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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Apr 25, 2025

By ARLnow.com

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 — Apr 25, 2025.

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

  1. JUST IN: Driver in fatal Ballston crash suffered ‘medical emergency,’ will face no charges (11325 views)
  2. Developer announces plans for 302-unit tower to replace Ballston office building (8063 views)
  3. New creperie and cafe by Pupatella founders plans May opening in Falls Church (7700 views)
  4. Vacant Giant grocery store in Lyon Village might become a Sprouts (7255 views)
  5. State police chase ends in collision with Metrobus near Fairlington (5268 views)
  6. Road closures scheduled this weekend for Arlington festivals and 5K (5207 views)
  7. Arlington ambulance fees are increasing to at least $1,000 per trip (5144 views)
  8. Retired County Board member leads daily ‘rush hour resistance’ at Fairlington’s I-395 overpass (5131 views)
  9. Two teens charged with series of robberies near Columbia Pike (3804 views)
  10. Potential cuts to special education funding could add more difficulties for APS budget (3306 views)
  11. New county retirement options worsen ACPD’s staffing shortage (3247 views)
  12. Clarendon bank robber pleads guilty to abduction, claims he feared ‘assassins’ (3034 views)
  13. Morning Notes for April 21, 2025 (2481 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

Scattered showers can be expected before 11am, followed by likely showers and potential thunderstorms from 11am-5pm, with additional scattered showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. The day will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 78 and a southwest wind ranging from 10-13 mph, gusting up to 22 mph. There’s a 70% chance of precipitation and possible new rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch, with higher amounts during thunderstorms. For Saturday night, anticipate scattered showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, with the sky clearing and a low around 47. Northwest wind will be around 16 mph, gusting up to 30 mph, and a 30% chance of precipitation. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.”
– William Butler Yeats

🌅 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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