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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Jan 31, 2025

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 31, 2025.

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

  • BREAKING: Military helicopter and regional jet collide near National Airport (454839 views)
  • UPDATED: Fatal crash shuts down intersection of Wilson Blvd and N. Glebe Road (92728 views)
  • Charges pending as police identify victim of fatal Ballston crash (45064 views)
  • Teen charged in death of 19-year-old pleads guilty to DUI manslaughter (12208 views)
  • EXCLUSIVE: What Trump and Amazon return-to-office orders could mean for Arlington (11088 views)
  • Man seriously injured after being struck by bottle and tased in Pentagon City (8763 views)
  • Teen cyclist hospitalized after being struck by car in Virginia Square (6542 views)
  • New CC2DCA renderings released ahead of open house tonight (6312 views)
  • Mah-Ze-Dahr cafe closes in Crystal City after three and a half years (6225 views)
  • Morning Notes for January 27, 2025 (4392 views)
  • LGBTQ+ advocates call on Arlington County Board for greater protections (4052 views)
  • Demolition of ex-Key Bridge Marriott in Rosslyn expected ‘in coming weeks’ (3664 views)
  • Below is an audio summary of this week’s most-read local stories. To get a daily summary, via email or podcast, join the ARLnow Press Club.

     

    📅 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 transition from mostly cloudy to sunny, reaching a high of around 46 degrees. There will be a north wind of 10 to 16 mph, and gusts may reach up to 26 mph. As for Saturday night, it’ll be partly cloudy with a low temperature of approximately 26 degrees, accompanied by a northeast wind of 3 to 8 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

    💡 Quote of the Day

    “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.”
    – Helen Keller

    🌅 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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