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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Sep 22, 2025

By ARLnow.com

Good Monday 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 — Sep 22, 2025.

📅 Upcoming events

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

⛈️ Tuesday’s forecast

Showers are possible between 4pm and 5pm, followed by a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Expect increasing clouds and a high near 85 with south winds at 6-8 mph. Precipitation chance is 30%. For Tuesday night, showers and thunderstorms may occur before 11pm, with a slight chance of showers from 11pm to 2am. The night will be mostly cloudy, with a low of around 66 and southwest winds becoming calm in the evening. The chance of precipitation remains at 30%. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Creativity is the greatest rebellion in existence.”
– Osho

🌅 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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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Sep 19, 2025

By ARLnow.com

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 — Sep 19, 2025.

Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.

  1. UPDATED: Body found in wooded area near Columbia Pike (62091 views)
  2. Arlington’s oldest elementary school celebrates its 100th birthday this Friday (10678 views)
  3. Caps hosting charity ‘garage sale’ at Ballston’s Iceplex this weekend (9802 views)
  4. Chalk messages at Arlington home of top White House official strike a nerve with GOP heavyweights (8825 views)
  5. County Board approves one redevelopment in Clarendon, defers another near Rosslyn (6378 views)
  6. Former Vice President Mike Pence joins faculty at GMU (6180 views)
  7. ‘Simply Banh Mi’ flourishes in Ballston after unexpected relocation (5375 views)
  8. County Board considers ban on gas-powered leaf blowers in Arlington (5098 views)
  9. Increased police presence coming to local high school after ‘non-credible’ bomb threat (5057 views)
  10. Clarendon Day returns this month with over 150 vendors and booths (3943 views)
  11. Two more suspects accused of arson after apartment fire near Columbia Pike (3903 views)
  12. Terminal 1 rebuild at Reagan National looks to clear key hurdle in 2026 (3324 views)

📅 Upcoming events

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

Here are the events planned for Sunday:

🌤️ Saturday’s forecast

Expect mostly sunny skies with a high temperature close to 78 and a northeast breeze of 8 mph. As the night progresses, clouds will increase, lowering the temperature to approximately 63 with an eastern wind blowing at about 7 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.”
– Henry David Thoreau

🌅 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. 👋

Podcast: Leaf blower controversy and dessert talk with Acme Pie

By ARLnow.com
ARLnow podcast (September 19, 2025) screenshot

The weekend is here and so is a new episode of the ARLnow podcast.

In the latest episode, Vernon, Dan and Lene — and a special guest, Sol Schott from Acme Pie on Columbia Pike — discuss a few notable local news stories in Arlington from the past week, including:

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‘Pink Saffron’ Indian restaurant to replace Bun’d Up in Pentagon City

By Katie Taranto
Bun'd Up in Pentagon City (staff photo by Katie Taranto)

Bun’d Up is closing next month at the Westpost shopping center, making way for a new Indian restaurant led by longtime chefs.

The last day for the Taiwanese restaurant and its speakeasy, Noonchi, is Sunday, Oct. 19, owner Scott Chung told ARLnow. The space at 1201 S. Joyce Street will make way for Pink Saffron, an eatery promising Awadhi cuisine and Indian street food.

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Country-themed bar ‘BOE’ opens this weekend in Clarendon with mechanical bull

By Katie Taranto
BOE's mechanical bull (courtesy of @slumpedfilms)

A country-themed bar with a mechanical bull opens tonight (Friday) in Clarendon, aiming to bring a piece of Nashville to the neighborhood.

With antique fixtures, crocodile leather accents and country-inspired bar fare, BOE debuts this weekend in part of Coco B’s former space at 2854 Wilson Blvd. The new honky-tonk is named after Bodacious, a storied bucking bull, and will soon introduce mechanical bull riding contests, according to its website.

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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Sep 18, 2025

By ARLnow.com

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 — Sep 18, 2025.

📅 Upcoming events

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

☀️ Friday’s forecast

Expect sunny conditions and a high of 87 degrees accompanied by a light northwest wind at around 5 mph. Moving into Friday night, skies will turn partly cloudy with a low of 64 degrees. A calm wind will shift to the northeast at 5 to 7 mph after midnight. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.”
– Robert Frost

🌅 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! 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.

Local decorators offer premium pumpkin decor for upwards of $1,000

By Katie Taranto
A design by The Porch Parade (courtesy of Andrea Samuelson)

For as much as $1,450, a new local business specializing in “premium pumpkin delivery” is offering decorating jobs to porches in Arlington this season.

The Porch Parade aims to bring “effortless, discreet, and exclusive pumpkin displays” to D.C.-area porches. Andrea Samuelson, a former federal worker, co-founded the business with friend Anusha Seneviratne after their jobs were cut earlier this year.

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‘Simply Banh Mi’ flourishes in Ballston after unexpected relocation

By Katie Taranto
Simply Banh Mi's new Ballston location (staff photo by Katie Taranto)

A family-owned banh mi shop is flourishing during its first year in Ballston, months after its original location unexpectedly shuttered in D.C.

John Tran opened Simply Banh Mi in January at 801 N. Quincy Street as an expansion of his now-closed Georgetown restaurant. The business owner hoped to pass the D.C. store to new ownership earlier this year, but told ARLnow those plans fell through for reasons related to the health of a family member.

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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Sep 17, 2025

By ARLnow.com

Good Wednesday 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 — Sep 17, 2025.

📅 Upcoming events

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

☀️ Thursday’s forecast

Expect a mostly cloudy day to eventually clear up and become sunny, with temperatures reaching a high near 82°F and a mild north wind at about 5 mph. As for Thursday night, the skies will be mostly clear, with temperatures dropping to a low around 62°F. A gentle west wind of around 5 mph will begin after midnight. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Nothing happens unless first a dream.”
– Carl Sandburg

🌅 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! 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.

ARLnow Daily Debrief for Sep 16, 2025

By ARLnow.com

Good Tuesday 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 — Sep 16, 2025.

📅 Upcoming events

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

⛈️ Wednesday’s forecast

Showers and potential thunderstorms are likely throughout the day, with temperatures reaching a high near 70°F and north winds of 11 mph, gusting up to 20 mph. There is a 60% chance of precipitation, and new rainfall amounts may vary between a tenth and a quarter of an inch, potentially higher during thunderstorms. The chance of showers decreases to 30% before 2am on Wednesday night, with a cloudy low of 63°F and north winds of 6-8 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all.”
– St. Augustine

🌅 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! 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.

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