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 — Sep 4, 2025.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for September 4, 2025 | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:00 am: Annual 9/11 Memorial 5K returns to Arlington this weekend | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:15 am: Dry weather brings burn ban to Arlington through Saturday | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:00 am: Karantonis debates challengers on County Board leadership and policies | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Burger Billy’s Joint brings smash burger success to Cherrydale one year in | 🗣️ Comments
- 12:45 pm: Adoptable Pets of the Week: Choco and Lux | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:45 pm: School Board candidates tackle budget and impact of Trump administration | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:45 pm: ‘Toastique’ plans grand opening with giveaways in Crystal City this weekend | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: Arlington’s former trash contractor writes to County Board about recent pickup issues | 🗣️ Comments
- 7:30 pm: JUST IN: Trump will seek ‘Department of War’ rebrand for Pentagon | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Friday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 10:30 am: Storytime
- 4:30 pm: Chess with Silver Knights Academy
- 5:30 pm: Zumba Power Hour
- 7:00 pm: Aaron Chen
- 7:30 pm: Cinema On The Plaza: The Big Scoot
- 7:30 pm: #SaveVOA Benefit Concert
- 7:30 pm: The Big Scoot!
- 9:30 pm: Aaron Chen
☀️ Friday’s forecast
Expect sunny skies and a high of 88 today, with light southwest winds picking up to 5-10 mph in the morning. Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 71 and south winds at around 6 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”
– Albert Schweitzer
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.
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