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 — Jan 24, 2025.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for January 24, 2025 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:15 am: Commercial-property woes impacting county funding stream for trees | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:00 am: Where to find Girl Scout cookies in Arlington and Fall Church next month | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:45 am: Poll: Best florist in Arlington | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:30 am: Open houses this weekend: Remodeled luxury home with no HOA in Rock Spring | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:15 am: ACPD: Man assaulted woman, exposed himself while delivering packages | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:15 pm: Poor summer school outcomes leave APS seeking new strategies | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:30 pm: Falls Church eyes redevelopment options for 15 acres in West End | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: Adoptable Pet of the Week: Molly | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- UPDATED: Thousands without power on frigid morning (22152 views)
- Video: Car driven into creek near Shirlington (16587 views)
- NEW: Chance of snow Tuesday evening could lead to hazardous commute (13348 views)
- Stomach bug cases surge in Arlington as experts warn of norovirus (10645 views)
- NOW: County facilities closing early, MLK event canceled as snow transition nears (10376 views)
- Virginia Democrats pass constitutional amendments blasted by Republicans (9350 views)
- Arlington and F.C. spots rank among Washingtonian’s ‘100 Very Best Restaurants’ (8542 views)
- NEW: Former Arlington firefighter pardoned of Jan. 6 charges by Trump (6986 views)
- NEW: Superintendent addresses arrest of sex offender for incidents at school pools (6646 views)
- JUST IN: Arlington Public Schools to open on two-hour delay Wednesday (6385 views)
- Historical marker to honor ‘lost community’ of Queen City (5623 views)
- Morning Notes for January 21, 2025 (5344 views)
Below is an audio summary of this week’s most-read local stories. To get a daily summary, via email or podcast, join the ARLnow Press Club.
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 👉 10:00 am: AUCP Open House
- 10:00 am: “Arty Party” -the MoCA Arlington Innovation Studio + Store 1st Anniversary!
- 11:00 am: Yoga in the Galleries at Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington
- 11:00 am: Tot Shabbat at Kol Ami
- 1:00 pm: Health & Wellness Fair
- 3:00 pm: Gold Rush: An American Musical Adventure
- 4:00 pm: Hungry Beautiful Animals: Going Vegan with Author Matthew C. Halteman
- 11:30 pm: Open House and Free Workout
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 11:00 am: Japanese New Year Celebration
- 5:00 pm: Conservationists of Color Read-a-Thon
🌤️ Saturday’s forecast
Expect mostly sunny skies with a high around 37 degrees, accompanied by a calm wind that will shift to a south direction at 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Moving into Saturday night, anticipate increasing clouds and a low temperature near 29 degrees, with a south wind at around 7 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“World peace begins with inner peace.”
– Dalai Lama
🌅 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. 👋
