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 — Dec 18, 2025.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for December 18, 2025 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:30 am: County Board joins push for $460M more funding for Metro each year | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:15 am: Standout Yorktown tight end earns football scholarship to Rutgers | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:00 am: Metro to install 20 new bike racks in East Falls Church after safety concerns | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Ireland’s Four Courts listed among America’s top 10 soccer bars | 🗣️ Comments
- 12:35 pm: JUST IN: Wind Advisory issued for Arlington and D.C. area | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:45 pm: Cover bands of Elvis, Nirvana and more coming to State Theatre in Falls Church | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:00 pm: Performing arts venue across the Potomac from Arlington may be renamed the ‘Trump-Kennedy Center’ | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:45 pm: Officials seek new early-voting site ahead of Madison Community Center renovations | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: First woman of color to chair Arlington Chamber of Commerce plans more outreach in 2026 | 🗣️ Comments
- 4:10 pm: JUST IN: Increased police patrols around Arlington schools after ‘threatening email’ | 🗣️ Comments
- 4:25 pm: Federal workers to get extra days off before, after Christmas | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:12 pm: BREAKING: Two pedestrians struck in possible road rage incident in Ballston | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Friday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 7:00 pm: December Improv Battle Royale
⛈️ Friday’s forecast
Expect rain and potentially a thunderstorm before 1pm, followed by a slight chance of rain until 2pm. Temperatures will drop to around 38 by 5pm with breezy south winds between 15 and 23 mph, shifting west and gusting up to 47 mph. There is an 80% chance of precipitation, with amounts ranging from a quarter to half an inch. Friday night will be mostly clear and breezy, with lows around 27, west winds between 17 and 22 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight, and gusts up to 46 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt
🌅 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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