Good Tuesday 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 — Jul 8, 2025.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for July 8, 2025 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:30 am: Rep. Beyer is spelling bee champ in annual contest between politicians and press | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:15 am: ‘One Rosslyn’ development project wins commission’s support but new skywalk does not | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:00 am: Cuts to Medicaid and food assistance raise alarm bells for Arlington’s safety net | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:00 am: UPDATE: Arlington under Severe Thunderstorm Watch, Flood Watch and Heat Advisory | 🗣️ Comments
- 12:45 pm: Arlington rent rose again in June, remaining priciest outside of California | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:45 pm: Summer movie nights on Columbia Pike start this Friday | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:45 pm: Arlington Democrats shoot for 3-to-1 victory margin to help Spanberger | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: Construction on Long Bridge rail project begins later this month over the Potomac | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Wednesday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 10:30 am: Storytime on the Plaza
- 5:00 pm: Plaza Pup Social
- 6:00 pm: Outdoor Yoga with Mind The Mat
- 6:30 pm: Wellness Wednesdays: Reiki & Restorative Sound Bath
⛈️ Wednesday’s forecast
Expect showers and thunderstorms mainly after 4pm, with mostly sunny conditions and a high near 91. The calm wind will become south around 6 mph in the afternoon, with a 30% chance of precipitation. Wednesday night, anticipate likely showers and thunderstorms before 2am followed by a slight chance of showers between 2am and 5am, and again after 5am. The night will be mostly cloudy with a low around 72, south wind at 3 to 5 mph, and a 60% chance of precipitation. New rainfall amounts could range between a tenth and a quarter of an inch, with higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
– Aristotle
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.
Thanks for reading! Feel free to discuss the day’s happenings in the comments.
