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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Oct 11, 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 — Oct 11, 2024.

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

  1. DEVELOPING: Northern lights visible from Arlington (12340 views)
  2. Demolition begins on old Harris Teeter as Ballston redevelopment project advances (11992 views)
  3. Police union: Crime is up in Arlington and officers are being attacked (10038 views)
  4. Airport redevelopment plan a work in progress (8999 views)
  5. Columbia Pike drivers, residents, businesses face another year of discomfort (8566 views)
  6. UPDATED: Langston Blvd partially blocked after trash truck strikes pedestrian (7675 views)
  7. Beyer Auto Group has been sold after 51 years in congressman’s family (5892 views)
  8. New Gateway Park design released, with bigger dog parks and more trees (5190 views)
  9. ‘Urban Oasis’ departs from Ballston courtyard amid building ownership changes (5065 views)
  10. Lawsuit says Virginia is illegally purging legitimate voters off the rolls (4468 views)
  11. New Kaldi’s Social House opens near Potomac Yard with cocktails and a dinner menu (4341 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 sunshine and a high near 77, accompanied by a northwest wind blowing at 6 to 8 mph. In the evening, patchy fog may develop after 5am, but otherwise, the sky will be partly cloudy with a low temperature around 55. A light east wind is also anticipated. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.”
– Ayn Rand

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.

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. 👋

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  • 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.