Good Wednesday 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 — Oct 8, 2025.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for October 8, 2025 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:30 am: ACPD seeks suspects after two stabbings Tuesday | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:15 am: School Board candidates debate policies on grading, gender and resource officers | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:00 am: Plans for future library, theater in Crystal City come into advisory panel’s focus | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:30 am: Federal government shutdown grinds into a second week, but quiet talks emerging | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Local artist plans new Arlington-focused Roku channel following AIM’s collapse | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:45 pm: Planning Commission seeks ways to meet housing needs of lowest-income families | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:45 pm: O’Connell boys, Yorktown girls win countywide cross-country titles | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: Gardener group urges property owners to ‘leave the leaves’ to boost ecosystem | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Thursday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 10:00 am: Workshop: Watercolor Still-Life with Judie Gray at Art House 7
- 11:30 am: Tunes & Treats
- 12:00 pm: Resource Pop Up
- 1:00 pm: Mid-Day Flow with Spenga
- 3:30 pm: Cozy Crafts
- 5:00 pm: MoCA on the Move at Met Park: Fall Art Series – David Amoroso Folklórico Craft
- 5:30 pm: Rosslyn Fall Fitness Series
- 6:00 pm: Pilates with Mind the Mat
- 6:30 pm: Monthly Meditation
- 6:30 pm: Art Night: Gel Plate Printmaking, BYOB at Art House 7
- 6:30 pm: Author Talk: “Queer Virginia: New Stories in the Old Dominion”
- 👉 6:30 pm: Filling Station: Music! Theatre! Dance!
- 7:00 pm: Celebrate the Release of FIREFLIES IN A JAR with Author Beka Wueste
- 7:00 pm: Arlington’s American Legion Post 194 and Dorie Miller
- 7:30 pm: Armando Anto: Maestro of Comedy
☀️ Thursday’s forecast
Expect sunny skies and a high of 63 degrees, accompanied by a northeast wind between 9 and 11 mph, gusting up to 18 mph. Thursday night will be clear, with temperatures dropping to a low of around 43 degrees and a northeast wind at approximately 6 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.”
– Henry David Thoreau
🌅 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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