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Around Town

Good Thursday 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 — Aug 21, 2025.

📅 Upcoming events

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

☀️ Friday’s forecast

Expect a sunny day with a high of around 83°F and a gentle north wind at about 6 mph. The night will be clear, and temperatures will dip to around 62°F, accompanied by a southeast wind blowing at 3 to 5 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.”
– Ronald Reagan

🌅 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! Feel free to discuss the day’s happenings in the comments.


Sponsored

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:

  • Bespoke Jewelry & Wearable Art
  • Stunning Paintings & Mixed-Media
  • Intricate Pottery & Sculptures
  • Breathtaking Photography… and so much more!

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News

New polling suggests broad support among Virginians for state-level legislation to support building more housing.

A survey of about 1,300 Virginia voters found that the vast majority of respondents — about 73% — believe that the state lacks enough homes that people can afford to rent or buy.


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.


News

Arlington County is the most expensive place in the United States for child care, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal.

It costs about $147,000 to foot the bill for five years of day care in Arlington — more than triple the country’s median cost of $44,000, according to the WSJ. The report highlights an everyday economic struggle for many Arlington households, local leaders say.


News

A longtime makeup artist is being remembered for her friendship and caring nature after her shooting death in Virginia Square earlier this week.

Renee Baldwin, a popular makeup artist at several D.C.-area news studios, was fatally shot Sunday at an apartment building on Fairfax Drive, police said.


Events

A new season of free activities is coming to George Mason University’s campus in Virginia Square when the fall semester starts next week.

The lineup of weekly programming includes chess, yoga, dancing and more from Mondays through Saturdays. The events, which are open to the public, kick off on Monday and will run through Nov. 1.


News

A gun-wielding suspect robbed someone of cash in Upton Hill Regional Park on Tuesday afternoon.

Police responded to the 6000 block of Wilson Blvd around 1:15 p.m. for a report of an armed robbery. The victim told officers that he was walking in the park — near Arlington’s western border — when a man in a mask and all black clothing approached.


News

As students head back to school on Monday, new speed cameras and speed humps are intended to improve safety in Arlington school zones.

The Arlington County Police Department has installed 10 additional cameras over the summer, bringing its total number up to 28. Additionally, the county is in the process of installing new speed humps at seven locations near schools.


News
“The crane at the construction site next to the Harris Teeter on Glebe Road” (Flickr pool photo by ksrjghkegkdhgkk)

Rosslyn Gets Another HQ — “Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced Cailabs US Inc., a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of the French company Cailabs SAS specializing in the design and manufacturing of advanced laser-light products, will invest $300,000 to relocate their U.S. headquarters from Washington, D.C. to Arlington County.” [Press Release]

Pentagon City Profiled — “Ben D’Avanzo, chair of the Crystal and Pentagon Cities Board, has lived in Pentagon City since 2017 and watched it evolve from a mall-and-offices hub to a more modern, walkable community, including Amazon HQ2, which opened its first phase in summer 2023 and employs about 8,300 people. “What Amazon has done is accelerated the process that is underway of transforming a neighborhood that didn’t really reflect what people are looking for today,” D’Avanzo said.” [Washington Post]

Beyer Pushes for Body Cams — “After videos circulated online of federal police officers using excessive force to make arrests as part of President Trump’s unnecessary and inflammatory surge of law enforcement in D.C., Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) announced that they’ll reintroduce their bill to require all federal police officers, including those from Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Park Police, to wear body cameras and use dashboard cameras in marked vehicles.” [Press Release, Rep. Don Beyer/X]

AG Slams N. Va. School Systems — “Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares says Northern Virginia school divisions are ‘putting our little girls at risk’ after rejecting a federal order to reverse transgender restroom and locker room policies… ‘The idea that they’re literally wanting to risk federal funding because they think biological boys should be in women’s safe spaces, should be in women’s locker rooms, should be on women’s hotel rooms on overnight trips, and on sports teams, is exhibit A of being so open-minded your brain falls out.'” [Potomac Local]

It’s Thursday — There’s a slight chance of showers during the day, accompanied by a cloudy sky and a high near 76 degrees. Expect a northeast wind around 11 mph, gusting up to 21 mph, and a 20% chance of precipitation. Thursday night, clouds will gradually clear to become partly cloudy, and the temperature will dip to a low of around 64 degrees, accompanied by a north wind blowing at 6-9 mph. [NWS]