Officials from Arlington and Falls Church have endorsed a regional plan to support the Metro system with $460 million per year.
County Board Chair Takis Karantonis and Falls Church City Council member David Snyder were part of the 22-0 vote, with two abstentions, as the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) board of directors backed the funding plan laid out in late October by the DMV Task Force.
Beyer Ill for Epstein Vote — Updated at 8:45 a.m. — “I signed the discharge petition to force this vote on releasing the Epstein files, which I strongly support. I woke up today with a bad bug, but would’ve voted yes had my vote been needed for passage. Happy to see it pass nearly unanimously, and I look forward to returning soon.” [Rep. Don Beyer/X]
Where to Watch Wicked — “Wicked: For Good, part two of Universal Pictures’ Wicked, opens Nov. 21, and Northern Virginia is positively thrillified. Don your finest pink (Team Glinda) or green (Team Elphaba) outfit and celebrate the return of everyone’s favorite witches.” [Arlington Magazine]
Why ARLnow Went Down — “Millions of users woke up to error messages and downed sites all over the internet Tuesday…Cloudflare first reported a global outage just before 7am ET, which was mostly resolved just before 10am, according to its status updates page. Affected websites included Canva, Axios, Politico and internet tracking website DownDetector.” [Axios]
Dearth of Local McRib Options — “It’s absolutely outrageous that the McRib is not available in DC… Closest McRib to DC is a 50 mile drive. Sad.” [Rich Luchette/X, McRib Locator]
Attempted Robbery in Ballston — “The male suspect allegedly entered the business, collected merchandise and attempted to exit without payment during which he was confronted by an employee. The suspect then made threatening statements towards the employee and threw the beverage and nearby merchandise on the ground.” [ACPD]
It’s Wednesday — Patchy fog is expected to clear by 9am, giving way to mostly cloudy skies with a high around 51. Wind will shift to the north at 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Wednesday night, expect mostly cloudy conditions and calm winds, with a low of 41. [NWS]
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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 — Nov 18, 2025.
Here is what’s going on Wednesday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
Patchy fog is expected to clear by 9am, giving way to mostly cloudy skies with a high around 51. A calm wind will shift to the north at 5 to 7 mph in the morning. As for Wednesday night, expect mostly cloudy conditions, a low of 41, and a north wind at 5 mph calming down by evening. See more from Weather.gov.
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Join DC Road Runners and Potomac Valley Track Club for our annual Family Night at the Track and Meet of Miles. The event is open to runners of all ages and paces as well as nonmembers.
This event hosts 400 meter and 800 meter races for kids ages 1-8, as well as multiple 1-mile heats for participants of all ages. There is also a 3K race that is open to participants of all ages.
Numerous community members are pressing the Arlington School Board for a firm commitment to either renovating or replacing Thomas Jefferson Middle School.
Teachers, parents and students all pointed to the challenges of the half-century-old building’s narrow halls and limited natural light, which result in what one seventh grader called “a somewhat depressing environment.”
Sales of Christmas trees and other seasonal items are returning to Arlington and Falls Church for the holiday season.
As usual, many holiday markets begin shortly after Thanksgiving, representing an annual tradition and local pilgrimage for countless buyers and sellers in the area.
A Courthouse bakery and cafe with New Orleans roots is celebrating 15 years of business this week with free treats and a lunchtime special.
Bayou Bakery is serving free orders of baby beignets to the first 100 guests after doors open at 7 a.m. on Thursday morning. The restaurant at 1515 N Courthouse Road will also offer a deal at lunchtime that day: a soup and sandwich combo for $15.
Falls Church leaders have begun talks on a possible tax surcharge on commercial property to fund transportation improvements.
If it’s enacted, owners of non-residential parcels in the city could pay an additional rate of up to 12.5 cents per $100 assessed value each year, similar to surcharges in neighboring Arlington and Fairfax counties.
Arlington has once again ranked as one of the most generous localities in the nation, by one measure.
The county clocked in at No. 1 in Charity Navigator’s latest ranking of the most charitable “cities” with a population between 200,001 and 500,000 people.
