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 — Jan 3, 2025.
- 5:00 am: Notice: Virginia ABC application for Green Pig Bistro | 🗣️ Comments
- 5:30 am: Notice: Virginia ABC application for Dudley’s Sport and Ale | 🗣️ Comments
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for January 3, 2025 | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:00 am: Spain breaks streak of special elections in seat he will occupy | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:45 am: Poll: Best gym/fitness studio in Arlington | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:30 am: Park Police investigating fatal New Year’s Day crash on GW Parkway | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:30 am: Open houses this weekend: Updated brick home with a garden view in Arlington Ridge | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:00 pm: NEW: Trash collection canceled Monday as Arlington preps for first blast of snow today | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:00 pm: Drybar opens new blowout hair salon in Crystal City | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:00 pm: GW Parkway road closures scheduled for tomorrow | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: Arlington chef and New Orleans native reflects on New Year’s Day terror attack | 🗣️ Comments
- 6:15 pm: Two W-L fall athletes selected to VHSL Class 6 all-state teams | 🗣️ Comments
- 7:00 pm: O’Connell wins annual Beach Ball Classic boys basketball tourney | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- NEW: Pair of vacant office buildings to be converted to hotel and apartment building (24094 views)
- JUST IN: Stabbing suspect charged with murder after victim dies (21108 views)
- D.C. man arrested, two wounded after shots exchanged in Ballston building (18308 views)
- Trail connecting Arlington View and Crystal City via Army Navy Country Club will be steep (10758 views)
- Morning Notes for December 30, 2024 (7854 views)
- ACPD: Woman grabs wallet back from suspect who was rummaging through her car (7822 views)
- JUST IN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for part of Arlington (7474 views)
- Top Arlington stories of 2024: #1-10 (5174 views)
- Some signs of progress at former Days Inn slated for redevelopment on Arlington Blvd (4154 views)
- JUST IN: Glebe Road blocked near Chain Bridge due to emergency water main repairs (3960 views)
- Park Police investigating fatal New Year’s Day crash on GW Parkway (3633 views)
- Morning Poll: Excited about possible snowstorm? (2772 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 10:00 am: Warmth Within Winter: Reconnecting with Nature on Earth’s Perihelion
- 10:00 am: NoVA Sports Card Show
- 3:00 pm: Prisoner Express
☀️ Saturday’s forecast
Expect sunny skies and a high of 32 degrees accompanied by a breezy west wind ranging from 16 to 20 mph, gusting up to 33 mph. For Saturday night, clear conditions will persist with a low of 21 degrees, and a west wind of 9 to 11 mph, gusting up to 18 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”
– Anais Nin
🌅 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. 👋
