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 — Feb 7, 2025.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for February 7, 2025 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:15 am: New ‘Flow & Feast’ class in Ballston pairs cooking with yoga | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:00 am: ‘Pitch-A-Friend’ group returns to Ballston for night of mingling during Valentine’s week | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:45 am: Poll: Best happy hour spot in Arlington | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:30 am: Open houses this weekend: Newly built luxury home in Yorktown | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:15 am: Asian fusion spot ‘Pi BBQ and Bar’ plans opening in Crystal City | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:15 pm: Whole Foods Market hosts grand opening in Falls Church | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:30 pm: ‘Second signature’ towing debate has arrived in Falls Church | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: Annual garage racing event returns to Crystal City this month after postponement | 🗣️ Comments
- 4:45 pm: Winter Weather Advisory issued for snow and ice Saturday | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
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📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 10:00 am: Shabbat Shirah
- 11:00 am: Tot Shabbat at Kol Ami
- 2:00 pm: W-L Theatre presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- 👉 4:00 pm: Cupid-Approved Pet Portraits
- 7:00 pm: W-L Theatre presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- 7:30 pm: The Comedy Karaoke Trivia Funtime Show with Patrice DeVeaux
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 👉 8:00 am: St. Ann Giant Used Book Sale !
- 2:00 pm: Pokémon in Real Life
🌨️ Saturday’s forecast
Snow and sleet are expected before 1pm, transitioning to a mix of snow, freezing rain, and sleet until 4pm, followed by rain and freezing rain possibly mixed with sleet. Highs will be near 33 with a southeast wind of 3-8 mph. An 80% chance of precipitation is predicted, with little to no ice accumulation and less than half an inch of snow/sleet. Saturday night will bring rain and possible sleet, turning into all rain after 7pm as temperatures rise to 39 by 3am. Southeast winds of 5-8 mph will become westerly after midnight. An 80% chance of precipitation and less than half an inch of sleet are anticipated. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“Everything you can imagine is real.”
– Pablo Picasso
🌅 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. 👋
