Numerous venues in Arlington and Falls Church are ready for football fans as the 2025 season kicks off.
Need a go-to spot this season? These local sports bars and restaurants offer happy hour deals and screens aplenty for watching with friends, in addition to hosting local fanbases and alumni groups.
A new high-rise Hilton hotel opened for business yesterday (Tuesday) in Rosslyn, bringing new events spaces and an American restaurant to the former Holiday Inn site.
Guests are now welcome at the 36-story Hilton Arlington Rosslyn The Key, equipped with new amenities including a bar and two eateries: the Locket restaurant and Scott’s Coffee Shop & Mart.
The wait is almost over! This weekend, the heart of Clarendon transforms into an open-air gallery for the 12th Annual Arlington Festival of the Arts and Craft Marketplace.
Whether you’re hunting for the perfect piece to complete your living room, looking for unique handmade jewelry, or just wanting to enjoy a beautiful spring weekend surrounded by creativity, this is the place to be.
Stroll through booths featuring stunning, handmade-in-the-USA artwork—all rigorously vetted by HAE to ensure top-tier quality. Their artists have traveled from near and far to showcase a breathtaking variety of mediums, including:
Gertie is a delightful ‘foodie’ rabbit that’s friendly with other household pets.
Gertie is a five year old brown rabbit in foster care with the Animal Welfare League of Arlington (AWLA). While many rabbits can be skittish around other pets, especially cats and dogs, the AWLA said Gertie has a track record of living peacefully with them.
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.
Google’s self-driving taxi arm, Waymo, is coming to D.C. — but making some pit stops in Arlington along the way.
The company announced in March that it would start operating in the District in 2026. Before it starts picking up ride-hailing passengers, however, Waymo has been conducting tests on D.C. streets.
Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, DC (PPMW) will host its 2026 Impact Gala on Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., dinner, dancing and impactful programming, at the beautiful Waldorf Astoria downtown Washington, DC. The annual event will bring together a stylish crowd of advocates, community leaders, and supporters to raise critical funds for the organization’s “Fight Forward” campaign, which supports access to reproductive health care, education, and advocacy across the region. Along with live music, diner and programming, special guest appearances include actress and activist Sophia Bush, professional soccer champion Ashlyn Harris, and other special invited guests. Join us for a fabulous evening for an important cause.
Leaders of the NAACP Arlington branch acknowledge they are walking a fine line in the era of Donald Trump.
The group will continue to press its values while refraining from direct political activity, the Rev. DeLishia Davis, president of the Arlington NAACP, said at a Monday meeting.
New Food Distribution Site — “The Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC), in collaboration with True Ground Housing Partners and Affordable Homes & Communities (AHC), has opened a new public food distribution site in Arlington’s Westover neighborhood to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity. This initiative enables access to free, supplemental groceries for Arlington residents in an area where access to food assistance is limited.” [Press Release]
Flyover This Morning — From AlertDC: “The U.S. Military will conduct a flyover in the NCR over Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at approximately 9:04AM.”
Brandishing in East Falls Church — “At approximately 1:00 p.m. on August 21, the male victim and male suspect became involved in a dispute while they were driving their vehicles in the area of N. Sycamore Street and 17th Street N. When the vehicles subsequently came to a stop on N. Roosevelt Street, the suspect exited his vehicle, brandished what appeared to be a firearm at the victim, reentered his vehicle and fled the scene.” [ACPD]
Beyer Blasts Fed Firing — “Prices are rising because of Trump’s tariffs. Now Trump is trying to illegally fire Fed leaders to stop them from using interest rates to fight inflation. If Trump gets his way, confidence in our economy will fall, the value of your dollars will go down, and prices will go up.” [Rep. Don Beyer/X]
Trump Wants Apology from GMU — “George Mason University’s efforts to diversify its workforce violate a civil rights law intended to end segregation, according to the Trump administration… To resolve the alleged violation, the department has proposed an agreement that would require Mason President Gregory Washington to issue a statement and ‘personal apology.'” [FFXnow]
Governor’s Race Ad Battle — “The candidates in Virginia’s 2025 governor’s race are staking out new and unusual ground for their parties as voters start to narrow their focus on the election this November. In their campaign events and new television ads, on the air as of Tuesday morning, their contrasting strategies are becoming clear.” [NBC 4]
Nearby: New Tysons Stores — “A busy August at Tysons Corner Center is expected to spill over into the fall with a slew of store openings… Newcomers slated to open in this year’s third quarter include the electric vehicle maker Rivian, artisan cookie shop Chip City and the shoe retailer Kizik.” [FFXnow]
GSA Looking for New NSF Home — “The General Services Administration has launched an official search for office space in Alexandria to relocate the National Science Foundation after the agency was displaced from its Eisenhower Avenue headquarters. In a presolicitation notice posted to the federal contracting website SAM.gov on Thursday, GSA is seeking between 240,000 and 280,000 square feet of Class A office space for a 48-month lease term.” [ALXnow, WBJ]
Dry Weather Continues — “Through Monday, D.C. had tallied only 8 percent of average rainfall to date in August. The monthly total of 0.20 inches will probably set a record for the driest August on record. The current low point is 0.55 inches of rain in August 1962.” [CWG]
It’s Wednesday — Expect sunny skies and a high of 77°F, accompanied by a northwest wind blowing at 7 to 10 mph, with gusts reaching up to 20 mph. As night falls on Wednesday, clouds will increase, and the temperature will drop to around 59°F. [NWS]
Good Tuesday 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 — Aug 26, 2025.
Here is what’s going on Wednesday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
Expect sunny skies and a high of 77°F, accompanied by a northwest wind blowing at 7 to 10 mph, with gusts reaching up to 20 mph. As night falls on Wednesday, clouds will increase, and the temperature will drop to around 59°F. The northwest wind will slow to about 6 mph, becoming calm as evening progresses. See more from Weather.gov.
“The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.”
– Arthur C. Clarke
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The Arlington Historical Society is calling on local writers to bring key aspects of the county’s history to life as the nation’s 250th birthday approaches next year.
The new writing project, “250 by 2026,” aims to round up 250 stories that may not be in the public consciousness.
Efforts to provide more funding for Arlington’s Affordable Housing Investment Fund (AHIF) will require buy-in from elected officials, the development industry, the General Assembly, activists and the broader community to be viable, an advisory panel believes.
“We should take the time and get it right,” said Joe Ventrone, a member of the Housing Commission’s working group on revisions to the government’s affordable-housing ordinance.
