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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Nov 21, 2025

By ARLnow.com

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 — Nov 21, 2025.

Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.

  1. Here are 15 businesses currently listed for sale in Arlington (12071 views)
  2. Arlington native named 2026 Rhodes scholarship winner (10114 views)
  3. Italian Store aims to hold pasta prices steady amid 107% tariff threat (7698 views)
  4. Stars from SNL and ‘The Office’ highlight Arlington Drafthouse’s comedy calendar (7172 views)
  5. ‘Best Buns’ bakery and sandwich spot coming to Falls Church next year (5398 views)
  6. Planned Langston Blvd upgrades include revamped I-66 off-ramp, changes to Custis Trail (5270 views)
  7. County Board seeks ability to limit rent increases in contentious vote (5134 views)
  8. Students, parents and staff push APS to commit to TJ Middle School upgrades (4504 views)
  9. Grill Kabob announces closure after almost three years in Ballston (4483 views)
  10. Stop of shoplifting suspects leads to drug charges (3580 views)
  11. APS lays out its game plan for snow days this winter (3224 views)
  12. After church rebuke of immigration enforcement, Arlington bishop calls for common ground (3138 views)

📅 Upcoming events

Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.

Here are the events planned for Sunday:

🌤️ Saturday’s forecast

Showers are possible before 10am, after which the sky will gradually clear up, resulting in a mostly sunny day with a high near 56 degrees. A north wind at 6-8 mph is expected, and there is a 40% chance of precipitation. The night will be partly cloudy, with temperatures dropping to around 36 degrees. The north wind at 5 mph will become calm in the evening. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”
– C.S. Lewis

🌅 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. 👋

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  • Launched in January 2010, ARLnow.com is the place for the latest news, views and things to do around Arlington, Virginia. The ARLnow staff byline is used for the Morning Notes and reporting done by an editor or other member of our full-time staff.