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 — Dec 19, 2025.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for December 19, 2025 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:30 am: Decision on creating governance task force pushed back to summer of 2026 | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:15 am: Barcroft Apartments named a state landmark, paving the way for historic designation | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:00 am: Smart growth and a more stable economy among 2026 goals for County Board chair | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:15 am: Falls Church library’s new digital archive provides more access to local history | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Poll: Favorite community event in Arlington | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:30 pm: Crystal City Restaurant sold to adult entertainment chain after 62 years in business | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:45 pm: ARLnow and sister sites switching to new email platform | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:15 pm: Police investigate crashes in Ballston and Arna Valley, identify victim of fatal wreck on S. Glebe Road | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: Results of new rating system for Virginia schools create confusion for APS leaders | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- BREAKING: Police investigating fatal crash overnight on S. Glebe Road (30246 views)
- UPDATED: Two pedestrians struck in Ballston road rage incident (26112 views)
- UPDATED: Driver dead after car careens down sidewalk in Ballston (19120 views)
- Crystal City Restaurant sold to adult entertainment chain after 62 years in business (16971 views)
- Stratford Garden restaurant and bar opens at former motel in Falls Church (13746 views)
- Lyon Park residents demand answers after iconic tree removed from median (9660 views)
- Police: Man beat up three people in Crystal City then urinated in public after arrest (8822 views)
- Arlington faces $13M shortfall from low consumer spending and real estate revenue (8002 views)
- BGR: The Burger Joint closing next week in Lyon Village after 15 years (7741 views)
- Federal workers to get extra days off before, after Christmas (7510 views)
- Yorktown sophomore wins piano competition, will perform with National Chamber Ensemble (7119 views)
- Jurors deadlock in case of W-L substitute teacher accused of sexual relations with a student (7073 views)
- Christmas movie marathon at Arlington Drafthouse begins tomorrow (5118 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 9:30 am: Artisan Fair — Barcroft Apartments
- 12:00 pm: Sungazing at the National Air and Space Museum
- 👉 7:30 pm: National Chamber Ensemble – Holiday Cheer!
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 2:00 pm: Learn to Letterbox: Winter Holiday Edition
- 👉 5:00 pm: Live Nativity at Mount Olivet United Methodist Church
🌤️ Saturday’s forecast
Expect a mostly sunny day with a high temperature near 44 degrees, as calm winds in the morning shift to the south, ranging from 5 to 9 mph. For Saturday night, skies will be partly cloudy, with the temperature dropping to around 36 degrees and a south wind blowing between 8 to 11 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“The mind is everything. What you think you become.”
– Buddha
🌅 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! If you have something to say about an issue of local note not covered today, feel free to post it as a letter to the editor on our new forum. 👋
