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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Aug 11, 2025

By ARLnow.com

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 — Aug 11, 2025.

📅 Upcoming events

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

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🌤️ Tuesday’s forecast

Expect patchy fog to clear by 8am, making way for partly sunny skies and a high near 91. A calm wind will pick up from the south around 6 mph in the afternoon. As for Tuesday night, it’ll be partly cloudy with a low of 74, and the south wind will continue at around 6 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”
– Theodore Roosevelt

🌅 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.

News

Record demand for food and shaky economy leave $891K budget gap at AFAC

By Dan Egitto
Volunteers place food in crates for distribution at the Arlington Food Assistance Center (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)

Record demand has left Arlington’s largest food pantry with an $891,000 hole in its budget this fiscal year — and it may only get worse.

Almost one out of every 10 Arlington residents, 23,190 people, had an active referral to the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) in fiscal year 2025.

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News

Columbia Pike water main break causes fish kill in Four Mile Run

By Dan Egitto
Dead fish in Four Mile Run, just upstream from S. George Mason Drive (courtesy of Arlington County)

A water main break on Columbia Pike resulted in a mass fish kill in Four Mile Run this weekend.

The infrastructure failure took place on Saturday at Columbia Pike and S. Dinwiddie Street, county spokesperson Peter Golkin told ARLnow.

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News

New food disposal bins installed at Metro stations and in Pentagon City

By Dan Egitto
A food scraps bin in Rosslyn (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

Ten new food disposal bins have been installed around Arlington, further expanding composting options for people in apartments and condos.

The new bins were installed last week in Pentagon City and Colonial Village, on Columbia Pike and at the Court House and Clarendon Metro stations. They bring county’s total number of collection machines up to 24.

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Around Town

‘The Cheese Cartel’ plans new Falls Church cheese and charcuterie shop

By Katie Taranto
Founders Row in Falls Church (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Falls Church is getting a new destination for cheese and charcuterie.

Contractors are currently building the storefront for The Cheese Cartel at 922 W. Broad Street, founder Alyssa Romashko told ARLnow. The new small business plans to carry a rotating selection of meats, cheeses, wines and bread.

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News

Arlington Democratic officials pair up for fundraising competition

By Scott McCaffrey
Arlington Sheriff candidate Jose Quiroz greets County Board member Takis Karantonis at the Walter Reed Community Center during the 2023 campaign (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Arlington’s local elected officials are flexing their fundraising muscles as the sprint to Election Day begins.

Teams of two have paired up to sell the Arlington County Democratic Committee’s “Gold Card,” which provides access to upcoming party events while raising funds needed for get-out-the-vote initiatives.

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Schools

APS still ‘assessing next steps’ after federal attack on transgender policy

By Scott McCaffrey
Superintendent Francisco Durán (screenshot via Arlington Public Schools)

Arlington Public Schools leaders are playing their cards close to their chests following the end of a federal investigation into the school system’s anti-discrimination policy.

In response to demands from the U.S. Department of Education, which targeted policies allowing transgender students to use facilities corresponding with their gender identities, Superintendent Francisco Durán said only that APS has received the findings and is formulating a response.

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News

Arlington apartment dwellers get little bang for their buck, survey finds

By Scott McCaffrey
The Hazel and Azure apartment towers at 3030 & 3130 S. Potomac Avenue (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

For $1,500 a month, Arlington residents can typically rent an apartment of just 476 square feet.

Not surprisingly, given the overall cost of rent in the county, this is one of the lowest square-footage totals for $1,500 to be found anywhere in the country.

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News

Morning Notes for August 11, 2025

By ARLnow.com
Cyclists and runners on the trail near I-66 and N. McKinley Street (Flickr pool photo by Dennis Dimick)

Local College Student Drowns — “Authorities have released the name of a 19-year-old [Arlington] woman who drowned in Lake Anna on Saturday night after witnesses said she “jumped from a structure into the water,” resurfaced and then disappeared beneath the surface.” [WTVR]

More on Trash Collection Woes — “The transition to a new contractor, Bates Trucking & Trash Removal, has not gone as smoothly as expected and we apologize to those customers who have experienced missed collections… Trucks from Bates and the County will be working throughout this weekend in an attempt to catch up on all affected routes.” [Arlington County]

Weekend Water Main Break — “Crews in Arlington were working to make repairs to a 20-inch water main that broke Saturday afternoon, impacting traffic in the area. In a post on the X platform just before 4 p.m., the Arlington Department of Environmental Services said crews were conducting emergency repairs on the broken feeder main at the intersection of Columbia Pike and S Dinwiddie Street.” [DC News Now]

County Fair History — “The first Arlington County Fair, held in 1977, was a modest affair, held in the Thomas Jefferson school parking lot, without rides or a midway. The idea for the Fair emerged from the County’s community gardens program, with resident gardeners planning a Harvest Day to display their produce.” [FCNP]

County Wins Pair of Awards — “Arlington County has been awarded two Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) 2025 Achievement Awards, which recognize excellence in local government programs. Arlington was recognized for a pair of programs: On-Street Food Scraps Collection Program for Multi-Family Building Residents and Next Generation 9-1-1.” [Arlington County]

It’s Monday — Expect a mostly sunny day with temperatures peaking at around 88°F, accompanied by calm winds that will gradually shift to the southeast at around 6 mph in the afternoon. Towards Monday night, the sky will remain predominantly clear with lows settling at roughly 71°F and south winds blowing at a gentle 3 to 7 mph. [NWS]

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Flickr pool photo by Dennis Dimick

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