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ARLnow Daily Debrief for May 2, 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 — May 2, 2025.

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

  1. JUST IN: Schools secured as ACPD investigates shots fired call near Ballston (19154 views)
  2. NEW: Driver rescued from overturned vehicle after crash on Langston Blvd (12424 views)
  3. UPDATED: Firefighters battle duplex blaze in Green Valley (8119 views)
  4. ACPD contact with ICE jumps as County Board considers further policy changes (7560 views)
  5. At least 19 Arlington bus stops are getting the ax this summer (7420 views)
  6. Van Leeuwen eyeing Ballston space, set to replace Nicecream in Clarendon (6002 views)
  7. Sprouts confirms plans for new Arlington grocery store in 2026 (5730 views)
  8. One arrested after report of shot fired outside of Wakefield HS on Saturday (5354 views)
  9. Rent still rising in Arlington, new data shows (5326 views)
  10. Taylor Swift tribute band ‘The Fearless Eras’ performing in Clarendon this weekend (4552 views)
  11. Army plans for a potential parade from Arlington to D.C. call for 6,600 soldiers (3966 views)
  12. Arlington professor challenges legality of Trump’s tariffs in lawsuit (3153 views)
  13. One arrested, one sought after purse theft and beating (2448 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

Isolated showers are expected before 2pm, followed by scattered showers and thunderstorms from 2pm to 5pm, with a high near 87 and south winds at 9-14 mph, gusting up to 24 mph. Showers and potential thunderstorms will continue after 5pm. The chance of precipitation is 80%, with new rainfall amounts under a tenth of an inch, but potentially higher in thunderstorms. For Saturday night, expect showers and possible thunderstorms before 2am, followed by scattered showers, a low around 66, and south winds around 8 mph. There’s an 80% chance of precipitation, with new rainfall amounts between a quarter and half an inch possible. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”
– Dalai Lama

🌅 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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  • Launched in January 2010, ARLnow.com is the place for the latest news, views and things to do around Arlington, Virginia. The ARLnow staff byline is used for the Morning Notes and reporting done by an editor or other member of our full-time staff.