Good Wednesday 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 — Jan 7, 2026.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for January 7, 2026 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:30 am: Yorktown club ice-hockey team opens 5-1 as new season heats up | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:15 am: Congressional Gold Medal for local civil-rights icon stalls, despite Beyer’s backing | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:00 am: Man sentenced for stealing NCIS vehicle and other cars from Reagan National | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Compass Coffee plans to shutter Ballston location after filing for bankruptcy | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:45 pm: Restaurants coming to Arlington in 2026: Top Pot, Buffalo & Bergen and more | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:45 pm: Ranked-choice voting will be possible in Falls Church in 2027 | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: Video: How Arlington National Cemetery’s expansion project advanced in 2025 | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Thursday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 👉 3:30 pm: Better Business In Action: Next Level Networking
- 👉 5:30 pm: Credit Score 101
- 6:30 pm: Gentle Yoga
- 7:00 pm: 1946 Arlington: The First Crack in the Byrd Machine
- 7:00 pm: Ovation Dinner Theatre Presents:80’s Rewind- A Totally Rad Comedy Murder Mystery
☀️ Thursday’s forecast
Expect a mostly sunny day with a high temperature near 53 degrees and light, variable winds. Moving into Thursday night, the skies will become mostly cloudy with a low around 40 degrees, accompanied by a southeast wind blowing at 3 to 6 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.”
– Aristotle
🌅 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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