Good Monday 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 20, 2025.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for October 20, 2025 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:30 am: Tales of ghost hunting and local ‘haunted history’ coming to Arlington libraries | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:19 am: W-L football squad wins 14th straight district game, preps for tough opponents | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:00 am: Woman struck by falling tree on Pimmit Run Trail died from her injuries | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Falafel Inc opens on Restaurant Row after closing Water Park kiosk | 🗣️ Comments
- 12:45 pm: Person struck, seriously hurt by passing driver on I-395 while changing tire | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:45 pm: Fire Works Pizza plans renovations and rebranding in Courthouse under new owner | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:45 pm: County Board adds resources for federal workers, condemns hate speech at monthly meeting | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: ACPD: Driver facing felony after deliberately striking cyclist | 🗣️ Comments
- 4:45 pm: With 10-1-1 record, O’Connell girls soccer team gears up for tournament season | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Tuesday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 11:30 am: Video Game Social
- 12:00 pm: Lunches on the Lawn
- 1:00 pm: Halloween Pumpkin Carving Bash!
- 3:00 pm: Common Threads: Knitting Fun
- 4:45 pm: Plaza Pup Social
- 5:00 pm: Howl-ween! Dog Costume Contest
- 5:30 pm: Teen Trivia Challenge
- 6:15 pm: ¡Bailemos! Dance with Ferocity Dance Company
- 7:00 pm: Celebrate the Release of Mockingbird Court with One Half of the Juneau Black Duo
☀️ Tuesday’s forecast
Expect sunny skies and a high of 71 degrees, accompanied by a south wind ranging from 5 to 11 mph and gusts reaching 22 mph. Tonight, there is a 40% chance of showers before 2 am; however, the mostly cloudy skies will gradually clear with a low of around 49 degrees. The west wind will be around 7 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“You can’t change the direction of the wind, but you can adjust your sails to always reach your destination.”
– Jimmy Dean
🌅 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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