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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Oct 14, 2026

By ARLnow.com
ARL Now branding with the title 'Daily Debrief for Oct 14, 2026' on a glass-office interior background.

Good Wednesday evening, Arlington. Here’s a look back at today’s most-read stories and a look ahead to tomorrow.

📈 Today’s most-read stories

  1. Federal scorecard lists 11 APS schools as ‘approaching expectations’ or below (5,430 views)
  2. How Rosslyn’s ‘Dead Man’s Hollow’ earned a reputation for tragedy and gruesome crime (2,073 views)
  3. Average sales price of Arlington single-family homes drops 15% year over year (1,976 views)

🕗 More from today

Everything else we published today, Oct 14, 2026.

📣 Announcements

❄️ Be a Snow Hero this winter! Volunteer to be a Snow Buddy
Pumpkin spice season is here, but winter is closer than you think. When winter weather arrives… [Announcement]

Classes start Monday! Nova’s next beginner fencing session kicks off October 12th and 13th.
Train. Compete. Achieve. Repeat. Classes start Monday! Nova’s next beginner fencing session… [Announcement]

📅 Upcoming events

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

⭐ Featured events

Powering the AI Decade: Data Center Policy Forum
Oct 15: AI is driving data center growth faster than the power grid was built to handle, and Northern Virginia, home to the world’s largest concentr [Event]

⚽ Fund Her Game Charity Launch
Oct 15: Join us for the Fund Her Game Charity Launch, supporting girls’ and women’s sports across the DMV through community, connection, and giving. [Event]

🚲 Used Bicycle Drive
Oct 17: Put your old bikes to good use donating to Bikes for the World at Arlington ECARE [Event]

Rally for Marriage Equality
Oct 17: Get-out-the-vote rally for the Marriage Equality constitutional amendment. [Event]

11th Annual Walk to Bust Cancer
Oct 18: Walk with us at Fort Hunt Park to support access to breast cancer screening and care across the DMV. [Event]

Big, Bold, Rich Red Wine Super Tasting at Arrowine
Oct 18: Big, Bold, Rich Red Wine, Cheese and Charcuterie Tasting! [Event]

🏃 Run, Recline + Recreate with Liberty
Oct 24: 5K fun run + outdoor yoga beside Reclining Liberty, with a live DJ, coffee, vendors & art making. Register for a shirt by Zaq Landsberg! [Event]

🎃 Annual Community Trunk-or-Treat at Pentagon MMA
Oct 24: Family friendly Muay Thai & Jiu Jitsu class followed by spooky trunks, candy, and tons of fun! [Event]

Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle
Oct 25: Join CCS for this intimate and optimistic reflection on mortality, which served as Gioachino Rossini’s final plea for paradise. [Event]

Submit events, announcements, or home listings to ARLnow.

🌧️ Weather update

Today: Arlington and Falls Church saw a high of 90° at 3:15 p.m., a low of 64° at 4:05 a.m. and no rain.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 10pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday: Rain showers after 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 64. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

Wednesday’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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How Rosslyn’s ‘Dead Man’s Hollow’ earned a reputation for tragedy and gruesome crime

By Scott McCaffrey
Narrow rocky creek winding through a dense green forest, with branches overhanging the water.
Dead Man's Hollow today (via Arlington Historical Society)

A wooded inlet known as “Dead Man’s Hollow” once carried a reputation for gruesome and bizarre occurrences near present-day Rosslyn.

Local historian Michael Schaffner shared his research on the notorious place, located northwest of what is now Gateway Park, at a recent Arlington Historical Society event. He delved into available records to see if it lived up to its reputation as sometimes being the site of a murder a month or even more frequently.

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Average sales price of Arlington single-family homes drops 15% year over year

By Scott McCaffrey
Real estate for sale sign (photo illustration by ARLnow)

Fewer sales and lower prices resulted in a nearly 16% year-over-year decline in the total value of home transactions across Arlington in September, according to new data.

A total of 175 properties went to closing during the month, down 5% from 184 in September 2025, based on figures reported Oct. 12 by MarketStats by ShowingTime.

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Youth theater troupe to move operations into church near Ballston

By Scott McCaffrey
First Presbyterian Church (file photo)

Encore Stage & Studio is moving its operations to the Ballston area.

The nonprofit theater troupe for young performers has announced plans to move into a new 4,000-square-foot administration and rehearsal space to be co-located with First Presbyterian Church of Arlington.

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Morning Notes for October 14, 2026

By ARLnow.com
Bright modern indoor atrium with floor-to-ceiling glass walls, sunlight casting striped shadows, a long wooden table and teal chairs by a planter strip.
Rays of sun at UPSIDE on Moore in Rosslyn (courtesy George Brazier)

Pill Drop-Off Day Coming — The DEA’s fall National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, Oct. 24, but “Arlington County offers four permanent drug take-back boxes where community members can anonymously dispose of unwanted prescription medications free of charge, year-round.” [Arlington County]

W-L, DJO Wins at CC Meet — Runners from four county high schools squared off Oct. 7 at the annual Arlington County cross-country championships, won by Washington-Liberty on the girls side and Bishop O’Connell on the boys. The meet is “the next biggest meet for us every season,” W-L coach John Bacon said. [RunWashington]

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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Oct 13, 2026

By ARLnow.com
ARL Now daily debrief headline over a university building with trees outside.

Good Tuesday evening, Arlington. Here’s a look back at today’s most-read stories and a look ahead to tomorrow.

📈 Today’s most-read stories

  1. Metro closures affect Rosslyn, Courthouse, Arlington National Cemetery this weekend (4,625 views)
  2. House fire in Ballston displaces residents (3,443 views)
  3. Sidewalk, intersection improvements in Douglas Park and Clarendon set for approval (1,828 views)

🕗 More from today

Everything else we published today, Oct 13, 2026.

