance greeted with enthusiasm at meeting (7801 views)
- A parkour gym for kids is opening tomorrow in Shirlington (7705 views)
- California Tortilla closes in Courthouse after two decades (6177 views)
- Fire engine blocked in front of Rosslyn station amid ongoing parking issues (5935 views)
- Upcoming rooftop restaurant in Courthouse unveils ‘Recess’ concept (5303 views)
- Security guard pleads guilty to shooting fleeing teen at Key Bridge Marriott (5091 views)
- American restaurant with ‘veggie-forward’ menu coming to Clarendon (4813 views)
- New policy on ICE inquiries adopted at Arlington Free Clinic (4664 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 8:00 am: Wreaths Across America Day
- 9:00 am: Wreaths Across America
- 👉 9:00 am: Arlington Optimist Tree Sale Benefiting the Youth of Arlington
- 10:00 am: Holiday Bazaar
- 10:00 am: Wakefield High Schools Annual Holiday Bazaar
- 11:00 am: Search for Santa’s Critters
- 11:00 am: Center for Youth and Family Advocacy
- 12:30 pm: Holiday Gelli Printmaking Workshop
- 12:30 pm: George Washington’s Forest Guided History Walk: 250th Commemoration
- 3:00 pm: Tangos & Carols
- 4:00 pm: Winter Waterland
- 7:30 pm: The Comedy Karaoke Trivia Funtime Show with Lucas Craig
- 👉 7:30 pm: National Chamber Ensemble – Holiday Cheer
- 7:30 pm: Madeline’s Christmas
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 12:00 pm: Made In Arlington Winter Market
- 2:00 pm: Learn to Letterbox: Winter Holiday Edition
- 👉 4:00 pm: Festival of Christmas Lessons and Carols
- 7:30 pm: Handel’s Messiah Sing-Along Dec. 15
- 11:00 pm: Search for Santa’s Critters
☀️ Saturday’s forecast
The weather will be mostly sunny with a high temperature close to 39 degrees and an east wind around 6 mph. As for Saturday night, expect mostly cloudy skies with a low temperature near 30 degrees and a light northeast wind of 3 to 5 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
– Nelson Mandela
🌅 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. 👋
