Around Town

Good Wednesday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.

šŸ•— News recap

The following articles were published earlier today — May 8, 2024.

📅 Upcoming events

Here is what’s going on Thursday in Arlington, from our event calendar.

ā›ˆļø Thursday’s forecast

Expect scattered showers and thunderstorms, increasing in likelihood after 8am, with mostly cloudy skies and a high near 76. Light east winds will strengthen to 5-9 mph in the morning. Precipitation chances are 70%, with new rain amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch, possibly higher in thunderstorms. Thursday night, chances of showers and thunderstorms decrease to 50% before 2am, with a low around 58. East winds of 7-10 mph will turn west after midnight. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“We become what we think about most of the time, and that’s the strangest secret.”
– Earl Nightingale

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.

Thanks for reading! Feel free to discuss the day’s happenings in the comments.


News

Arlington’s Pentagon City Sector Plan has been overturned by a state court.

Reversing a trial court’s decision, the Virginia Court of Appeals ruled yesterday (Tuesday) that the Arlington County Board failed to provide sufficient public notice before adopting a vision for the next 30-plus years of growth in Pentagon City.


Announcement

Finding a gift for moms can be difficult. Google ā€œMotherā€™s Day gifts,ā€ and youā€™ll scroll through endless lists of beauty products, candles and fuzzy robes. Sure, those are sweet, but sometimes itā€™s fun to surprise loved ones with something a little more, well, practical!

Hereā€™s one idea: Give her a gift certificate for a home cleaning from Well-Paid Maids. Itā€™s the perfect ā€œthank you,ā€ ā€œI love youā€ or ā€œyouā€™ve got thisā€ for any mom. She can schedule the home cleaning at her convenience and breathe easy knowing she has one less thing to do.


Event

We invite you to join us for an extraordinary evening of music at our Season Finale, “Concerto Celebration”! Enjoy several masterworks as NCE performs two famous concertos in an intimate chamber music setting, opening with a delightful work by Chevalier de Saint-Georges’, affectionately dubbed the Black Mozart. The program also showcases Mendelssohn’s celebrated Violin Concerto in E Minor, featuring the artistry of our artistic director, Leonid Sushansky.

“Astonishing . . . extraordinarily gifted.”


Around Town

A new Japanese restaurant with an extensive sushi menu has officially opened its doors in Ballston.

Kanji Izakaya held a soft opening at 4301 Fairfax Drive last month and is in the process of building out its seating and offerings, manager Ting Chen told ARLnow.


Sponsored

So many of the families we talk with during the admissions process are wondering if private school tuition could ever be affordable for them.Ā 

They recognize the value of the small school and classroom, the opportunity for extraordinary educational experiences, and the potential to finally find a school that fits their kid. They also have to live in reality, where the tuition costs are substantial, and they wonder if they could be affordable.


News

As Google plans to funnel $1 billion into Northern Virginia data centers, places such as Arlington may have renewed opportunities to attract tech investment.

Although the data center expansions announced last week are based in Loudoun County and Prince William County, they impact the entire area, said Terry Clower, director of George Mason University’s Center for Regional Analysis.


Events

Morning commuters can save on gas and win a free shirt when Bike to Work Day returns to Arlington next week.

The 23rd annual Bike to Work Day is scheduled for Friday, May 17, offering residents across the D.C. area the opportunity to celebrate cycling. Arlington County will host eight designated pit stops, including three sponsored by BikeArlington in Ballston, Rosslyn and Shirlington.


Announcement

Phoenix Bikes is seeking its next Executive Director who will lead our mission-based organization, build on our strong foundation of serving the community, enrich our youth education programs, and drive future growth and outreach opportunities. The Executive Director has overall responsibility for ensuring that programsā€”both the youth training programs and the community bike shopā€”are running successfully, executing successful fundraising, managing the financial health and the sustainability of the organization, developing staff, and managing operations. This full-time position manages an annual operating budget of about $700,000 and an outstanding team of five full-time staff and 7-12 part-time staff, supported by over 100 volunteers.

Job Responsibilities