📣 Announcements

❄️ Be a Snow Hero this winter! Volunteer to be a Snow Buddy
Pumpkin spice season is here, but winter is closer than you think. When winter weather arrives… [Announcement]

Classes start Monday! Nova’s next beginner fencing session kicks off October 12th and 13th.
Train. Compete. Achieve. Repeat. Classes start Monday! Nova’s next beginner fencing session… [Announcement]

📅 Upcoming events

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

⭐ Featured events

Powering the AI Decade: Data Center Policy Forum
Oct 15: AI is driving data center growth faster than the power grid was built to handle, and Northern Virginia, home to the world’s largest concentr [Event]

⚽ Fund Her Game Charity Launch
Oct 15: Join us for the Fund Her Game Charity Launch, supporting girls’ and women’s sports across the DMV through community, connection, and giving. [Event]

🚲 Used Bicycle Drive
Oct 17: Put your old bikes to good use donating to Bikes for the World at Arlington ECARE [Event]

Rally for Marriage Equality
Oct 17: Get-out-the-vote rally for the Marriage Equality constitutional amendment. [Event]

11th Annual Walk to Bust Cancer
Oct 18: Walk with us at Fort Hunt Park to support access to breast cancer screening and care across the DMV. [Event]

Big, Bold, Rich Red Wine Super Tasting at Arrowine
Oct 18: Big, Bold, Rich Red Wine, Cheese and Charcuterie Tasting! [Event]

🏃 Run, Recline + Recreate with Liberty
Oct 24: 5K fun run + outdoor yoga beside Reclining Liberty, with a live DJ, coffee, vendors & art making. Register for a shirt by Zaq Landsberg! [Event]

🎃 Annual Community Trunk-or-Treat at Pentagon MMA
Oct 24: Family friendly Muay Thai & Jiu Jitsu class followed by spooky trunks, candy, and tons of fun! [Event]

Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle
Oct 25: Join CCS for this intimate and optimistic reflection on mortality, which served as Gioachino Rossini’s final plea for paradise. [Event]

Submit events, announcements, or home listings to ARLnow.

🌤️ Weather update

Today: Arlington and Falls Church saw a high of 82° at 3:05 p.m. (11° above normal), a low of 57° at 6:00 a.m., no rain and a peak gust of 22 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

Active weather alerts:

  • Coastal Flood Advisory: Coastal Flood Advisory issued October 13 at 6:37PM EDT until October 14 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

Tuesday’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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NEW: Police investigating threat against preschool in Rosslyn

By ARLnow.com
Arlington County police car (staff photo)

Arlington County police are investigating a threat of violence against a preschool in the Rosslyn area.

The threat was phoned in to The Gardner School at 1717 Clarendon Blvd by an unknown male caller just before 2:45 p.m., according to a police dispatch. It’s unclear whether the threat was potentially credible or a hoax.

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Arlington has uninstalled its Flock cameras, but some private ones may remain

By Dan Egitto
A Flock Safety camera in Ballston in 2024 (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

All Flock cameras on public property in Arlington have been removed, but that doesn’t mean the technology is gone entirely, county staff say.

All county-leased Flock Safety technology had been removed as of last week, in compliance with a County Board vote last month, county spokesperson Ryan Hudson told ARLnow. This included 41 cameras in total: 26 Falcon license plate readers and 15 Condor pan-tilt-zoom cameras.

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Pharma company registered at a Falls Church Staples goes public, raises $45M

By Nolan Stout
This Staples in Falls Church is the registered address for Retension Pharmaceuticals Inc., which went public and raised some $45 million to support development of a hypertension drug. (staff photo by Nolan Stout)

A Falls Church-based pharmaceutical company has raised $45 million since going public last week, surpassing its original goal.

Retension Pharmaceuticals Inc., a 12-person company whose publicly listed address is a Staples store in Falls Church, hit the stock market on Friday with the goal of raising around $40 million, according to documents filed last week with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission.

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House fire in Ballston displaces residents

By ARLnow.com
Firefighters in turnout gear on a sloped roof with a ladder, near a broken dormer window and smoke during a rescue operation.
Firefighters battling house fire on N. Taylor Street on Oct. 12, 2026 (courtesy anonymous)

A house fire in Ballston yesterday (Monday) evening displaced the people living there.

Firefighters were dispatched to the house, on the 1200 block of N. Taylor Street near Washington Blvd, around 5:20 p.m. Arriving personnel found smoke coming from the second floor and “quickly located and extinguished the fire,” the Arlington County Fire Department said on X.

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Metro closures affect Rosslyn, Courthouse, Arlington National Cemetery this weekend

By Dan Egitto
Rosslyn Metro station (file photo)

Metro closures on the Orange, Silver and Blue lines will significantly impact some trips in Arlington this weekend.

The stations servicing Rosslyn, Courthouse and Arlington National Cemetery will all be closed on Saturday and Sunday for scheduled maintenance. Some shuttle services will be available.

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Sidewalk, intersection improvements in Douglas Park and Clarendon set for approval

By Scott McCaffrey
Residential street with a large tree overhanging a narrow road; speed humps ahead sign visible on the right.
18th Street S. and S. Pollard Street in Douglas Park (staff photo by Scott McCaffrey)

Three street projects and two community signs valued at a combined $4.26 million are set for approval in the latest round of Arlington Neighborhoods Program funding.

County Board members are slated to vote on the slate of nominees by the program’s advisory commission at their meeting on Saturday, Oct. 17.

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