A two-year-old lab named Jazzy, who loves snuggling on the couch and sharing loving glances with her owners, is available for adoption at Lucky Dog Animal Rescue.

She’s a small lab mix — around 35 pounds — and is absolutely as adorable as she is friendly.


A different kind of exercise is coming to the site of a longtime martial arts studio in Clarendon.

Club Pilates plans to open in late July at 3000 Washington Blvd, joining the neighborhood’s growing landscape of gyms and wellness industry businesses. It replaces Urban Kempo, a martial arts studio that closed last year after a decade in business.


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 — Apr 24, 2025.

📅 Upcoming events

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

🌧️ Friday’s forecast

Expect mostly cloudy skies with a high near 79 and calm winds shifting to the south at 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Friday night, there’s a 70% chance of showers, mainly after 8pm, with temperatures dropping to around 64. Winds will be from the southeast at 8 mph, and new precipitation amounts may be less than a tenth of an inch. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.”
– Benjamin Franklin

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

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Thanks for reading! Feel free to discuss the day’s happenings in the comments.


Boutique dental chain Tend cut the ribbon on its new Pentagon City office yesterday (Wednesday).

Appointments are now available at the new dental studio at 1421 S. Hayes Street, which promises a “kind, judgement-free team” that provides care in a soothing atmosphere.


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 — Apr 23, 2025.

📅 Upcoming events

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

☀️ Thursday’s forecast

The weather will be sunny, reaching a high near 79 as calm winds shift southward at 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. By Thursday night, expect partly cloudy skies and a low of about 55, with southeast winds at 5 to 7 mph calming down after midnight. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
– Henry David Thoreau

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

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Thanks for reading! Feel free to discuss the day’s happenings in the comments.


Clarendon’s Verizon store is preparing to relocate this summer as a new facial studio hopes to open there this fall.

The Verizon at 2930 Clarendon Blvd is moving less than a block away to Le Pain Quotidien’s former space at 2900 Clarendon Blvd. Meanwhile, skin care studio franchise Glowbar intends to open at Verizon’s current address later this year.


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 — Apr 22, 2025.

📅 Upcoming events

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

☀️ Wednesday’s forecast

Expect a mostly sunny day with temperatures reaching around 76 degrees, accompanied by a northeast wind of 5 to 7 mph, shifting to the east in the afternoon. The night will be mostly clear, with lows near 55 degrees and a southeast wind of about 5 mph, calming down later in the evening. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.”
– Thomas Jefferson

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

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Thanks for reading! Feel free to discuss the day’s happenings in the comments.


A new cafe in a historic Falls Church building is expected to open in two weeks.

Little Falls Cafe, a project by the founders of Pupatella, has set an early May opening date in a renovated building at 106 Little Falls Street, co-owner Anastasiya Algarme told ARLnow. It plans to offer European fare with a colorful, vintage interior full of thrifted decorations.


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 — Apr 21, 2025.

📅 Upcoming events

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

🌤️ Tuesday’s forecast

Expect a partly sunny day with temperatures reaching around 78 degrees, accompanied by a northwest wind blowing at 6 to 9 mph. As for Tuesday night, the skies will be mostly cloudy and the temperature will drop to approximately 56 degrees, while a gentle north wind of 3 to 5 mph persists. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.”
– Chinese Proverb

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

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Thanks for reading! Feel free to discuss the day’s happenings in the comments.


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 — Apr 18, 2025.

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

  1. New 7-screen movie theater with dining service to open next month in Falls Church (13493 views)
  2. Obituary: Dabney Miller Wharton (1948-2025) (12127 views)
  3. Lost Dog Cafe considers closing amid Columbia Pike construction and tough times ahead (10804 views)
  4. These Arlington and Falls Church restaurants are 2025 RAMMY Award finalists (10568 views)
  5. Police: Teen girl threw food at officer at Pentagon City Metro station (8644 views)
  6. Assault of police officer in Pentagon City leads to multiple foot chases, five arrests (7098 views)
  7. Gov. Youngkin maintains support for federal cuts and tariffs despite ‘near term’ pain in Virginia (6877 views)
  8. With Missing Middle up in the air, developers turn to single-family homes (6359 views)
  9. Northern Va. ‘trophy’ offices will likely stay valuable in turbulent times, analysis finds (5852 views)
  10. ACPD: Arlington man threw rock at fire truck (5545 views)
  11. Grazie Grazie opens new sandwich shop tomorrow in Ballston (5034 views)
  12. Arlington apartments are small and getting smaller, new report finds (3403 views)
  13. New Metro policy on banning riders for crimes has Northern Va. leaders’ support (3144 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

Partly sunny skies are expected, as temperatures reach around 85°F and winds blow steadily from the southwest at 14 mph, occasionally gusting up to 24 mph. Tonight, clouds will dominant the sky, with the low temperature settling at approximately 64°F. The southwest wind, initially blowing at 7-10 mph, will shift to the northwest after midnight, potentially gusting up to 18 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“The greatest wealth is to live content with little.”
– Plato

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

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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. 👋


A full slate of new businesses have opened in recent weeks and months at the West Falls development in Falls Church.

A daycare, dance studio, Chase Bank and Mason’s Famous Lobster Rolls are just some of the project’s newest retailers — and even more restaurants, including an ice cream parlor and a ramen bar, are on their way this spring and summer.


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