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ARLnow Daily Debrief for May 22, 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 — May 22, 2026.

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

  1. Virginia Democrats demand return of Arlington House materials targeting Robert E. Lee (20270 views)
  2. Student struck by pickup truck near Washington-Liberty High School (14392 views)
  3. Virginia Supreme Court agrees to take up Missing Middle lawsuit (11581 views)
  4. Arlington Pride block party is canceled, replaced with LGBTQ+ movie screening (7052 views)
  5. Two more office buildings approved to become housing in Crystal City (6604 views)
  6. Windows smashed, items stolen from 16 vehicles in Potomac Yard (4852 views)
  7. Clarendon barbecue restaurant’s inventive flavors featured on WETA’s ‘Signature Dish’ (4608 views)
  8. Superintendent seeks $250M to refurbish and expand TJ, Swanson middle schools (4491 views)
  9. WEATHER ALERT: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for Arlington (4446 views)
  10. Longtime state delegate and circuit court judge James Almand dies at 77 (3993 views)
  11. Dominion announces merger with NextEra, creating a massive power company as AI drives energy demand in the US (3738 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 rain and areas of fog with a high near 61 degrees today and an east wind around 11 mph. The chance of precipitation is 100%, with new rainfall between a quarter and half an inch likely. Rain continues into Saturday night, with a low around 55 degrees and an east wind of 6 to 10 mph. The chance of precipitation remains high at 90%, with similar new rainfall amounts expected. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.”
– Mother Teresa

🌅 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.