Good Thursday 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 23, 2025.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for October 23, 2025 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:30 am: Candidates discuss high costs of child care and preschool in Falls Church | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:15 am: APS apologizes after staff error puts employee information at risk | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:00 am: Strategy pays off as O’Connell boys win Catholic cross-country state crown | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: At Pentagon City ‘fish spa,’ nibbling fish exfoliate customers’ feet | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:00 pm: Arlington deals: Federal worker discounts continue | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:45 pm: Bluemont tennis courts to receive $6.5M upgrade, despite pickleball enthusiast’s critiques | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:30 pm: Senate rejects bills to pay federal workers during shutdown | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:20 pm: Options for vacant Lee Community Center include demolishing, expanding or renovating | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:50 pm: Youngkin declares state of emergency for hunger relief before federal benefits halt | 🗣️ Comments
- 4:35 pm: Glebe Road partially blocked in Ballston after person in wheelchair struck | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Friday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 9:00 am: Memorial Arboretum Walk
- 10:30 am: Storytime Friday
- 11:00 am: Tactile Journey
- 1:00 pm: Curator Tour: Hedieh Javanshir Ilchi: Here the waving flag. Here the other world
- 4:30 pm: Chess with Silver Knights Chess Academy
- 5:30 pm: Zumba Power Hour
- 5:30 pm: Zumba Power Hour: Pink Party!
- 7:00 pm: Cinema on the Plaza: Addams Family Values
- 7:00 pm: Pressure Drop World Premiere (Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse)
- 9:30 pm: Shaun of the Dead
🌥️ Friday’s forecast
Clouds will increase throughout the day, reaching a high temperature near 61. A light west wind will shift to the northwest at 8 to 13 mph in the morning and may gust up to 22 mph. By Friday night, skies will be mostly clear and the temperature will drop to around 39, accompanied by a northwest wind at 5 to 7 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined.”
– Henry David Thoreau
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.
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