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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Dec 13, 2024

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.

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

  1. BREAKING: Man shot by police at Rosslyn Metro station (41047 views)
  2. Arlington, Falls Church spots named best restaurants in Virginia (17968 views)
  3. Arlington man, missing since October, found dead (15615 views)
  4. BREAKING: Suspect dies after police shooting at Rosslyn Metro station (11046 views)
  5. Michelin-starred tacos are coming to Crystal City for limited time (7956 views)
  6. Plans for $177M Ballston Metro entrance greeted with enthusiasm at meeting (7801 views)
  7. A parkour gym for kids is opening tomorrow in Shirlington (7705 views)
  8. California Tortilla closes in Courthouse after two decades (6177 views)
  9. Fire engine blocked in front of Rosslyn station amid ongoing parking issues (5935 views)
  10. Upcoming rooftop restaurant in Courthouse unveils ‘Recess’ concept (5303 views)
  11. Security guard pleads guilty to shooting fleeing teen at Key Bridge Marriott (5091 views)
  12. American restaurant with ‘veggie-forward’ menu coming to Clarendon (4813 views)
  13. 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.

Here are the events planned for Sunday:

☀️ 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. 👋

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