A Chinese fast-casual restaurant featuring hand-ripped noodles and a unique blend of flavors is preparing to open in Clarendon next week.
Xi’an Famous Foods is aiming to host its grand opening on Saturday, Aug. 15 in The Crossing Clarendon (2800 Clarendon Blvd).
Good Monday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
The following articles were published earlier today — Aug 3, 2026.
Here is what’s going on Tuesday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
Partly sunny with a high of 86°F. Expect northeast winds at 5 to 7 mph. Tuesday night, there’s a 30% chance of showers mainly after 5 a.m., with mostly cloudy skies and a low of 71°F. East winds around 5 mph will become calm in the evening. See more from Weather.gov.
“Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.”
– Og Mandino
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The latest location of a growing Uyghur restaurant chain has opened in Crystal City.
Dolan Uyghur soft opened at 320 23rd Street S. about two weeks ago, marking the business’s fifth location — including another spot in Falls Church that opened in 2024.
There’s a new algorithm-free way to keep up with Arlington news without opening our homepage or getting our email newsletter.
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Good Friday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
The following articles were published earlier today — Jul 31, 2026.
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
Expect mostly sunny skies with a high of around 91°F. The wind will be light from the south, increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning, with possible gusts up to 20 mph. Saturday night will be mostly cloudy, with temperatures dipping to about 74°F and a southeast wind around 10 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
– Wayne Gretzky
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A Nashville-style fried chicken and smash burger chain is almost ready to open its latest location on N. Glebe Road.
Nash & Smashed, a rapidly growing D.C.-area chain, has had signage up at the Buckingham Center since this time last year. It’s now set to hold a soft opening in about two weeks, with a grand opening to come later on, chief operating officer Lamaan Malik told ARLnow.
Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse’s schedule for the next five months includes a stand-up comedian who has sold out Madison Square Garden.
The movie theatre and comedy club on Columbia Pike has nationally-touring comic Chris Distefano scheduled for four mid-December shows, marking his return to a venue he played early in his career.
Good Thursday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
The following articles were published earlier today — Jul 30, 2026.
Here is what’s going on Friday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
Expect sunny skies with temperatures reaching a high of 90°F, accompanied by a gentle northwest wind at 3 to 5 mph. On Friday night, the weather will be partly cloudy with temperatures dropping to around 70°F and light, variable winds. See more from Weather.gov.
“We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.”
– Franklin D. Roosevelt
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A man and his goats set up camp in Arlington last night, nearing the end of a long and somewhat peculiar sojourn across much of the country.
By foot and by hoof, a man known as Jacob Holiday and his livestock have been traveling this way for a long time. Holiday told Midwest Media in November that they’d been on the road for years, traveling from Minnesota to spread a message of peace and love.
To build a social media following in Arlington, focus on community.
That’s one lesson that local influencers shared with ARLnow, discussing how they and other Arlington residents have cultivated Instagram and TikTok accounts with well over 50,000 followers.
A brewpub concept from a Sterling brewing company is pursuing a partnership with a Mexican restaurant in Ballston.
Solace Outpost has applied for a license to sell alcohol at 4201 Wilson Blvd, at the site of El Rey taqueria and margarita bar. Solace Brewing Company co-founder Jon Humerick told ARLnow that Solace is “finalizing terms” on an agreement with El Rey’s current owners, potentially involving co-ownership.
Good Wednesday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
The following articles were published earlier today — Jul 29, 2026.
Here is what’s going on Thursday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
Expect mostly sunny skies with a high near 86°F and a northwest wind at 11 mph, gusting up to 21 mph. Thursday night will be partly cloudy with a low around 69°F and a lighter northwest wind between 3 and 7 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”
– Abraham Lincoln
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