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 — Oct 16, 2025.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for October 16, 2025 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:30 am: Arlington pedestrian and bicycle panels push back against changes in roles | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:15 am: After 56-7 loss, Wakefield football team looks to Yorktown matchup | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:00 am: Early voting started strong and has held steady, Arlington election officials say | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Timberland opens at Pentagon City mall amid a wave of incoming businesses | 🗣️ Comments
- 12:45 pm: Help support ARLnow’s newsroom during uncertain times | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:45 pm: ‘Blocktoberfest’ street festival coming to Clarendon this weekend | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:45 pm: Madison Community Center to close next year for $6.7M renovation project | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: New models depict ‘Arc de Trump’ monument on Arlington side of Memorial Bridge | 🗣️ Comments
- 4:55 pm: DEVELOPING: Key Bridge closed to traffic for ‘unknown duration’ | 🗣️ Comments
- 7:15 pm: JUST IN: Man arrested after I-395 chase ends in Shirlington | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Friday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 9:00 am: Memorial Arboretum: Medal of Honor Walk
- 10:30 am: Storytime Friday
- 4:30 pm: Chess with Silver Knights Chess Academy
- 5:30 pm: Zumba Power Hour
- 👉 8:00 pm: Standup Comedy Show Robert Mac (Comedy Central)
☀️ Friday’s forecast
Expect sunny skies and a high of 63 degrees with a northwest 6-to-8-mph wind during the day. On Friday night, the sky will be mostly clear with a low temperature of around 46 degrees, accompanied by calm wind conditions. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.”
– Florence Nightingale
🌅 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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