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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Feb 27, 2026

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 — Feb 27, 2026.

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

  1. Arlington budget proposes tax increase, closure of gymnastics program and library (17608 views)
  2. NEW: Call Your Mother bagel spot to replace departed Starbucks in Ballston (10885 views)
  3. If ICE surge comes to Arlington, county leaders hope to be ‘prepared’ (8791 views)
  4. Sharpshooters begin culling deer in eight Arlington parks (8723 views)
  5. D.C. man charged with striking two pedestrians in Ballston-area road rage incident (6674 views)
  6. BREAKING: Arlington Public Schools closed Monday as snow continues to fall (6029 views)
  7. Buffalo Wild Wings closes in Crystal City after 15 years (5659 views)
  8. Driver trapped after car flips in crash near East Falls Church Metro station (5652 views)
  9. NEW: Arlington County police investigating series of armed robberies at local businesses (5251 views)
  10. Joyce Motors redevelopment gets underway in Clarendon (5025 views)
  11. Biden flies commercial from Reagan National Airport and winds up stuck in delays like everyone else (5943 views)
  12. D.C. man charged with string of break-ins at Bill’s Ace Hardware, other businesses (3880 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

Expect sunshine and a high of around 62 during the day, accompanied by calm winds shifting to the south at about 5 mph. As for Saturday night, the skies will remain mostly clear, with the temperature dropping to approximately 42 and a gentle breeze coming from the southeast. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.”
– Mark Twain

🌅 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.