News
Browsing at the 12th Annual Arlington Festival of the Arts in Clarendon this past weekend (courtesy George Brazier)

Royals to Visit Arlington Cemetery — King Charles III and Queen Camilla will visit Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday as part of a four-day state visit to mark America’s 250th anniversary. The royal couple will also visit Shenandoah National Park and attend a 250th birthday block party in Virginia. [NBC Washington]

Flyover This Morning — From AlertDC: “The U.S. Military will conduct an Aircraft Flyover in the NCR over the White House on Tuesday, April 28 at approximately 9:00AM.”

Board Backs Local Nonprofits — The County Board approved $1.69 million in grants to 31 human services nonprofits, including an additional $437,000 in one-time funding “to bolster the collective impact these grants will have on the most vulnerable in our community,” County Board Chair Matt de Ferranti said. [Arlington County]

More on Four Courts Honor — Ireland’s Four Courts (2051 Wilson Blvd) was recently named “America’s Best Soccer Bar” by the “Men in Blazers” soccer media network. “We were up against pubs from New York and Boston and San Francisco, and we didn’t think Arlington, Virginia, could stand a chance — but we were delighted,” managing partner Dave Cahill said. [Washington Post]

Crash on 14th Street Bridge — “This was outbound on the main lanes of DC’s 14th Street Bridge around 11a. It’s 23 fewer cars, but it looks a lot like how Talladega’s big pile-up today began… BTW, the truck pulled over on the Virginia side. No word on injuries.” [Dave Statter/X]

Data Science for Density — A YIMBYs of Northern Virginia member describes how he used “homebrew econometrics” — including machine learning to estimate tax revenue — to advocate to the Arlington County Board for as much density as possible in last year’s RiverHouse expansion proposal in Pentagon City. [GGW]

Rooftop Season Returns — As the al fresco season starts back up Arlington Magazine has rounded up the area’s best rooftop bars, including options in Rosslyn, Clarendon and Shirlington as well as Falls Church and Tysons. [Arlington Magazine]

Foggy Potomac Monday Morning — “The fog off the water is heavy! I gasped when I got into my Rosslyn office not expecting to see this since there was no fog for me on my way in.” [Jennifer LeFevre/X]

Pentagon’s Silicon Valley Pivot — “Best known as Uber’s No. 2 executive in the 2010s, [Emil] Michael is part of a roster of Trump-era leaders who are bringing their business backgrounds to bear on the Pentagon, aiming to transform the military with a private investor’s tool kit and a mindset shaped by Silicon Valley’s critiques.” [Washington Post]

Storms Could Ease Drought — “Rain has been hard to come by since last summer, and this month’s precipitation has been about half the norm… A strong front is set to sweep across the area on Wednesday. Showers will be possible anytime, but the afternoon and evening will present the best chance of rain.” [Capital Weather Gang/X]

It’s Tuesday — Expect mostly cloudy skies today with a chance of rain showers after 11 a.m. and a high near 65. South winds of 3–9 mph could gust as high as 18 mph. Skies should remain mostly cloudy overnight, with a low around 52. [NWS]

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Around Town

Good Monday 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 — Apr 27, 2026.

📅 Upcoming events

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

🌦️ Tuesday’s forecast

Showers are possible from late morning to afternoon, under mostly cloudy skies with a high near 65°F. Expect south winds at 5-10 mph, with gusts up to 20 mph. The evening sees a slight chance of showers before 7pm and after 8pm, with a low of 52°F and southeast winds at 7 mph. Overall, the chance of rain is 40% during the day and 20% at night. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.”
– Sam Levenson

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.

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Sports

The five Class of 2026 inductees into the Arlington Sports Hall of Fame include a lacrosse player/coach for the first time.

Brian Rosenberger, a standout player at two Arlington schools when he attended Bishop O’Connell High then Marymount University, will be the first representative of the sport enshrined. He will be joined by Robert Asher, Tony Bentley, Clayton Deskins and Marcus Ginyard.


News

With the county government’s fiscal year 2027 budget season now over, eyes are beginning to turn to fiscal year 2028 — which may or may not be any easier to balance.

“Very uncertain” is how County Board member Julius “JD” Spain, Sr., describes the future of the local economy and its impact on the county’s budget process that will play out over the next 12 months.


News

A drunk Maryland man allegedly fired a gunshot in a parking lot along S. Four Mile Run Drive early Sunday morning.

The incident happened around 3 a.m. on the 4000 block, which has a gas station and a self-storage facility. Police say they found evidence of a shot being fired and arrested the suspect on scene.


News

Virginia Supreme Court justices on Monday questioned whether the state’s Democratic-led legislature complied with constitutional requirements when it sent a congressional redistricting plan to voters, in a case that carries high stakes for the balance of power in the U.S. House.

The new districts, which could net Democrats four additional seats, won narrow voter approval last week. But a Republican legal challenge contends the General Assembly violated procedural rules by placing the constitutional amendment before voters to authorize the mid-decade redistricting. If the court agrees that lawmakers broke the rules, it could invalidate the amendment and render last week’s statewide vote meaningless.


News

A man who attacked frequent County Board candidate Audrey Clement while she was gathering signatures outside a library has been sentenced to 100 days of active jail time.

Jonathan Rogers, 47, was sentenced to just shy of two years, with all but 100 days suspended, for the March 7 attack in which he struck Clement in the back of the head and hit another man in the eye, according to sentencing documents. He must also pay $16,050 in restitution for the violent, and apparently unprovoked, struggle outside Central Library.


News

Arlington’s signature project honoring the nation’s 250th birthday is expected to attract a crowd of thousands in just a couple weeks.

The Arlington History Fest is slated for Saturday, May 9 at Kenmore Middle School — a date scheduled to avoid other events taking place in D.C. on the actual anniversary. It will feature more than 40 exhibitors, representation from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (Old Guard), food trucks and dozens of historical reenactors.


Around Town

Plans to open a new Iranian restaurant on Langston Blvd continue to face delays, six years after a local entrepreneur first sought to open a restaurant in the space.

Restaurateur Mohammad Esfahani has been trying to open a business at 5009 Langston Blvd since 2019, when he announced plans to open an All About Burger location and hookah lounge there. He has since pivoted to pursue an Iranian restaurant, Kolbeh (formerly Alvand) which he originally hoped to open in April 2025.