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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Oct 14, 2026

By ARLnow.com
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Good Wednesday evening, Arlington. Here’s a look back at today’s most-read stories and a look ahead to tomorrow.

📈 Today’s most-read stories

  1. Federal scorecard lists 11 APS schools as ‘approaching expectations’ or below (5,430 views)
  2. How Rosslyn’s ‘Dead Man’s Hollow’ earned a reputation for tragedy and gruesome crime (2,073 views)
  3. Average sales price of Arlington single-family homes drops 15% year over year (1,976 views)

🕗 More from today

Everything else we published today, Oct 14, 2026.

📣 Announcements

❄️ Be a Snow Hero this winter! Volunteer to be a Snow Buddy
Pumpkin spice season is here, but winter is closer than you think. When winter weather arrives… [Announcement]

Classes start Monday! Nova’s next beginner fencing session kicks off October 12th and 13th.
Train. Compete. Achieve. Repeat. Classes start Monday! Nova’s next beginner fencing session… [Announcement]

📅 Upcoming events

Here is what’s going on Thursday in Arlington, from our event calendar.

⭐ Featured events

Powering the AI Decade: Data Center Policy Forum
Oct 15: AI is driving data center growth faster than the power grid was built to handle, and Northern Virginia, home to the world’s largest concentr [Event]

⚽ Fund Her Game Charity Launch
Oct 15: Join us for the Fund Her Game Charity Launch, supporting girls’ and women’s sports across the DMV through community, connection, and giving. [Event]

🚲 Used Bicycle Drive
Oct 17: Put your old bikes to good use donating to Bikes for the World at Arlington ECARE [Event]

Rally for Marriage Equality
Oct 17: Get-out-the-vote rally for the Marriage Equality constitutional amendment. [Event]

11th Annual Walk to Bust Cancer
Oct 18: Walk with us at Fort Hunt Park to support access to breast cancer screening and care across the DMV. [Event]

Big, Bold, Rich Red Wine Super Tasting at Arrowine
Oct 18: Big, Bold, Rich Red Wine, Cheese and Charcuterie Tasting! [Event]

🏃 Run, Recline + Recreate with Liberty
Oct 24: 5K fun run + outdoor yoga beside Reclining Liberty, with a live DJ, coffee, vendors & art making. Register for a shirt by Zaq Landsberg! [Event]

🎃 Annual Community Trunk-or-Treat at Pentagon MMA
Oct 24: Family friendly Muay Thai & Jiu Jitsu class followed by spooky trunks, candy, and tons of fun! [Event]

Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle
Oct 25: Join CCS for this intimate and optimistic reflection on mortality, which served as Gioachino Rossini’s final plea for paradise. [Event]

Submit events, announcements, or home listings to ARLnow.

🌧️ Weather update

Today: Arlington and Falls Church saw a high of 90° at 3:15 p.m., a low of 64° at 4:05 a.m. and no rain.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 10pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday: Rain showers after 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 64. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

Wednesday’s sunset

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