Arlington apartment rents declined year-over-year in August but are up 3.5% since the start of 2026, according to new data.
The median rental price for an apartment countywide was $2,460 for one-bedroom units, $2,973 for two bedrooms and $2,612 overall, according to figures reported Aug. 26 by Apartment List.
Total employment in Arlington decreased by 4.5% during the first year of the second Trump administration, tying with D.C. for the biggest drop nationwide.
The decline was part of a downward trend across the inner D.C. region in figures reported Aug. 28 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Peeping Suspect Arrested — Police arrested a 37-year-old Arlington man on a peeping charge Sunday afternoon after a woman in the 2500 block of Washington Boulevard reported someone peering into her home. Officers located a matching suspect nearby and took him into custody without incident. [ACPD, Fox 5]
Grace Hopper Center Opens — Arlington’s new Grace Hopper Center welcomed students for the first day of school, offering career and technical education programs with hands-on work in STEM and AI fields. [NBC 4]
Trump Marking 9/11 at Pentagon — President Donald Trump will mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks at the Pentagon. Asked why he wasn’t attending the New York ceremony, Trump said, “Because I’m going to the Pentagon.” Vice President JD Vance will attend in New York. [Associated Press]
Payday for Local NatSec Firm — The founders of Arlington-based Fairfax National Security Solutions could see a major windfall as Dallas-based AIAI Holdings folds the defense consulting firm into its publicly traded umbrella. Chairman John Rochon declined to detail the payout, joking, “I just tell them, please don’t buy a Bugatti.” [WBJ]
Post Office Boosts Security — The Clarendon post office has installed an automated entry system, allowing customers to once again enter the lobby after hours by scanning a QR code. The post office previously ended overnight access, citing issues with individuals relieving themselves and vandalizing the lobby.
Sheriff or Police Department? — Columnist Bill Fogarty traces the split between the Arlington County Police Department and the Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Howard Fields asked the County Board in 1940 for “a change in the police set-up,” and a separate police department formed that February with nine officers. [Falls Church News-Press]
Girl Dinner Hits Restaurants — Arlington Magazine rounds up local “girl dinner” menus of grazing plates and cocktails. Brass Rabbit in Clarendon sells about two dozen orders a day of its $14 Caesar salad and fries in an oversized martini glass. Westover Taco and Crystal City’s Beauty Champagne and Sugar Boutique also made the list. [Arlington Magazine]
Metro Escalator Speed Explained — Washingtonian looked into a Reddit debate over whether Metro’s escalators are unusually slow. Metro says they run at the national safety-code standard of 100 feet per minute, matching Philadelphia and San Francisco. A private inspector said that’s at the top of the typical range. [Washingtonian]
Confederate Statues Come Down — Crews removed the last three Confederate monuments from Capitol Square in Richmond on Friday. Former state Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria), who sponsored the removal bill, rejected the argument that it erases history. “It’s just about who we choose to put on the front page,” he said. [Washington Post]
Labor Day Lane Closures Lift — VDOT will suspend most highway work zones and lift lane closures on interstates and other major roads statewide from noon Friday, Sept. 4, until noon Tuesday, Sept. 8. Some semi-permanent work zones will remain in place. [Press Release]
It’s Tuesday — Mostly sunny today with a high near 96 and heat index values as high as 100. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms arrives late in the afternoon, with a 30% chance overnight and a low around 77. Winds will be light out of the west. [NWS]
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A significant fire in the basement of a large home in Green Valley left five residents searching for a place to stay.
The fire was reported just after 11 p.m. last Thursday, Aug. 27, on the 3100 block of 17th Street N., near the intersection with S. Glebe Road.
A town hall on Arlington voters’ rights and responsibilities in the upcoming election is taking place next month.
A “voter safety community town hall,” hosted by Arlington’s Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office and Office of Voter Registration and Elections, will happen on Tuesday, Sept. 22 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington (4444 Arlington Blvd).
Visits to distribution sites at the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) have continued to grow, driving pleas for more county support.
During the safety-net organization’s 2026 fiscal year, visits to AFAC food-distribution sites were up 3.3%, to more than 206,000 from nearly 8,400 families.
First Day of School — Arlington Public Schools students head back to class today. Changes this year include an iPad pilot program at six elementary schools, the new Grace Hopper Center at the Career Center and Arlington Community High School’s move into Amazon’s HQ2 campus.
