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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Feb 2, 2024

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 — Feb 2, 2024.

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

  1. NEW: Long-time local grocery store to close next month (97191 views)
  2. JUST IN: More than 3,000 without power tonight in part of North Arlington (22935 views)
  3. Westover Taco draws families and late-night crowds to what was once Arlington’s ‘last dive bar’ (11078 views)
  4. Study: Many Arlington hiking trails are unsustainable and harmful to the environment (8901 views)
  5. Police looking for two suspects after carjacking in Ballston leads to chase into D.C. (8888 views)
  6. NEW: Protests blocking major roadways in D.C. lead to big backups in Arlington (7302 views)
  7. Arlington to consider several ways to combat office vacancies this year, starting with looser parking restrictions (7005 views)
  8. Arlington couple turns to social media for answers after series of Pride flag thefts (6327 views)
  9. JUST IN: Rosa Mexicano has closed its doors in Pentagon City (5365 views)
  10. Two proposed 6-plexes in Alcova Heights clear a neighbor’s attempt to appeal them (4933 views)
  11. ACPD: Teens armed with BB gun charged after carjacking attempt and robbery in Pentagon City (3757 views)
  12. County boasts progress in Green Valley but public intoxication hasn’t gone away, residents say (2869 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 sunny skies and a high of around 47 degrees, accompanied by a north wind blowing at 7 to 9 mph. As night falls on Saturday, the weather will remain clear with temperatures dropping to around 30 degrees, and a gentle north wind at 3 to 5 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“I would rather die of passion than of boredom.”
– Vincent van Gogh

🌅 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. 👋

About the Author

  • 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.