New Year’s County Closures — Arlington County facilities will be closed on Sunday and Monday for the New Year’s holiday. Metered parking will not be enforced. [Arlington County]
More Southwest Cancellations — “As Southwest Airlines continues its struggle to get planes and crews to airports, about 2,400 flights across the United States were canceled Thursday, including seven at Dulles Airport and 64 at Reagan National Airport. The airline also canceled 192 scheduled flights at Baltimore/Washington International Airport, which serves many Virginia travelers.” [Patch]
Buyer Interest Remains in Arlington — “Even as much of the rest of the region goes into winter hibernation, real-estate-wise, there is still some decent activity in portions of Arlington. In fact, five ZIP codes within the county remain in the ‘High’ level of buyer interest, according to the December T3 Home-Demand Index.” [Sun Gazette]
Award for Local Lawmaker — “Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington) on Dec. 17 was the recipient of the 2022 Equality Award from the Arlington-Alexandria Gay and Lesbian Alliance (AGLA). Hope received the award for patroning legislation, passed in 2020, banning ‘conversion therapy’ for minors.” [Sun Gazette]
And We’re Off — Except for breaking news and perhaps a holiday greeting, ARLnow will not be publishing during the New Year’s holiday. We’ll be back with a full news coverage schedule on Tuesday.
It’s Friday — Clear throughout the day. High of 60 and low of 34. Sunrise at 7:28 am and sunset at 4:56 pm. [Weather.gov]