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 — Mar 14, 2025.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for March 14, 2025 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:15 am: It’s March 14: Where to find Pi Day deals in Arlington and Falls Church | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:00 am: Transitway expansion means yearlong road closure in Pentagon City | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:00 am: Selection, use of Arlington’s new voting equipment may face delays | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:15 am: ‘Hard decisions’ in $845M APS budget draft prompt criticisms from advocates | 🗣️ Comments
- 12:00 pm: Poll: Best Mexican restaurant in Arlington | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:15 pm: Tierra Encantada bilingual daycare aims for May opening in Va. Square | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:30 pm: Adoptable Pet of the Week: Igor | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:15 pm: Obituary: Arlene Edwina Hunter (1941-2025) | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: Launching this weekend: a weekly sports newsletter | 🗣️ Comments
- 4:30 pm: Divisions set for Arlington’s teams in biggest summer swim league | 🗣️ Comments
- 5:30 pm: Yorktown baseball team has long winning streaks against rivals | 🗣️ Comments
- 6:30 pm: O’Connell grad scores 1,000 points in durable college hoop career | 🗣️ Comments
- 7:30 pm: Arlington Little League’s annual opening-day ceremony approaches | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- Large public company arrives in Ballston, relocating headquarters from Maryland (26263 views)
- Obstructed views at ‘The Waterview’ leave Rosslyn homeowners threatening lawsuit (13706 views)
- Crash leaves SUV on its side in Clarendon (12914 views)
- Three arrested after early morning fight at Clarendon bar (11383 views)
- Arlington’s $8M funding bid for trail along Long Bridge Drive is rejected (9873 views)
- JUST IN: Gun theft suspect arrested at vacant home in Lyon Village after schools secured (9032 views)
- Mister Days’ legendary ‘Rally in the Alley’ returning this weekend in Clarendon (7552 views)
- Another office-to-apartment project could bring 269 units to Ballston (6009 views)
- Amid federal layoffs, Arlington sees surge in people looking for jobs (5030 views)
- Demolition begins at Red Lion Hotel, with new apartments expected by fall 2027 (4935 views)
- Nepalese restaurant ‘Himalayan Wild Yak’ opens in Ballston next week (4707 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 8:00 am: Yorktown Girls Youth Lacrosse Clinic – March 15, 2025
- 10:00 am: Listen Learn Lead Summit
- 10:00 am: Homeownership Masterclass: Winning Strategies for First-Time Buyers
- 12:00 pm: Clarendon Dental Arts Open House
- 1:00 pm: Troop 163 Clothing Drive/Fundraiser in support of The Clothesline Arlington
- 1:30 pm: Local Author & Illustrator Book Signing
- 2:00 pm: Raptors of the Potomac
- 2:00 pm: Sound Bath in the Tiffany Gallery
- 2:00 pm: Doctors Run Park: Habitat Restoration and Tree Tour
- 3:00 pm: Memorializing the Enslaved of Arlington: Honoring Three
- 9:30 pm: Tinder Live! With Lane Moore
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 3:00 pm: Concert – Dr. Jim and the Moondiggers
- 4:30 pm: Celebrate Purim at Kol Ami!
🌥️ Saturday’s forecast
Expect patchy fog to clear by 9am, giving way to mostly cloudy conditions and a high temperature near 62°F, accompanied by a south wind of 6-9 mph. Saturday night, there’s a slight possibility of showers after 2am, as temperatures dip to around 59°F. The south wind will pick up, blowing at 8-15 mph and gusting up to 22 mph, with a 20% chance of precipitation. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
– Thomas A. Edison
🌅 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. 👋
