APS, FCPS Win on Appeal — “An appeals court delivered a victory Thursday to Fairfax and Arlington counties’ school systems, ruling that they can turn to the regular federal courts to defend their transgender student policies against the Department of Education.” The 2-1 decision sends the case back to a lower court judge. [Washington Times]
Behind the Enrollment Slide — Enrollment is falling at public schools across N. Va., prompting staff cuts at APS and rebalancing at FCPS. “The driving factors for that is folks having less babies, fertility rates are down nationwide… We’re seeing affordability issues of living in our area… So you’re seeing an outmigration,” Prince William County School Board Chair Babur Lateef said. [WJLA]
Best Pie Shop Gets TV Visit — NBC 4’s Eun Yang stopped by Livin’ the Pie Life, the Glebe Road shop voted best in the country in a Newsweek reader poll last month, to ask the owners what makes their pie the best in America. [NBC 4/IG]
Lightning-Fast Rosslyn Tow — Video shows a tow truck hauling away a double-parked car at the Colonial Village Shopping Center in Rosslyn. The whole thing took 10 seconds. [Scott Thuman/FB]
Arrested Again in Rosslyn — Police arrested a man yesterday after he refused to leave an office building on the 1500 block of Wilson Blvd and relieved himself in public, according to The DMV Live. The man has 10 prior charges in Arlington and Fairfax County since January 2025 and was released on a $0 bond. [The DMV Live/X]
Potomac Yard Office Space Maxed Out — Alexandria’s side of Potomac Yard has a 0% office vacancy rate, and officials say that’s a missed opportunity. “We continue to lose highly desirable businesses to neighboring counties because there’s no new trophy office space available in Potomac Yard,” an Alexandria economic development official said. [ALXnow]
Grid Running Near Its Limits — The federal grid emergency order expires today, but the underlying strain remains. “There is, of course, data centers, but there is also other kind of larger-scale electrification… particularly in Northern Virginia, so the system has been operating closer to its limits,” a Virginia Tech power expert said. [WTOP]
Warner’s Quiet Final Campaign — “Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Warner is running to get elected to a fourth and final term against Republican military veteran Bert Mizusawa, in a race that has remained under the national political radar.” Early in-person voting continues through Oct. 31. [WTOP]
It’s Friday — Expect patchy morning fog, then mostly sunny skies with a high near 83 and a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, as a cold front brings chillier weather to the area. South winds of 7–14 mph could gust up to 20 mph. Showers and thunderstorms are likely tonight, with northwest gusts up to 26 mph and a low around 50. [NWS]
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