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 — Apr 23, 2026.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for April 23, 2026 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:30 am: Falls Church considers $175K consulting contract to help plan affordable housing | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:15 am: Split County Board approves 2-cent tax hike as part of $1.7B budget | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:00 am: Ballston Holiday Inn closes, preparing for 504-unit redevelopment project | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Earth Day celebration, Clarendon art festival bring weekend road closures | 🗣️ Comments
- 12:45 pm: Spot of Tea offering discounts and giveaways at Crystal City grand opening | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:45 pm: Barnes & Noble to reopen next month in Clarendon, smaller than before | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:45 pm: New turning restrictions on Arlington Blvd to be installed starting next week | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: County Board scales down fee increase for gymnastics programs in last-minute change | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Friday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 11:00 am: Free Yoga Fridays
- 11:30 am: Coloring Page Friday
- 4:45 pm: Bug Bingo
- 6:00 pm: Analog Night: Mini Tote Bag Painting
- 6:00 pm: Zumba Power Hour
- 6:30 pm: The Prisoner Wine Dinner
- 7:00 pm: YHS Performing Arts Presents Disney’s The Little Mermaid
- 7:00 pm: Chris Turner
- 9:00 pm: Magic Mic Presents: Peter Wood
⛅️ Friday’s forecast
Expect mostly sunny weather with a high near 81, although there is a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms developing after 2 p.m. Winds will be from the northeast at 3 to 5 mph. Friday night will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 55 and a continued 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms, with southeast winds around 6 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“Our greatest fear should not be of failure… but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter.”
– Francis Chan
🌅 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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