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A Metro train goes by under N. Harrison Street on a rainy day (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

Va. Square Apartment Proposal — “Sekas is the contract buyer of 730 N. Oakland St., currently home to a small, 1940s-era apartment building a couple blocks from the Virginia Square-GMU Metro station. The firm wants to redevelop the lot with a new, bigger apartment building, according to a major site plan amendment application it filed Monday in Arlington County. The new 26-unit building, dubbed the Flats at North Oakland, would rise five stories and weigh in at about 34,000 square feet.” [WBJ]

N. Va. Hard Hit By Fed Cuts — “A Brookings Institution report released Wednesday… “Early warning signs for the DC region’s economy amid federal downsizing,” identifies Alexandria alongside Arlington County, Fairfax County, and Loudoun County as jurisdictions where unemployment has risen most sharply.” [ALXnow]

Local Health Care Deal — “An Arlington health care services company is selling its primary care business to a local competitor. Evolent Health Inc. just struck a deal with Privia Health Group Inc., also of Arlington, to offload Evolent Care Partners, its accountable care organization business. The unit helps independent doctors lower costs and improve patient outcomes, and get paid based on those results.” [WBJ]

Va. Announces Tax Rebates — “Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that eligible taxpayers will receive tax rebates of up to $200 this fall if they filed individually, and up to $400 if they filed jointly… Eligible taxpayers who filed their state taxes prior to July 1 will be sent rebates by October 15, 2025, arriving by the end of October.” [Press Release]

It’s Thursday — Expect showers and possible thunderstorms after 11am, with a high near 80, south winds of 6-10 mph, and gusts up to 20 mph. There’s an 80% chance of precipitation, and new rainfall amounts could reach between a quarter and half inch. Thursday night, showers and thunderstorms are likely before 2am with a low around 67, a southwest wind of 6 mph, and the same 80% chance of precipitation. [NWS]


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All lanes of northbound I-395 were diverted onto S. Glebe Road last night after a fatal crash on the highway involving a police vehicle.

The crash happened just before 9:45 p.m. Wednesday near the exit to Washington Blvd, about 10 minutes after an officer reported making a traffic stop in the same area. Officers were said to be on scene and performing CPR on a driver within minutes of the crash, according to scanner traffic.


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Around Town

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 — Sep 24, 2025.

📅 Upcoming events

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

⛈️ Thursday’s forecast

Expect showers and possible thunderstorms after 11am, with a high near 80, south winds of 6-10 mph, and gusts up to 20 mph. There’s an 80% chance of precipitation, and new rainfall amounts could reach between a quarter and half inch. Thursday night, showers and thunderstorms are likely before 2am with a low around 67, a southwest wind of 6 mph, and the same chance of precipitation and new rainfall amounts. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.”
– John Lennon

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.

Thanks for reading! If you have something to say about an issue of local note not covered today, feel free to post it as a letter to the editor on our new forum.


Announcement

Is your summer camp calendar still open? Consider Art House 7 for your kids, a creative, well-loved space with a fabulous range of quality summer camps for ages 5-14. Your kids will love the imaginative themes and fun teachers. We’ll be making pottery, painting, drawing, printmaking, and sculpting. Among our camp themes: modern masters of art, “green” art, animals, fairytales, and folk stories. Our weekly camps are morning or afternoon, Monday-Friday.

Art House 7 is near the Lee Harrison Shopping Center in Arlington. We have a 2-story studio and free parking.


Around Town

Arlington resident Cozette Washington turns 100 today (Wednesday) and hasn’t wasted a second.

Washington was born in Bayonne, N.J. on Sept. 24, 1925. At the time, clothes were washed on scrub boards and the radio was new, her granddaughter, Kamilla Scott, told ARLnow.


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A scooter rider narrowly avoided serious injury or death this morning, in an incident caught on camera.

The traffic camera video, posted on social media (below) by local public safety watcher Dave Statter, shows the rider entering the intersection of S. Arlington Mill Drive and S. Walter Reed Drive, in front of an oncoming car.


Around Town

Whole Foods’ new Daily Market Shop in Crystal City is opening next month.

The grocery store at 1550 Crystal Drive will host a grand opening at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 23, offering samples and a tote bag giveaway for the first 300 customers, the grocer announced today (Wednesday). Replacing a vacancy left by Amazon Fresh last spring, the location with 10,000 square feet of retail space is the first Daily Market Shop to open outside of New York City.


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By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer

The family of one of the 67 people killed when an airliner collided with an Army helicopter over the Potomac River is suing the government and the airlines involved.


Around Town

An upcoming Thai restaurant in Falls Church is offering a sneak peek of its offerings this weekend.

Dok Khao Thai Eatery is currently under construction at 180 W. Falls Station Blvd, but it will make an appearance at the West Falls Grand Opening and Fall Fest this Sunday. Owner and chef Porntipa Pattanamekar plans to offer free samples before the restaurant’s projected 2026 opening.


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The chair of Arlington’s GOP is seeking 15% more local votes for statewide candidates in 2025 than the party received in 2021.

Party chair Matthew Hurtt hopes the ticket with gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears, alongside lieutenant governor candidate John Reid and incumbent Attorney General Jason Miyares, can earn more than the 21,548 Arlington votes that Republican Glenn Youngkin earned in the 2021 governor’s race.