Around Town

ARLnow Daily Debrief for Dec 10, 2025

By ARLnow.com

Good Wednesday 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 — Dec 10, 2025.

📅 Upcoming events

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

☀️ Thursday’s forecast

Expect mostly sunny skies with a high temperature near 37 degrees and northwest winds blowing at 13 to 15 mph, occasionally gusting up to 29 mph. Cloud cover will increase during Thursday night, bringing the temperature down to around 27 degrees while a gentle west wind blows at 5 to 9 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”
– Francis of Assisi

🌅 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

Arlington set to record overall crime decrease in 2025

By Dan Egitto
Police at a crime scene in 2022 (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Crime is on track to drop in Arlington this year, reversing a trend of increasing criminal incidents over the past several years.

Total reported offenses are down about 4% compared to this time in 2024, according to preliminary numbers in the Arlington County Police Department’s crime data hub.

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LadyBug Academy Arlington opening announcement

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LadyBug Academy Arlington Opening Announcement

LadyBug Academy will officially open its newest location, LadyBug Academy Arlington, on June 1st, 2026, at 1915 N Uhle Street, Arlington, VA. (Ladybug Academy)

An Open House for the community is scheduled for May 30th, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Families and community members will have the opportunity to tour the facility, meet staff, and learn more about the programs offered at the new location. (Ladybug Academy)

The event will include family activities such as a bubble party, face painting, balloon twisting, and a petting zoo.

LadyBug Academy provides early childhood education programs focused on creating a safe, nurturing, and engaging learning environment for children. The school’s curriculum emphasizes language, literacy, math, science, social development, and hands-on learning experiences led by experienced educators. (Ladybug Academy)

The Arlington location will offer priority enrollment to Arlington County employees.

For more information about the Open House, please contact [email protected] or visit LadyBug Academy.

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Around Town

Local ‘Geezers’ use lunch gatherings to keep tabs on Arlington politics

By Scott McCaffrey
Members of the Geezers at Dec. 3, 2025, luncheon gathering (staff photo by Scott McCaffrey)

With age comes wisdom — sometimes, at least — and in the case of one Arlington group of civic leaders, it brings a sense of humor, too.

They call themselves the Geezers. Among their ranks are two retired judges, a trio of former elected officials, several lobbyists and — a Geezer-in-waiting — the current clerk of the circuit court.

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Announcement

Real stories. Real people. Real connection. A community conversation on mental health.

By Rock Recovery

Mental health shapes how we lead, love, work, parent, communicate, and show up in the world—yet too often, these conversations stay hidden.

This Mental Health Awareness Month, join local nonprofit Rock Recovery for Strength Not Stigma—an unforgettable evening of honest conversation, community, and impact.

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Event

Summer Solstice Ceremony: Radiance, Expression and Being Seen

Ballston Park

1050 North Stuart Street

Arlington, Virginia 22201

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A collaborative Summer Solstice gathering hosted by Inner Seasons and Spiritual Enhancements.

The Summer Solstice marks the peak of the sun’s power, the moment in the Wheel of the Year when light is at its fullest expression. In many traditions, this is the season of radiance, visibility, and creative fire. It is the time when nature stands unapologetically in her fullness, inviting us to do the same.

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Events

Menorah lightings coming to Pentagon City and Clarendon area next week

By Dan Egitto
A menorah lighting in January (via Chabad Lubavitch of Alexandria-Arlington/Facebook)

A pair of giant menorah lightings are taking place in Pentagon City and near Clarendon next week in celebration of Hanukkah.

Both free events will feature latkes, hot cocoa, donuts, chocolate gelt and dreidels for all, along with lively Hanukkah music and the lighting of a nine-foot menorah.

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‘Arlington Sauna’ seeks to launch Finnish-style wellness spot in 2026

By Jared Serre
Steven and Kira Hu with their children (courtesy of Steven Hu)

A local couple is hoping to bring a new method of rest and relaxation to Arlington: Finnish saunas.

Entrepreneurs Steven and Kira Hu are currently scouting locations to launch Arlington Sauna, a “pop-up village” with wood fires and cold plunges based on a popular practice in Finland.

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News

Demolition beginning soon at townhouse development planned near Columbia Pike

By Dan Egitto
The former office building at 2300 9th Street S. (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

Preparations to replace a 1970s-era office building with a townhouse development are getting underway off of Columbia Pike.

Crews have begun preparing a 63,000-square-foot office building at 2300 9th Street S. for demolition, which is expected to begin in early 2026.

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News

Higher towing fees and taxi fares to be considered at County Board meeting

By Scott McCaffrey
A-1 Towing is among firms authorized to conduct trespass tows in Arlington (file staff photo by James Jarvis)

Potential increases to towing fees and taxi rates are on the agenda as County Board members close out 2025.

Both matters will be considered at the Board meeting on Saturday, Dec. 13.

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Around Town

Arlington preschool seeks shoe donations to support families in need

By Jared Serre
The Children's School's shoe drive tracker (photo courtesy of the school)

An Arlington preschool is seeking donations of footwear to support families around the world.

The Children’s School is asking for “gently used, wearable shoes” in either adult’s or children’s sizes through Tuesday, Dec. 16.

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