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Morning Notes for May 16, 2025

Sparrow in Falls Church (staff photo by Vernon Miles)

Power Outage at Community Center — “Thurs., May 15: Fairlington Community Center is closed for the remainder of today, May 15, through at least 1 p.m. on Fri., May 16, due to a continued power outage. An update about the center’s status will be provided around noon on Friday.” [Arlington County]

Dead Rabid Fox Found — “On Friday, May 9, 2025, Animal Control recovered a dead fox from the bike trail near N. Ohio St. and 14th St. N. in Highland Park—Overlee Knolls. This fox tested POSITIVE for rabies. While this fox matched the description of the fox that had contact with pets and residents earlier in the week, Animal Control cannot confirm that it is the same animal.” [AWLA, Facebook]

Rental Truck Oopsie — “Earlier today a rental truck became stuck under an office building at the intersection of 10th Street and N. Irving Street in Clarendon. ACFD personnel provided assistance.” [ARLnow/X]

Board to Discuss Impact of Cuts — “On Monday, May 19th, at 4:30 PM the Arlington County Board will hold a work session with the Virginia General Assembly Delegation to provide a briefing on the impacts of recent federal actions and workforce reductions on Arlington County, and to answer any questions the Delegation may have.” [Arlington County]

New Bike Infrastructure — “The latest pilot project from the #VisionZero team addresses downhill bike lane right turn conflicts. Three of the locations are along a short stretch of Clarendon Blvd between Courthouse and Rosslyn.” [Bluesky]

It’s Friday — Patchy fog clears by 8am, followed by possible showers and possible thunderstorms later in the afternoon. Cloudy skies will gradually become mostly sunny, reaching a high of 87°F, before the storm threat. A southwest wind at 5-7 mph starts in the morning, with a 60% chance of rain. Friday night, there is a 50% chance of showers and severe storms, as temperatures drop to approximately 69°F. [NWS]

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