Car Into Water Along GW Parkway — “2003hrs: Single vehicle from… GW Parkway partially submerged into the river, under the TR Bridge. 1 occupant safely extracted, no injuries. @ARLnowDOTcom has documented this problematic stretch on GWPW which has seen numerous crashes especially when wet and at night.” [Matthew Young/X]
Beyer on Tariff Ruling — “This ruling is a major victory for the American people, who have spent months under threat of a stupid, self-imposed economic disaster thanks to Donald Trump’s trade war. Trump’s tariffs have already raised costs on Americans, strained our alliances, hurt our credibility, and threatened the global economy. They’ve driven uncertainty to a peak, hurt our small businesses, and greatly raised the danger of a recession.” [Press Release]
Arlington Among ‘Best Places to Live’ — “Three of the best places to live in the country can be found in Fairfax County, according to one recently released ranking. U.S. News and World Report included Burke, Reston and Centreville on its 2025-2026 list of the Top 250 Best Places to Live in the U.S., with the first two taking first and second place, respectively, among Virginia localities.” Arlington is No. 3 in Virginia and No. 129 nationally. [FFXnow, USNWR]
New Electric ART Bus — “ART’s new Battery Electric Bus had a special demo today! Vice Chair Matt de Ferranti and Member Maureen Coffey rode from Courthouse to the new AOMF and back, becoming the first non-ART employees to experience this clean ride.” [County Board/X]
Driver Strikes Pedestrian — “Pedestrian struck in Ballston, near the intersection of N. Glebe Road and 11th Street N. Initial reports suggests female pedestrian was struck and might have been briefly unconscious. PD and FD on scene.” [ARLnow/X]
Inner Ear Tribute — “During a visit on Tuesday, what used to be Inner Ear Studios and another building, with a street address of 2700 S. Nelson Street, all that remains is a few dozen white cinder blocks. “That’s the wall, where the drum riser was, to mark as a memorial Inner Ear, and how important this was in our community,” said Connolly. Josh Stoltzfus, deputy director of cultural affairs for the county, said music will return to this site.” [WTOP]
F.C. Ditching Brick — “Staff is updating the sidewalk and crosswalk design standards in the City Streetscape Design Standards for commercial streets. The current all-brick standards was found to be costly to maintain and tripping hazards over time. The new sidewalk standards will be concrete with brick bands. The new crosswalk standards will be high-visibility continental crosswalks (zebra crossing) and red stamped asphalt on less busy streets.” [Falls Church Pulse]
Pride in the Pool — Numerous LGBTQ+ swimming competitions will be coming to Long Bridge Aquatics & Fitness Center starting this week. As part of WorldPride celebrations, a large portion of the 2025 World LGBTQIA+ Aquatics Championship will take place at the facility between this Saturday and Thursday, June 5. A recent infrastructure issue at the aquatics center’s competition pool will not affect the schedule, a county spokesperson told ARLnow. –Dan Egitto
New Eatery Near Potomac Yard — “The owner of a popular local home improvement business is getting into the restaurant game. Michael & Son owner Basim Mansour is asking the city for approval to replace a 1940s-era convenience store with a 1,700-square-foot “fast casual restaurant with Asian foods with a Spanish and American influence.” That’s according to Mansour’s development special use permit request for the 6,600-square-foot property at 3314 Richmond Highway — across the street from Potomac Yard.” [ALXnow]
It’s Thursday — Patchy fog will dissipate by 9am, giving way to mostly cloudy skies and a high near 78. Expect the northwest wind of 6 mph to shift southwest later in the day. For Thursday night, there’s a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am, followed by mostly cloudy skies, a low of 64, and some patchy fog after 4am. Winds will be light from the south. [NWS]
