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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Nov 22, 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 — Nov 22, 2024.

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

  1. UPDATED: National Weather Service warns of ‘rapid onset of strong winds’ (12553 views)
  2. NEW: Arlington firefighter union holds vote of no confidence against fire chief (10305 views)
  3. Hunan Gate is closing in Ballston, slated to be replaced with gym (7883 views)
  4. Eden Center’s new morning-to-late-night food hall expects to open next month (7281 views)
  5. ACPD protocol on contacting ICE tightens as County Board clashes with activists (6604 views)
  6. Gondola dreams persist in Arlington as plans gain ground elsewhere in U.S. (6369 views)
  7. A Japanese restaurant and ‘listening bar’ is coming to former Cava Mezze in Clarendon (5240 views)
  8. Hunan Village closes on Langston Blvd after nearly four decades in business (5192 views)
  9. Clarendon 7-Eleven shutters as company plans hundreds of closures (4826 views)
  10. NEW: Another shooting reported in Green Valley (4788 views)
  11. Suspect accused of crawling into Falls Church store to swipe $3K in wine (4220 views)
  12. Asia Bistro closes after 22 years in Pentagon City, but signature dishes live on (3724 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

Clouds will increase throughout the day, reaching a high of about 54 degrees alongside a northwest wind blowing at 14 to 17 mph, gusting up to 28 mph. On Saturday night, expect partly cloudy skies and a low of roughly 42 degrees. The west wind will blow at 8 to 13 mph, gusting up to 18 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”
– Apple Inc.

🌅 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.