It has been a while since the Wakefield Warriors have had a winning record early in any football season.
But thanks to a 34-20 road victory over the Lewis Lancers Friday night (Sept. 12) in non-district play, Wakefield improved to 2-1 after losing its season opener.
Flyover Planned This Morning — From AlertDC: “The U.S. Military will conduct a flyover in the NCR over Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, September 15, 2025, at approximately 11:15AM.”
Spanberger Visits Arlington — “It was wonderful to join so many dedicated volunteers for a canvass launch in Arlington this afternoon! Every door, every phone call, and every dollar will make a difference in this election — and I’m so grateful for the support.” [Abigail Spanberger/X, Alfonso Lopez/X]
Chalk Protest Near Official’s Home — Protesters targeted White House official Stephen Miller’s Arlington home over the weekend, writing chalk messages on nearby sidewalks and drawing condemnation from local Republicans. [Arlington GOP/X]
Arlingtonian Arrested in Annandale — “A 20-year-old Arlington man is facing drug and firearm-related charges after he and another man were arrested following a traffic stop in Fairfax County, according to authorities.” [Patch]
Layoffs from DCA Concessions — “Paradies Lagardere, a concession manager at DCA, disclosed in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filing with Virginia it could terminate dozens of jobs starting on Sept. 26. It is looking to close Magic Pan, Say Si Bon and U Street Pub in Concourse C, a spokesperson told me.” [WBJ]
It’s Monday — Expect partly sunny skies with a high near 82 degrees and an east wind between 5 to 9 mph during the day. Tonight, there’s a slight chance of showers after 2am, and it will be mostly cloudy with a low around 62 degrees. A northeast wind of about 7 mph is predicted, with a 20% chance of precipitation. [NWS]
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Good Friday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
The following articles were published earlier today — Sep 12, 2025.
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
Expect a sunny day with highs around 83 degrees and calm winds shifting to the south at about 6 mph during the afternoon. Saturday night will be partly cloudy, as temperatures drop to around 62 degrees with south winds maintaining a 6 mph speed. See more from Weather.gov.
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We hope you have a great weekend, Arlington! 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. 👋
At some point a lot of guys realize they don’t really have a friend group anymore.
Not in a dramatic way. Friends move away, people get busy, and actually seeing the same guys regularly almost never happens.
The weekend is here and so is a new episode of the ARLnow podcast.
In the latest episode, Lene, Dan and Vernon’s pet rabbit discuss a few notable local news stories in Arlington from the past week, including:
Spring into Rosslyn for a day where books, blooms, and community come alive!
This year’s Rosslyn Spring Market on Saturday, May 2, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. brings colorful florals, local vendors, and plenty of moments to stop and smell the roses to the NOW pop-up park.
The Arlington electorate is getting new voting equipment, possibly as soon as next spring.
Electoral Board members have directed staff to begin negotiations with Unisyn Election Service Online to procure voting equipment for precincts and early-voting sites across the county.
A ceremony this morning (Friday) celebrated the planned relocation of Arlington Community High School to Amazon’s campus next school year.
Officials from Arlington Public Schools, Arlington County and Amazon attended the event at HQ2, which marks the first time in the 96-year history of ACHS that the alternative high school expects to have a permanent home.
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A wanted man’s attempt to flee law enforcement failed after he crashed his car into a fire hydrant in Arlington Ridge, police say.
Officers spotted the 27-year-old along the 2900 block of S. Glebe Road around 8:40 p.m. He tried to drive off but crashed into a fire hydrant, then tried to flee on foot but fell and injured himself, according to an Arlington County Police Department crime report.
A selection of trusty stores in Arlington carry goods to meet a variety of hardware and home improvement needs.
Here are the nominees for “Best Hardware Store in Arlington” as part of our ARLnow Readers’ Choice awards.
Did we miss your favorite store? Write them in!
Voting will close in two weeks.
Voting for the Best New Restaurant in Arlington is still taking place. Be sure to cast your vote before voting closes next Friday at 8:30 a.m.
Two weeks ago, we voted on the Best HVAC Company in Arlington. The results are now official:
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.
