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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Feb 24, 2023

By ARLnow.com

Good Friday evening, Arlington. Today we published articles that were read a total of 6863 times… so far.

📈 Top stories

The following are the most-read articles for today — Feb 24, 2023.

  1. SCOOP: Starbucks appears to be opening a new Ballston location
  2. Haute Dogs launches Williamsburg location with unofficial Arlington foodie summit
  3. Pro-pickleball posters pop up in Penrose Park
  4. Morning Notes

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

  1. Arlington woman, 20, dead after early morning crash in Shirlington (11109 views)
  2. Convicted felon who was out on bond for weapons charges arrested for Alexandria shooting (9398 views)
  3. NEW: Police investigating shots fired in Virginia Square (9334 views)
  4. Arlington County Board approves redevelopment of Clarendon auto shop, small office building on the Pike (6311 views)
  5. BREAKING: Rescue underway after accident at fire station construction site (5737 views)
  6. New group plans to hold scooters mis-parked on private property hostage (4854 views)
  7. Argument in Ballston ends with man arrested on gun and drug charges (4636 views)
  8. Astro Beer Hall and its donut robot are set to launch this spring in Shirlington (3742 views)
  9. Hotelier floats idea of turning Green Valley hotels into apartments and townhouses (3258 views)
  10. JUST IN: Arlington police charge 94-year-old man with child sexual abuse (2976 views)
  11. SCOOP: Starbucks appears to be opening a new Ballston location (1933 views)
  12. A D.C.-based bookstore and a local burger joint are among the new options coming to DCA this summer (1894 views)

📅 Upcoming events

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

And here are the events planned for Sunday:

❄ Saturday’s forecast

Snow (< 1 in.) until evening. High of 42 and low of 33. Sunrise at 6:48 am and sunset at 5:58 pm. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Thought of the Day

“If you want to be happy, be.” – Leo Tolstoy

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

We hope you have a great weekend, Arlington! Feel free to discuss the most-read stories of the week, the upcoming weekend events or anything else of local interest in the comments. 👋