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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Jun 30, 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 — Jun 30, 2025.

📅 Upcoming events

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

⛈️ Tuesday’s forecast

Expect showers and thunderstorms throughout the day, with a high near 91 and southwest winds around 9mph. Precipitation chances are 80%, with potential rainfall between a quarter and half an inch. For tonight, anticipate showers and thunderstorms until 2am, followed by a chance of showers, a low of 71, and southwest winds between 3-6mph. Precipitation likelihood is 60%, with similar rainfall amounts as earlier. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.”
– Bob Marley

🌅 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.

Five Guys returns to company’s very first location on Columbia Pike

By Katie Taranto
A Five Guys employee welcomes a line of customers into the chain's new Columbia Pike location (staff photo by Katie Taranto)

Five Guys has made a triumphant return to the Columbia Pike location where the hamburger franchise got its start 39 years ago.

About a dozen customers lined up outside Westmont Apartments to be the first ones inside the burger joint, which opened for business at 11 a.m. today (Monday). It’s on the same spot where Five Guys opened its very first location in a former strip mall in 1986.

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Veterinarian and hair removal studio coming to Falls Church apartment building

By Katie Taranto
Livewell Animal Hospital signs at Modera Falls Church (staff photo by Katie Taranto)

Two new retail tenants have signed leases to join the ground floor of an apartment building in Falls Church.

Livewell Animal Hospital and laser hair removal studio SEV Laser are the newest additions to Modera Falls Church at 1033 W. Broad Street. The apartment began welcoming residential tenants in April and expects to open a cafe and Thai restaurant later this year.

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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Jun 27, 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 — Jun 27, 2025.

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

  1. BREAKING: Harris Teeter closing two stores in Arlington (85024 views)
  2. Amazon gets extended deadline to build next phase of HQ2 (16193 views)
  3. Woman wanted in Arlington GoFundMe fraud case is arrested, accused of stealing $26K (13534 views)
  4. Warning signs accelerate as local homes market is hit by uncertainty (12485 views)
  5. BREAKING: Appeals Court puts Missing Middle back on the books in Arlington (12226 views)
  6. ICE arrests driver who killed California tourist near Arlington (11515 views)
  7. Dim sum restaurant ‘1983 Chinese Cuisine’ to open in Pentagon City (9043 views)
  8. JUST IN: Man extradited from Spain for 2023 shooting in Clarendon (7165 views)
  9. Departing pastor lauded as a ‘lifeline’ for congregation and local community (5511 views)
  10. Four sentenced for kidnapping 83-year-old Arlington veteran in theft scheme (4631 views)
  11. New ‘Foodie Trek’ program offers prizes for visiting restaurants in F.C. and Arlington (4562 views)
  12. Acclaimed Nepalese restaurant in Ballston introduces new ‘Yakky Hour’ (4233 views)
  13. UPDATED: Severe Thunderstorm Watch, Flood Watch issued for Arlington and D.C. area (4042 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

Patchy fog will clear by 9am, making way for a mostly sunny day with a high of 92 and heat index reaching 102. Light south winds at 5-7 mph are expected in the afternoon. For Saturday night, there’s a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, with mostly cloudy skies, a low around 73, and calm winds. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.”
– 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! Feel free to discuss the most-read stories of the week, the upcoming weekend events or anything else of local interest in the comments. 👋

Podcast: Rotting banana art and closing grocery stores

By ARLnow.com
ARLnow podcast (June 27, 2025) screenshot

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

In the latest episode, Lene, Dan and Vernon discuss a few notable local news stories in Arlington from the past week, including:

Let us know what you think about the new podcast format in the comments or via email.

Watch below on YouTube, or listen to the podcast via iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Audacy, TuneIn or your favorite listening app.

ARLnow Daily Debrief for Jun 26, 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 — Jun 26, 2025.

📅 Upcoming events

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

⛈️ Friday’s forecast

Showers and thunderstorms are expected mainly after 1pm, accompanied by mostly cloudy skies and a high near 81. An east wind will blow around 8 mph, with a 40% chance of precipitation. For Friday night, showers and thunderstorms are more likely before 8pm, with lows around 71 and an east wind of 3 to 7 mph. The chance of precipitation increases to 60%, and new rainfall amounts could range between a tenth and a quarter of an inch, potentially higher in thunderstorms. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

🌅 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.

Acclaimed Nepalese restaurant in Ballston introduces new ‘Yakky Hour’

By Katie Taranto
Nepali set meal with goat from Himalayan Wild Yak (staff photo by Katie Taranto)

A well-loved Nepalese restaurant with Northern Virginia roots is continuing to succeed at its second location in Ballston, serving up a unique delicacy: yak.

Himalayan Wild Yak opened at 1010 N. Glebe Road in March, joining an Ashburn location that has become a favorite of The Washington Post and Northern Virginia Magazine since opening in late 2021.

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New ‘Foodie Trek’ program offers prizes for visiting restaurants in F.C. and Arlington

By Katie Taranto
The Falls (Flickr pool image courtesy of Jason Gooljar)

A dozen restaurants across Falls Church and Arlington are participating in a new “Foodie Trek” program with prizes this summer.

The Greater Falls Church Foodie Trek started June 1, intending to bring in customers during a slow season for restaurants, co-founder Tricia Barba told ARLnow. People who visit all participating businesses and collect passport “stamps” before Aug. 31 have the chance to win one of three prize baskets.

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Art exhibit featuring rotting banana opens at Ballston retirement community

By Ryan Cole
Resident views new art exhibit (courtesy of Judith M. Greig)

A new resident-created art exhibit at a Ballston senior living community is trying to test the limits of what art really is.

Titled “Art of the Absurd: But is it Art?”, the exhibition at The Jefferson (900 N. Taylor Street) was inspired by a banana taped to a wall that sold for $6.2 million at a contemporary art auction in November.

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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Jun 25, 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 — Jun 25, 2025.

📅 Upcoming events

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

⛈️ Thursday’s forecast

Expect showers and thunderstorms mainly after 5pm with mostly sunny conditions, a high near 96, and heat index values up to 106. Winds will become south around 5 mph in the afternoon, and there’s a 60% chance of precipitation with new rainfall amounts between a quarter and half an inch. Thursday Night, showers and thunderstorms are likely before 8pm, transitioning to showers and possible thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am, followed by a chance of showers after 2am. The night will be mostly cloudy with a low around 72, east winds around 5 mph, and a 60% chance of precipitation with similar rainfall amounts expected. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
– Nelson Mandela

🌅 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.

New program will send free meals to D.C.-area first responders

By Ryan Cole
Muscle Cell Health founder Fernando Arceo graduates from Training Academy. (courtesy of Fernando Arceo)

A D.C.-area meal prep company is launching a new initiative to feed first responders going through financial hardship.

Beginning on the Fourth of July, Muscle Cell Health’s “Operation Fuel The Force” will deliver one free meal per day to first responders, including military members.

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