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 — Feb 26, 2026.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for February 26, 2026 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:30 am: VHC Health gets new training facility after couple’s $3M donation | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:15 am: County Board advertises 2-cent increase to real estate tax rate | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:00 am: County’s political parties prep for ongoing combat throughout 2026 | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Code Ninjas programming ‘dojo’ planned at Lee Harrison Shopping Center | 🗣️ Comments
- 12:45 pm: NEW: Arlington County police investigating series of armed robberies at local businesses | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:45 pm: Arlington rents are still down year-over-year, but up slightly from last month | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:45 pm: Mail delivery improving in North Arlington as USPS addresses backlog, pushes new hiring | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: Watchdog who raised alarm on sewage spill has long history of Potomac advocacy | 🗣️ Comments
- 5:45 pm: ‘The Sun’ makes changes to article that closely mirrored ARLnow’s reporting | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Friday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 8:00 am: Black Love Dine & Donate Day
- 11:00 am: Exploring Yupo with Chica Brunsvold
- 5:30 pm: Puzzle Palooza
- 5:30 pm: Live Music: Mike Brooks
- 7:00 pm: New! Annual Celebrity Organ Recital
- 7:00 pm: Sol Roots Live
- 8:00 pm: Magic Mic Presents: TEO
☀️ Friday’s forecast
Expect a mostly sunny day with highs around 53°F and calm winds becoming southerly at 5 mph in the afternoon. The evening will be mostly clear with lows near 38°F and south winds between 3 and 6 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“Success is not in what you have, but who you are.”
– Bo Bennett
🌅 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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