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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Jul 24, 2025

By ARLnow.com

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 — Jul 24, 2025.

📅 Upcoming events

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

⛈️ Friday’s forecast

Showers and thunderstorms are expected mainly between 2pm and 5pm, with increasing clouds and a scorching high of 98. With a heat index up to 106, a southwest wind will blow 5-7 mph, and there’s a 30% chance of precipitation. On Friday night, anticipate more showers and thunderstorms primarily before 7pm, followed by partly cloudy conditions and a low of 77. There will be a northwest wind around 6 mph, and a 30% chance of precipitation. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale.”
– Hans Christian Andersen

🌅 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.

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New places to eat and drink in Arlington and Falls Church this summer

By Katie Taranto
Wine and offerings from El Mercat (via El Mercat Bar de Tapas/Facebook)

From French bistros to fried chicken, dozens of new restaurants have landed across Arlington and Falls Church in recent months.

Here are some of the latest developments in the local dining scene this summer, along with some highlights of anticipated openings over the next few months.

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New ‘Megaformer’ fitness studio aims for winter opening in Clarendon

By Katie Taranto
Megaformer's new Clarendon studio at 1016 N. Garfield Street (staff photo by Katie Taranto)

A boutique fitness studio is gearing up to replace a former yoga center in Clarendon.

Megaformer plans to open this winter at 1016 N. Garfield Street, in the vacant retail bay next to Pure Barre. The space was formerly held by the yoga studio Sukha Center, which closed last year.

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Four vehicles damaged after car fire leads to explosion in Crystal City

By Jared Serre
Smoke billows from a multi-car fire in Potomac Yard (photo via Dave Statter/X)

Four vehicles sustained damage Thursday after a car fire spread rapidly in a Crystal City area parking lot.

At approximately 10:50 a.m., firefighters were dispatched after two cars were reported to be on fire near the intersection of 33rd Street S and Crystal Drive, near Potomac Yard.

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New sushi restaurant and listening bar ‘Oasis’ opens in Clarendon

By Katie Taranto
Outside Oasis in Clarendon (staff photo by Katie Taranto)

A new restaurant and sushi bar has opened with aspirations of introducing Clarendon to a Japanese-inspired music program.

Oasis: The Listening Bar opened its doors at 2940 Clarendon Blvd earlier this month, filling a vacancy left by Cava Mezze. Modeled after Japanese “listening bars,” the restaurant plans to host frequent live performances and DJ nights.

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Cardinal Elementary stormwater vault keeps its head above the water amid heavy rains

By Dan Egitto
The Cardinal Elementary ballfield, under which lies a massive stormwater vault (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

A new stormwater vault at Cardinal Elementary School has been holding up well despite this summer’s heavy rains, county staff say.

The vault under the elementary school’s ballfield in Highland Park-Overlee Knolls, which opened in fall 2023, reached its highest water level yet on June 13 but was never in danger of overflowing.

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Army’s head of aviation, who faced questions over deadly midair collision, has new role

By The Associated Press
FILE - Brig. Gen. Matthew Braman, director of Army Aviation, center, answers questions, joined from left by Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, and Chris Rocheleau, acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, as the Senate Transportation Subcommittee holds a hearing to examine the preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board on the Jan. 29, 2025, midair collision of an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army’s head of aviation has changed jobs to become chief of the branch’s enterprise marketing office, a move that comes before the National Transportation Safety Board holds hearings next week on January’s midair collision between an Army helicopter and a commercial jet that killed 67 people.

Brig. Gen. Matthew Braman became chief of the Army Enterprise Marketing Office this month to focus on advertising and boosting recruitment, according to his new bio on an Army website. An Army spokesperson said the plan to move Braman was in place last fall and had nothing to do with the tragedy.

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County Board approves 1,246 units of new housing in Rosslyn, Ballston and Shirlington

By Scott McCaffrey
Renderings of the proposed One Rosslyn project at 1901 and 1911 Fort Myer Drive (via Arlington County)

The Arlington County Board has approved three major development projects in Rosslyn, Ballston and Shirlington with nearly 1,250 units of housing.

Before heading into summer break on Tuesday, Board members unanimously approved zoning changes to permit the Penzance’s One Rosslyn and Ballston One redevelopment projects along with new apartments and townhouse units on the Shirlington House site.

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