Good Monday 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 — Feb 16, 2026.
- 9:30 am: Liberty District girls, boys basketball tourneys set to begin | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:30 pm: No clear path to ending the partial government shutdown as lawmakers dig in over DHS oversight | 🗣️ Comments
- 4:30 pm: Introducing WSHnow, a curated feed of D.C. area local news stories | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Tuesday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 12:00 am: Last Day for Early Bird Discount on Spring Social Sport Leagues
- 11:00 am: Sweetgreen Pike Plaza Grand Opening
- 1:00 pm: Avoiding Scams with Arlington County Police Dept.
- 7:00 pm: Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington: What’s It All About?
🌤️ Tuesday’s forecast
Expect patchy fog to clear by 8am, giving way to partly sunny skies and a high near 55 with light southwest winds. As for Tuesday night, it’ll turn cloudy with a low around 43. The calm wind will gradually pick up from the south at around 5 mph after midnight. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self.”
– Cyril Connolly
🌅 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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