The four-day week is over and the weekend is here again.
We hope you have some exciting plans but if you’re venturing out, watch out for road closures due to the Armed Forces Cycling Classic this weekend.
Opinion
The live music scene in Arlington — Clarendon, more specifically — lives on.
The closure of long-time music venues Clarendon Grill and Iota Club between 2017 and 2018 left a void in the local live music scene. That has since been filled by a new generation of venues: The Renegade and the recently-opened B Live, both in Clarendon.
After thieves stole three cars that had been parked overnight with the keys inside, Arlington County police issued a press release.
“Police Warn Against Leaving Keys Inside Vehicles,” blared the headline of the release, providing some salient but seemingly obvious advice for residents. The continued theft of cars that were left with keys inside is the topic of this month’s featured Mike Mount cartoon.
Happy Memorial Day weekend, Arlington.
We hope you’re able to get some rest and reflection in after this long week. Once we push past some rain this evening, it’s looking like sunny skies, high temps and grilling weather through Monday.
The Memorial Day holiday weekend is almost here and with it comes the kickoff to the unofficial summer travel season.
AAA expects 39.2 million people will travel 50 miles or more this weekend, an increase of 8.3% over 2021. Most — nearly 35 million — will travel by car. Another 3 million will travel by air, a 25% increase from last year, the automobile association predicts.
The weekend has arrived and, apparently, so have mid-summer temperatures.
Perhaps a little too early. Forecasters warn residents not to let the heat take them by surprise as temperatures could reach the mid-90s.
It’s been a busy week.
A new music venue and watering hole opened, students rallied around abortion rights, and the police responded to a couple of bank robberies.
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A few weeks is not enough time for Arlington residents to provide informed commentary on a major local issue, according to the Arlington County Civic Federation.
The group is calling for the county to extend the public comment window for the Missing Middle Housing Study’s draft framework until Sept. 30, from the current deadline of Friday, May 27.
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Pack your umbrella. It looks like Mother’s Day weekend will be wet.
With a Flood Watch in effect through Saturday morning, and rain expected through Sunday, you may want to make indoor plans.
We hope you had a great April and have some plans to ring in a new month this weekend.
There was plenty to talk about over the last 30 days.
If you suffer from seasonal allergies, yesterday was most likely not a great day for you.
Pollen was out in full force amid the sunny, springlike weather. According to the Capital Weather Gang, it was the second-worst day of the year so far for pollen levels in the D.C. area.
Happy Earth Day!
In addition to the Earth Day Every Day Festival this weekend, there are several cleanups and recycling events to get your green points, including at Bon Air Park from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday and on the W&OD Trail from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.