DCA Couldn’t Hear Marine One — “Reagan National DCA air traffic control could not hear Marine One… and had to rely on other helicopters… to relay communications” as President Donald Trump flew to Andrews Thursday, photographer Andrew Leyden said. It came the same day an NTSB report detailed radio failures before an Aug. 4 close call. [Andrew Leyden/X]
Flag Honors Fallen Officer — “Members of ACPD & ACFD stood together in remembrance as Rear Admiral David Walt… presented the family of our fallen brother, Corporal Barry Foust, with a flag ceremoniously flown aboard the USS Arlington in his honor.” Foust died in May of 9/11-related cancer. [ACPD/X]
Arlington Tech Firms Ranked — Three Arlington companies made WBJ’s list of the region’s 40 top-performing small technology companies. C3 Integrated Solutions, on Wilson Blvd, ranked fifth with $56.89 million in 2025 revenue, followed by Enterprise Knowledge at No. 18 and Thorben Consulting at No. 33. [WBJ]
Nearby Measles Exposure — “The Virginia Department of Health was notified about a confirmed measles case involving an out-of-state resident who traveled through Northern Virginia.” Potential exposure sites are four businesses along Sunrise Valley Drive in Reston on Aug. 16. [ALXnow]
Beyer Blasts Hains Point Chopping — “Trump has wrecked many iconic D.C. sites, and now he’s taking an axe to trees in East Potomac Park, including historic cherry trees,” Rep. Don Beyer said. More than 60 trees have come down ahead of a golf course overhaul the Interior Department calls routine maintenance. [Rep. Don Beyer/X, Washington Post, NBC 4]
I-95 Express Lanes Study — VDOT is studying making the I-95 express lanes two-way at all times, instead of inbound in the morning and outbound in the afternoon. Operator Transurban said the change would increase capacity by approximately 140%. The project is likely years away. [NBC 4]
Immigration Fears in Schools — “You come on Monday and, like, someone’s gone and everybody doesn’t know where they are,” a teen told the News4 I-Team, which found declines in multilingual student enrollment and a rise in absenteeism at districts across the D.C. area. [NBC 4]
Amendment Court Fight Promised — “If the amendment passes, we would seek to be in court as soon as possible to ask the court to overturn the result,” said Josh Hetzler, a lawyer challenging the ballot language for Virginia’s reproductive rights amendment. [Virginia Mercury]
Lightning Seen From Arlington — “Not a drop of rain fell in DC Thursday evening, but a line of slow-moving thunderstorms just north of the city put on a spectacular light show.” Photographer Kevin Ambrose captured dozens of flashes from the Marine Corps War Memorial. Another storm rolled through the county Sunday night. [Capital Weather]
It’s Monday — Expect mostly sunny skies today with a high near 92 and light northwest winds of 1–5 mph. Overnight will be partly cloudy with a low around 76. [NWS]
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A new National Park Service report backs President Donald Trump’s proposed arch, despite what it says are adverse effects to the sightline between a host of iconic landmarks in Washington, including the Washington Monument and Lincoln and Jefferson memorials.
The report released Friday says the 250-foot-tall (76-meter) memorial arch is likely to disrupt the historical significance of dozens of sites near its planned location adjacent to Memorial Bridge.
A man who pleaded guilty to a shooting at a Ballston apartment building in 2025 was arrested late last month in a D.C. homicide.
Malachi Rawlings, 23, faces a charge of second-degree murder in the shooting death of a woman in Southeast D.C. earlier this year, the Metropolitan Police Department announced on Aug. 2.
All 11 candidates running for local office in Arlington have agreed to appear at the Arlington County Civic Federation’s annual candidate forum.
The event will be held on Tuesday, Sep. 8 at 7 p.m. in the Hazel Conference Center at VHC Health (Virginia Hospital Center). It will also be livestreamed and archived for later viewing.
A man who says he was badly injured during an immigration arrest on Columbia Pike is demanding a criminal investigation.
Protesters gathered outside the Arlington County Justice Center this morning (Friday) in support of Jose Mejia Hernandez, who says he suffered a brain bleed and other injuries after Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers reportedly chased him and shot him with a Taser earlier this month.
Removing overly burdensome business regulations was one theme of a recent gathering of Northern Virginia leaders.
“We need to not get in the way,” County Board Chair Matt de Ferranti said at the 11th annual Northern Virginia Regional Elected Leaders Summit.
