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New restaurant and bar ‘Rooftop Recess’ debuts today in Courthouse

By Katie Taranto
Street view of 2424 Wilson Blvd (staff photo by Katie Taranto)

Courthouse’s newest rooftop restaurant and bar is opening today (Thursday).

Rooftop Recess is soft opening at 4 p.m. at 2424 Wilson Blvd, where Arlington Rooftop Bar & Grill closed in 2023. The three-level restaurant offers contemporary American food, brunch and cocktails, with a relaxed atmosphere and garden-inspired interior.

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ARLnow Daily Debrief for May 7, 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 — May 7, 2025.

📅 Upcoming events

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

⛈️ Thursday’s forecast

Expect showers after 2pm, partly sunny skies, and a high near 78 with calm winds turning southeast at 5 mph; there’s a 50% chance of precipitation. Thursday night brings likely showers and a potential thunderstorm before 2am, followed by a chance of showers and storms later, mostly cloudy skies, a low around 58, and a northeast wind at 3-6 mph. Precipitation probability is 70%, with new rainfall amounts between a quarter and half an inch possible. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
– 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.

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Falls Church nightlife spot becomes Caribbean restaurant under new owner

By Katie Taranto
Ricky Bartlette behind the bar at Lesly's (staff photo by Katie Taranto)

A fixer-upper nightlife spot in Falls Church has transformed into a new Caribbean restaurant and bar under new ownership.

Ricky Bartlette took Lesly’s Restaurant Bar and Grill under his wing in January, hoping to improve its reputation. Since then, the entrepreneur, who also owns a Baltimore-based security firm, has renovated and added a Caribbean menu.

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ARLnow Daily Debrief for May 6, 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 — May 6, 2025.

📅 Upcoming events

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

☀️ Wednesday’s forecast

Expect mostly sunny skies and a high temperature near 76 degrees, accompanied by a northwest wind at 6 to 9 mph. Moving into Wednesday night, the skies will turn partly cloudy and the temperature will drop to around 59 degrees, with calm winds. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”
– Confucius

🌅 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.

‘Wonder’ celebrity chef food hall announces new Rosslyn location

By Katie Taranto
The former Foxtrot at 1771 N. Pierce Street in April 2024 (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

A celebrity chef-partnered food hall and delivery service plans to open in Rosslyn as part of a new D.C.-area expansion.

Wonder, which aims to make “great food more accessible” by hosting various celebrity chef-founded restaurants, recently applied for a permit to renovate “an existing restaurant” at 1771 N. Pierce Street. This is the same address as the former Rosslyn Foxtrot.

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CVS relocates on Columbia Pike amid redevelopment plans

By Katie Taranto
The former CVS spot on Columbia Pike is now vacant (staff photo by Katie Taranto)

A decades-old CVS Pharmacy has completed its relocation on Columbia Pike, shuttering its former location amid new redevelopment plans.

Workers could be seen removing supplies from the former store at the Fillmore Gardens Shopping Center on Friday. Its replacement, located about half a mile away on the ground floor of Westmont Apartments at 3301 Columbia Pike, opened in late March.

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ARLnow Daily Debrief for May 5, 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 — May 5, 2025.

📅 Upcoming events

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

⛈️ Tuesday’s forecast

Showers are expected before 11am, with potential thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, followed by more likely showers and possible thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog will clear by 9am as the skies gradually clear up, with temperatures peaking at 75°F. Light south winds will pick up to 5 to 10 mph in the morning, with a 60% chance of precipitation, and rainfall amounting to less than a tenth of an inch (higher in thunderstorms). Tuesday night, showers and thunderstorms are likely before 11pm, with increasing clouds and lows around 57°F. West wind around 5 mph will diminish by evening, with a 60% chance of similar precipitation amounts as earlier. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.”
– Beverly Sills

🌅 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.

Scolapasta shifts opening plans from near Ballston Metro to Ballston Quarter

By Katie Taranto
Scolapasta's planned new kiosk at Ballston Quarter (staff photo by Katie Taranto)

Scolapasta has shifted gears in Ballston.

The fast-casual Italian restaurant has abandoned its plans to open this summer at 4219 Fairfax Drive, across the street from the Ballston Metro. Instead, owner Burak Temel told ARLnow that he intends to open a kiosk in the food court at Ballston Quarter.

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ARLnow Daily Debrief for May 2, 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 — May 2, 2025.

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

  1. JUST IN: Schools secured as ACPD investigates shots fired call near Ballston (19154 views)
  2. NEW: Driver rescued from overturned vehicle after crash on Langston Blvd (12424 views)
  3. UPDATED: Firefighters battle duplex blaze in Green Valley (8119 views)
  4. ACPD contact with ICE jumps as County Board considers further policy changes (7560 views)
  5. At least 19 Arlington bus stops are getting the ax this summer (7420 views)
  6. Van Leeuwen eyeing Ballston space, set to replace Nicecream in Clarendon (6002 views)
  7. Sprouts confirms plans for new Arlington grocery store in 2026 (5730 views)
  8. One arrested after report of shot fired outside of Wakefield HS on Saturday (5354 views)
  9. Rent still rising in Arlington, new data shows (5326 views)
  10. Taylor Swift tribute band ‘The Fearless Eras’ performing in Clarendon this weekend (4552 views)
  11. Army plans for a potential parade from Arlington to D.C. call for 6,600 soldiers (3966 views)
  12. Arlington professor challenges legality of Trump’s tariffs in lawsuit (3153 views)
  13. One arrested, one sought after purse theft and beating (2448 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

Isolated showers are expected before 2pm, followed by scattered showers and thunderstorms from 2pm to 5pm, with a high near 87 and south winds at 9-14 mph, gusting up to 24 mph. Showers and potential thunderstorms will continue after 5pm. The chance of precipitation is 80%, with new rainfall amounts under a tenth of an inch, but potentially higher in thunderstorms. For Saturday night, expect showers and possible thunderstorms before 2am, followed by scattered showers, a low around 66, and south winds around 8 mph. There’s an 80% chance of precipitation, with new rainfall amounts between a quarter and half an inch possible. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”
– Dalai Lama

🌅 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. 👋

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