Clarendon Day is back this Saturday, with over 150 local artisans, businesses, nonprofits and restaurants participating in the annual street festival.
This year’s event kicks off at 11 a.m. in the blocks surrounding the Clarendon Metro station at 3100 Wilson Blvd. The following local bands and musicians are slated to perform live.
Plans for parking at Arlington County’s future boathouse in Rosslyn have drawn concern from the county’s Disability Advisory Commission.
Commissioners have raised fears that the location of parking spaces on the National Park Service land would be an impediment for those who participate in adaptive-rowing activities.
EcoAction Arlington, through the Tree Planting Program, offers Arlington residents the chance to receive free native trees to help grow our urban canopy. Tree Stewards are available to help you choose the best tree for your property.
If you live in a neighborhood other than the 13 listed under the Tree Canopy Equity Program and are a property owner, including those of single-family homes, townhouses, condos, and places of worship, you may apply for a free native tree to be planted on your property. Before applying, please review ‘Our Process’ on our website and take a look at the Tree Planting Program Species List for a list and description of available trees for the Fall 2026 Tree Planting Cycle.
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is telling agencies to prepare large-scale firings of federal workers if the government shuts down next week.
Join the Capitol Hill Chorale for our final concert of the season, “Lamentations Into Joy” on Saturday, May 30th, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 31st, at 4 p.m. at Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church.
This concert contains matched pairs of pieces from seven composers, contrasting expressions of sadness and joy. It also features the premiere of a new piece by CHC Composer-in-Residence Kevin Siegfried.
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]
Join Arlington for Palestine and NAACP Arlington Branch for a movie night and community discussion about Israeli apartheid.
We will watch two short Palestinian films about life under Israeli apartheid, hear from a member of Arlington for Palestine about their trip to Palestine last year, and discuss together what all this means to us living in Arlington .
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.
Good Wednesday 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 24, 2025.
Here is what’s going on Thursday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
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.
“Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.”
– John Lennon
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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.
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.
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.
