Author: ARLnow.com

Local Eclipse Events Today — “Although Arlington won’t be in the path of totality running from Texas to Maine, we’ll be getting 87% coverage around 3:20 p.m. on Monday, April 8. The National Weather Service currently predicts partly cloudy skies… The Rosslyn Business Improvement District is hosting a free viewing event at Gateway Park from 2-4 p.m. The event, a collaboration with the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club, will include music and lawn games at 1300 Langston Blvd.” [ARLnow, Event, Event]

Reminder: Eclipse Eyewear Required — “Always inspect your eclipse glasses or handheld viewer before use; if torn, scratched, or otherwise damaged, discard the device. Always supervise children using solar viewers. Do NOT look at the Sun through a camera lens, telescope, binoculars, or any other optical device while wearing eclipse glasses or using a handheld solar viewer — the concentrated solar rays will burn through the filter and cause serious eye injury.” [NASA]

Libraries Are Busy Again — “The library director took something of a victory lap for her department and staff at an April 2 budget work session with County Board members. ‘We just feel like we’ve come roaring back,’ Diane Kresh said, pointing to the current 90,000 active library users representing ‘our highest, certainly in my tenure of 18 years.’ That’s a far cry from just a few years ago, when essentially half the library system’s public-facing staff departed, and 20,000 active users vanished.” [Gazette Leader]

Arlington’s Environmental Efforts — “Earth Day returns April 22. As per usual, 24 hours can only hint at the County’s year-round commitment to bettering our ecosystem and the quality of life for all creatures. Here are just a few Arlington milestones since last Earth Day…” [Arlington County]

Eclipse Viewing for APS Students — “All students in Arlington Public Schools will receive protective solar-viewing glasses for the partial solar eclipse that will take place Monday afternoon, according to an update that Superintendent Dr. Francisco Durán sent APS families on Wednesday.” [Patch]

Teen Arrested for ‘Street Takeover’ — “Several people have been identified and charged in connection to a ‘street takeover’ in Springfield on Sunday (March 31). The Fairfax County Police Department announced today (Wednesday) that detectives arrested and charged an 18-year-old man from Woodbridge and a 17-year-old Arlington [boy] who allegedly took part in a rowdy ‘mob’ in a parking lot in the 6600 block of Electronic Drive around 3 a.m.” [FFXnow]