Flyover Planned Today — From AlertDC: “The U.S. Military will conduct an Aircraft Flyover in the NCR over Arlington National Cemetery on Friday, November 14 at approximately 11:15AM.”
Lingering Shutdown Impacts — “Some impacts could continue much longer than six weeks, whether that’s national parks trying to make up for lost visitor revenue or taxpayers waiting longer for refunds from a backlogged Internal Revenue Service (IRS). There’s also the looming threat of another potential shutdown in the not-too-distant future, since this bill only funds the government through Jan. 30.” [NPR]
Air Traffic Not Back to Normal Yet — “Airlines are optimistic they can resume normal operations just a few days after the government lifts its order to cut some flights at 40 busy airports, but it’s not clear how soon that will happen even though the federal shutdown is over. The Federal Aviation Administration did announce Wednesday night that airlines won’t have to cut more than 6% of flights at those airports.” [Associated Press, Washington Post]
CivFed Backs Governance Change — The Arlington County Civic Federation voted 38-1, with one abstention, on Nov. 11 to reaffirm its support for state legislation allowing the county to move forward on changes to its governance structure. The vote was on the Civic Federation’s 2026 legislative package, with the primary issue in the package being governance. –Scott McCaffrey
Bishop Drafts Immigration Statement — Arlington’s Bishop Michael Burbidge was one of four church leaders on the drafting committee for a nationwide message opposing “indiscriminate mass deportation.” The “special message,” which passed the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on a vote of 216-5-3, called for “meaningful immigration reform” and lamented “a climate of fear and anxiety around questions of profiling and immigration enforcement.” —Dan Egitto
Apartment Market Downturn? — “Greater Washington’s multifamily market is starting to show signs of weakening, a potentially latent impact of Trump administration cuts. That’s according to the newest edition of the REVIVE monthly index from real estate services firm CBRE, which shows the number of occupied apartment units in Greater Washington declined by about 850 between June and September.” [WBJ]
Alexandria Train Station Project — “City leaders and various transportation officials broke ground yesterday (Wednesday) on a bundle of improvement projects at Amtrak’s Alexandria Union Station. Four upcoming projects seek to expand passenger and freight rail service at Alexandria Union Station at 110 Callahan Drive.” [ALXnow]
It’s Friday — Expect a sunny day with a high of around 58 degrees and a west wind of 6 to 9 mph. For Friday night, the weather will be mostly cloudy with a low of about 43 degrees. [NWS]
