Good Friday 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 31, 2025.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for October 31, 2025 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:30 am: Parks advisory body endorses phase-out of gas leaf blowers | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:15 am: Arlington Economic Development director plans departure, prompting search for successor | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:00 am: Poll: The best pancakes you can get in Arlington | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:45 am: Yorktown tops W-L in overtime to win Liberty District football crown | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Halloween bonfire organizers in Madison Manor pass the torch tonight after 41 years | 🗣️ Comments
- 12:45 pm: Sophomore runner helps Yorktown qualify for state cross-country meet | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:45 pm: LGBTQ+ panel gears up for planning 2026 Pride celebrations in Arlington | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:45 pm: Arlington Wrestling Club earns nonprofit status, sets its sights on future growth | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:15 pm: Love for ‘Beatlemania’ draws crowds to Arlington’s senior centers | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: Virginia Democrats advance redistricting amendment as Trump urges GOP states to redraw maps | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- Family of top White House official moved from Arlington home to military housing (31775 views)
- Police respond to rollover crash on Glebe Road, three-vehicle pileup up in EFC (16524 views)
- HQ2 left largely untouched as Amazon announces 14,000 corporate layoffs (7936 views)
- When to expect trick-or-treaters and other tips for Halloween in Arlington (6713 views)
- JUST IN: Police announce arrest after tobacco shop robbery and stabbing (5997 views)
- ACPD: Man with boxcutter tased after threatening officer in Ballston Metro station (5563 views)
- McDonald’s ‘actively working’ to replace Black history mural after demolition in Hall’s Hill (4247 views)
- ACPD: Airbags stolen from a half dozen cars in Crystal City (4192 views)
- Stay cautious and support food pantries if you can, Arlington advocates urge amid uncertainty (4093 views)
- ‘Taco Bell DC 50K’ will take runners to two Arlington Taco Bells next month (3540 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 7:00 am: Arlington Civitans Open Air Flea Market is Back!!!
- 10:00 am: Workshop: Painting the Portrait in Oils with Teresa Oaxaca at Art House 7
- 11:00 am: Alexandria Fall-O-Ween @ John Carlyle Square
- 11:30 am: Free Yoga Class with Joline McGoldrick at EvolveAll
- 12:00 pm: Observe the Sun
- 12:00 pm: Copperwood Tavern’s Shucktoberfest: A Beer and Oyster Festival
- 12:30 pm: Self-Defense Workshop
- 3:30 pm: Dance with Born 2 Dance Studio
- 5:00 pm: Día De Los Muertos Celebration – An Evening Picnic!
- 5:00 pm: Thriller On Ice – Halloween at Westpost Ice Skating Rink
- 7:00 pm: Saturday Shuffle: Cinema on the Plaza: Tremors
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 11:00 am: Clarendon community cleanup
- 👉 2:00 pm: Fight Fit Challenge
☀️ Saturday’s forecast
Expect sunshine and a high of around 61 degrees, accompanied by a west wind blowing at 7-10 mph, gusting up to 20 mph. Saturday night will be mostly cloudy with a low temperature near 43 degrees, and calm winds. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”
– Abraham Lincoln
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.
We hope you have a great weekend, Arlington! If you have something to say about an issue of local note not covered today, feel free to post it as a letter to the editor on our new forum. 👋
