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.
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Opinion
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.
This month’s cartoon by Mike Mount features a familiar theme: trees being cut down by Arlington developers.
It’s unclear whether the propensity for local developers to cut down trees is a uniquely Arlington thing, or whether the vocal opposition to certain trees being felled is the more Arlington-specific trait. Nonetheless, the toon touches on an issue that seems to come up frequently in the county, which is home to its own “Arlington Tree Action Group.”
Masks are now optional on Metro, on Amtrak and on many airlines.
The announcements were made last night after a judge struck down the federal transportation mask mandate. Some cheered the end of the mandates, while others urged travelers to remain masked regardless.
Between spring break, Good Friday, Easter and Passover, it appears that many have already checked out for the weekend, at least according to ARLnow’s Google Analytics chart.
For those of you still here, we have the most-read Arlington articles of the past week.
It’s been a gray and rainy week in Arlington.
We may have some scattered showers this weekend but hopefully you’re able to get out of the house without an umbrella in between.
It could be a big summer for vacations, particularly if Covid stays at relatively low levels.
From a press release last month:
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(Updated at 10:35 a.m.) Arlington’s public libraries are trying to figure out how to get patrons back after Covid closures.
Since starting to reopen in mid-2021, library use has been down more than 25% from pre-pandemic levels, the Sun Gazette reports.
Don’t you wish you were an Oscar Mayer weiner?
No, it’s no April Fools Day joke — the Weinermobile rolled through Arlington. Perhaps it was the same large sausage vehicle that was posted up at the Springfield Lidl in Fairfax County this afternoon. It will also be at the Fairfax Lidl at 11179 Lee Highway on Sunday between 9 a.m. and noon for anyone who really wants to get a photo.
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Love it or hate it, Nextdoor has undeniably found its place in local life here in Arlington.
It’s a place where people go to buy, sell and give away things; kvetch about noise or other local inconveniences; share crime and safety tips; and — for the past week at least — share lots of photos of cherry blossoms. It’s used by thousands of Arlington residents and the county itself to share information.