Around Town

ARLnow Daily Debrief for Mar 9, 2026

By ARLnow.com

Good Monday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.

🕗 News recap

The following articles were published earlier today — Mar 9, 2026.

📅 Upcoming events

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

☀️ Tuesday’s forecast

Expect sunny skies and a high near 77, accompanied by calm winds that will shift to the south at 5 to 7 mph later in the afternoon. The night will remain mostly clear, with a low around 61 and a gentle south wind of 3 to 5 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Life isn’t about getting and having, it’s about giving and being.”
– Kevin Kruse

🌅 Tonight’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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News

JUST IN: Candidate attacked outside of library while gathering signatures for County Board run

By ARLnow.com
Audrey Clement and David Wingard gathering signatures outside of Arlington Central Library on Monday, March 9, 2026 (staff photo)

Frequent local candidate Audrey Clement was attacked over the weekend while gathering signatures for another Arlington County Board run, ARLnow has learned.

The incident happened just before 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, outside of Arlington Central Library in Virginia Square.

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Around Town

Another APS graduate will appear on ‘Jeopardy!’ this week

By Emily Leayman
Arlington's Lydia Cawley with "Jeopardy!" host Ken Jennings (via Jeopardy Productions, Inc.)

For a second consecutive week, an Arlington Public Schools alum will be making an appearance on “Jeopardy!”

Lydia Cawley, a 2016 graduate of Washington-Lee High School (now Washington-Liberty High School), will be one of three contestants competing on the trivia show on Thursday night.

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Announcement

Code Ninjas Arlington Open House (August 1)

By Code Ninjas Arlington
Group of kids in Code Ninjas shirts cheer and throw blue confetti in a colorful event backdrop.

Join us on August 1 between 10 AM to 2 PM for a drop‑in event for the whole family! Explore our Dojo—the high‑tech, STEAM‑driven space where you can dive into activities like MakeCode Arcade, Roblox, Minecraft, robotics, 3D printing, drones, VR, and more. While you’re here, take advantage of our amazing enrollment specials, or simply enjoy a fun day of coding, meeting new friends, high fives, and plenty of Hi‑Yahs!

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Arlington composer’s short film ‘Forevergreen’ is heading to the Oscars

By Dan Egitto
A shot from the Academy Award-nominated film "Forevergreen" (courtesy of Isaac Wardell)

Arlington will have some representation at the Oscars this weekend after a film scored by a local resident was nominated for “Best Animated Short.”

Composer Isaac Wardell, who lives in the Westover area, will be donning a tux and heading to the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 15, for his work on the film “Forevergreen” — a 13-minute short about an orphaned bear cub and a fatherly evergreen tree.

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Sports

Arlington athletes place high at region, state track-and-field meets

By Dave Facinoli
Wakefield's Devin Carlson won the boys region pole vault title (courtesy of Wakefield athletics)

Field events were where Arlington athletes enjoyed the biggest success during the recent 6D North Region and Class 6 state indoor track and field high-school meets.

In those competitions — held in Landover, Md. (region) and Virginia Beach (state) — county athletes won three events and had top-10 finishes in many more.

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Sprouts Farmers Market plans September opening along Langston Blvd

By Dan Egitto
A "coming soon" sign at the planned Sprouts Farmers Market at 3115 Langston Blvd (staff photo by Jared Serre)

A new grocery store off of Langston Blvd is expected to open later this year.

Sprouts Farmers Market is targeting a September opening at 3115 Langston Blvd, the former home of a Giant supermarket that closed two years ago, in March 2024.

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News

Five arrested over alleged baseball bat beating and prostitution in Pentagon City

By Jared Serre
Arlington police car (file photo)

Five suspects have been arrested after two men were allegedly beaten with a baseball bat while soliciting sex workers in Pentagon City last month.

Two male suspects have been charged with malicious wounding, abduction and robbery-related crimes in the Feb. 15 incident on the 1400 block of S. Eads Street.

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News

Staff defend eliminating gymnastics programs as County Board weighs options

By Scott McCaffrey
Dept. of Parks and Recreation Director Jane Rudolph during a 2023 work session with the Arlington County Board (via Arlington County)

County staff are defending a controversial cost-saving proposal to eliminate gymnastics programming and shutter Barcroft Sports & Fitness Center for up to a year.

“We need to make sure that we’re using our funding and resources to serve the most people and those in need,” County Manager Mark Schwartz told County Board members in a March 5 budget work session focused on the Department of Parks and Recreation.

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News

Candidates in two possible congressional districts make pitches to Arlington Dems

By Scott McCaffrey
Del. Dan Helmer speaks to Arlington Democrats (staff photo by Scott McCaffrey)

It’s still far from clear what the district boundaries will be, but two more congressional candidates pitched their case to Arlington Democrats last week.

Del. Dan Helmer (D-10), of Fairfax County, became the first candidate seeking the redrawn 7th Congressional District seat to launch a bid in front of county Democrats.

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Announcement

Join Northern Virginia Family Services in Helping 1,500 Local Students Start the School Year Strong

By Northern Virginia Family Services
Three smiling children walk together outside a modern school building, carrying backpacks and notebooks.

At Northern Virginia Family Services (NVFS), one of the region’s largest and most established human services nonprofits, we believe every child deserves to walk into the classroom on the first day of school feeling confident, prepared, and ready to learn. But for many local families, the excitement of a new school year is overshadowed by the financial stress of buying school supplies. By helping families meet this essential need, we can ease financial pressure and give students the tools they need to succeed from day one.

This summer, NVFS is bringing together individuals, businesses, and community partners from across Northern Virginia, to provide new backpacks and essential school supplies to more than 1,500 local students in kindergarten through 12th grade.

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