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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Apr 3, 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 — Apr 3, 2026.

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

  1. Vehicle plows through townhome after driver apparently ‘floored it’ in garage (10637 views)
  2. Arlington Beer Garden and Clarendon 54 lounge close for redevelopment (8604 views)
  3. No more free parking after hours at several National Landing parking garages (7344 views)
  4. Ballston juice shop still opening, despite co-founder’s arrest (5852 views)
  5. Thousands turn out for ‘No Kings 3’ protests on Arlington bridges and along Glebe Road (5685 views)
  6. Misleading anti-redistricting mailers prompt outcry from AG Jones, Virginia NAACP (5461 views)
  7. Brazilian-Lebanese chicken spot Tio Pelé opens on Langston Blvd (5451 views)
  8. Three Notch’d nixes ax-throwing in Clarendon as restaurant plans move forward (5298 views)
  9. Creator of demolished Black history mural at Hall’s Hill McDonald’s will paint replacement (5238 views)
  10. Bomb threat at DEA’s Pentagon City headquarters leads to temporary evacuation (5209 views)
  11. Arlington flea market launches 40-year anniversary season this weekend (4780 views)
  12. O’Connell pitcher strikes out record 28 batters in softball game (4529 views)
  13. Plans to redevelop two Rosslyn office buildings get a revamp after 12 years (3956 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 mostly sunny weather with a slight chance of showers after 2 p.m., reaching a high near 85°F with a southwest wind at 6 to 10 mph. Saturday night will be partly cloudy, with a low around 64°F and a south wind at 10 to 15 mph, gusting up to 24 mph. There’s a slight chance of showers before 8 p.m. and a 30% chance of showers after 2 a.m. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.”
– Theodore Roosevelt

🌅 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.