Good Thursday 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 — Aug 28, 2025.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for August 28, 2025 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:30 am: Repeat thief nabbed after Pentagon City shoplifting, police say | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:15 am: Falls Church Festival returns in two weeks with food samples and live music | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:00 am: Commission raises new alarms about transit program for people with disabilities | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Virginia Beer and Wine Festival returning to Crystal City next month | 🗣️ Comments
- 12:45 pm: Air traffic controller at Reagan National pleads guilty to assaulting co-worker | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:45 pm: Golf-themed ‘Loopers Tavern’ will replace Bartaco vacancy in Ballston | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:45 pm: Arlington unemployment continues to rise, adding to round of finger-pointing in N. Va. | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: How N. Va. Democrats came tantalizingly close to ousting their Republican congressman in 1964 | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Friday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 10:30 am: Storytime
- 1:00 pm: Inova Blood Drive
- 4:30 pm: Chess with Silver Knights Academy
- 6:00 pm: Passages: A Night of Encountered Performance
- 7:00 pm: Tom Thakkar
- 9:30 pm: Tom Thakkar
☀️ Friday’s forecast
Expect sunny conditions and a high temperature near 80 degrees during the day, accompanied by a northwest wind at 5 to 9 mph. By Friday night, the skies will turn partly cloudy, while the temperature dips to a low around 57 degrees. A 6 mph north wind is anticipated throughout the night. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”
– Albert Einstein
🌅 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.
