The 19 combined victories amassed this fall by the four varsity high-school football teams in Arlington were three fewer than during the 2024 campaign.
The drop-off can be attributed to the Washington-Liberty Generals having five fewer wins than a year ago, when the team achieved a single-season program best 12 victories.
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Arlington’s Roman Catholic bishop is emphasizing both border security and humanitarian issues after helping to write a rare rebuke of immigration enforcement nationwide.
In an interview on the Diocese of Arlington’s podcast this week, Bishop Michael Burbidge defended the special statement on immigration that the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops approved in a 216-5-3 vote last week — but particularly stressed the need to safeguard national interests while supporting immigrant communities.
“The Friends of Arlington’s Planetarium is seeking to fill three vacancies on its 2027 Board of Directors. Interested candidates seeking information and an application can find details at the FOAP Elections web page. The deadline for submission is Nov. 15, 2026.”
Believe it or not, Thanksgiving is just a week away.
Over the years, ARLnow has conducted morning polls on various Thanksgiving related topics:
This year we’re wondering: what are your Thanksgiving dinner plans?
Are you dining at home, somewhere else in town, or out of town? And will you be enjoying the meal with mostly family or mostly friends?
Event location
Central Place Plaza
1800 N Lynn St
Arlington, Virginia 22209
The most wonderful time of the year is back! Shop local this holiday season at the Rosslyn Holiday Market, happening Saturday, Nov. 21, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Central Place Plaza. Discover one-of-a-kind gifts, handmade goods, and festive finds from small business vendors across the region. Plus, there will be tons of fun, family-friendly holiday programming, including a special visit from Santa.
As the days get chillier, Arlington County is looking for a new flurry of winter wit to name its fleet of brine trucks and snowplows.
The “Name that Plow!” competition — which produced more than 1,200 responses in 2024 — is back for its second year, seeking out punchy suggestions for the 60 names that will appear on the county’s snow and ice map if Arlington gets more than two inches of snow.
Arrest Yields Stolen Gun — “An officer conducting proactive patrols inside a parking garage located a parked, unoccupied vehicle associated with a wanted individual. The suspect returned to the vehicle and the officer conducted a traffic stop during which the suspect resisted arrest. With the assistance of additional officers, the suspect was subsequently taken into custody. During the course of the investigation, a firearm which was determined to be stolen and displaying an altered serial number was recovered.” [ACPD, ACPD/X]
DUI Enforcement Efforts — “Transportation Safety is a priority of the Arlington County Police Department all year ‘round. Corporal Kumar explains the importance of DUI investigations to help keep dangerous drunk drivers off the roads of Arlington County.” [ACPD/YouTube]
Coffee for a Cause — “Northside Social has teamed with Counter Culture Coffee and the Arlington Free Clinic (AFC), which provides medical care to uninsured Arlingtonians, to create a special coffee blend for a cause. The popular coffee and wine bar will donate 10% of sales of this specialty item to the healthcare nonprofit through June 2026.” [Arlington Magazine]
Rosslyn Survey Results — “Comparing 2018 and 2025 data reveals meaningful progress… Dining satisfaction remains high though shopping continues to lag. Community sentiment about Rosslyn has evolved— from “boring” to “growing,” “fun,” and “safe.” Transportation access remains a defining advantage. Event participation continues to climb, particularly among younger residents.” [Rosslyn BID]
WFC Projects Kicks Off — “After years of planning, the West Falls Church Metro station’s transformation into a mixed-use neighborhood is officially underway. Developers EYA and Rushmark Properties joined officials from Metro and local governments to break ground today (Wednesday) on a project that will ultimately add up to 1 million square feet of residential, office and retail space on land currently covered by parking lots.” [FFXnow, WMATA]
Thanksgiving Cost Comparison — “The average “classic holiday feast for 10” will run $55.18 this Thanksgiving, per the American Farm Bureau Federation’s new annual survey. That’s about $5.52 per person, and down about 5% from last year — the third straight year of declines. Yes, but: “Three years of declines don’t fully erase dramatic increases that led to a record-high cost of $64.05 in 2022,” AFBF says.” [Axios]
Holiday on the Highways — “VDOT will be suspending many highway work zones and lifting temporary lane closures on interstates and other major roads in Virginia from noon on Wednesday, Nov. 26 until noon on Monday, Dec. 1. While lane closures will be lifted in most locations, motorists may encounter semi-permanent work zones that remain in place during this time.” [Press Release]
Thanksgiving Travel Forecast — “It’s time for D.C. road and sky warriors to start thinking about Thanksgiving travel. There’ll be a record-breaking 81.8 million Americans leaving town for Thanksgiving this year, AAA predicts. At least 73 million people, aka 90% of all Thanksgiving travelers, will go by car.” [Axios]
New Legal Notice — Applying for on/off-premises wine, beer, mixed-beverage restaurant/caterer license. [Public Notices]
New Legal Notice — Applying for ABC on/off-premises restaurant/caterer beer, wine, mixed-beverage license. [Public Notices]
It’s Thursday — Expect mostly cloudy skies with a high temperature near 52 degrees. Thursday night will also be mostly cloudy, while the temperature drops to around 43 degrees and a calm wind prevails. [NWS]
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 — Nov 19, 2025.
Here is what’s going on Thursday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
Expect mostly cloudy skies with a high temperature near 52 degrees accompanied by a light and variable wind. Thursday night will also be mostly cloudy, while the temperature drops to around 43 degrees and a calm wind prevails. See more from Weather.gov.
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County Board members continue to be divided on how quickly to move forward with a new advisory panel to look at governance issues over the coming year.
As things now stand, there appears to be a 3-2 Board majority to move forward in setting up the panel and determining its responsibilities at a meeting sometime in mid-December.
Planned changes to the easternmost leg of Langston Blvd include efforts to improve safety for bicyclists and reduce backups onto I-66.
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has released a set of six conceptual sketches at Langston Blvd intersections between N. Lynn Street and N. Veitch Street. The agency is seeking more public feedback as part of an attempt to strengthen safety and operations along the busy road and the nearby Custis Trail.
Chalice Theatre presents the Tony-award winning play Copenhagen, by Michael Frayn, Nov 6-15, 2026, at UUCA, 4444 Arlington Blvd. In Autumn 1941, Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg, the two presiding geniuses of quantum physics, meet for the first time since the breakout of war. Danish physicist Bohr and his wife, Margrethe, live in Nazi-occupied Denmark; their visitor, Heisenberg, is German. The two old friends, now on opposing sides, have between them the potential to change the course of history. Frayn’s play imagines the three characters re-drafting the events of 1941 in an attempt to make sense of what happened. Run time: 2hr 30min with one intermission. Free discussion panels exploring questions raised by the play accompany the Sunday matinees. For more details and tickets, visit https://uuca-526363.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3948982 Questions? [email protected] Chalice Theatre is a community theatre ministry of UUCA.
