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 — May 17, 2024.
- 9:45 am: NEW: Shed fire prompts middle school evacuation | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:45 am: ‘Grace Hopper Center’ to be Career Center’s new name as project breaks ground | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Coming to Pentagon City mall food court: soup dumplings and the return of Popeyes | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:55 pm: Pair of busy Arlington intersections could be getting safety upgrades | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- DEVELOPING: Bear spotted in North Arlington neighborhoods (118012 views)
- Local road named ‘most coveted address’ in Virginia (106880 views)
- ACPD: Cyclist struck by suspects who robbed man of jewelry in N. Arlington neighborhood (10822 views)
- Washington Post highlights Arlington eatery on Best New Restaurants list (9124 views)
- ‘The Wendy’ apartment building expected to open this fall on former Wendy’s restaurant site (8355 views)
- Mister Days set to open in Clarendon next month after five-year hiatus (6829 views)
- Temporary pickleball courts proposed as Crystal City development project faces delays (5392 views)
- Columbia Pike development plans fall through at beleaguered Fillmore Gardens Shopping Center (4674 views)
- New bakery and confectionary shop coming to Clarendon (4580 views)
- NEW: Democratic endorsees for Arlington School Board announced (4294 views)
- Arlington high schooler earns prestigious Princeton prize for DEI work at Arlington Tech (4014 views)
- Affordable housing proposal in Aurora Highlands nears milestone, despite objections (3948 views)
- Most and least expensive townhouses sold in Arlington (April 2024) (3471 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 9:00 am: Wag N’ Wash Grand Opening Weekend
- 9:30 am: Arlington Unites
- 11:00 am: Spring Fling, A Village Block Party
- 11:00 am: 98th Annual Lyon Park Spring Fair & Food Truck Festival
- 1:00 pm: Free Tours at Ball-Sellers House
- 2:00 pm: Self-Care Saturday: Meditation
- 👉 7:30 pm: National Chamber Ensemble – Concerto Celebration
- 8:00 pm: Night Hike and Campfire – Nocturnal Wildlife
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 7:00 am: Lookin For A Cure Virginia/DC
- 4:30 pm: Science Meets Judaism: How Long is Forever?
🌦️ Saturday’s forecast
Showers on Saturday. High near 62. East wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Saturday Night, a chance of showers, mainly before 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”
– Aesop
🌅 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. 👋