News

Arlington’s unemployment rate has risen to its highest point in nearly four years.

A total of 5,061 Arlington residents were counted as seeking jobs in May, according to new figures from the Virginia Employment Commission.


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Matt Richards knows exactly what he wants to do on Saturday, Aug. 16: grab a beer and relax in the upper field at the Arlington County Fair.

After five years as chair of the Arlington County Fair Board, Richards is among those on the all-volunteer board who will be able to take a breath and enjoy the fruits of their labor this year thanks to a new partnership with the Arlington County Department of Parks and Recreation.


Weather

Arlington, Falls Church and other parts of the D.C. area are under a Flood Watch today.

The watch is in effect from 2 p.m. Monday until midnight. Forecasters say storms today will have torrential downpours that could quickly cause flooding on already saturated ground.


Event

We’re ending Movie Nights on the Pike with a scream.

Join us at Penrose Square for a special outdoor screening of I Know What You Did Last Summer, the iconic summer slasher that became a defining horror film of the late 1990s.


News

Numerous large-scale redevelopment and conversion projects are scheduled to go before the Arlington County Board at upcoming meetings.

A full slate of projects would bring a total of 1,535 new residential units and 344 hotel rooms to Rosslyn, Ballston, Shirlington, Crystal City and Virginia Square. They include both teardowns and adaptive-reuse projects involving underused office buildings.


News

An 82% increase in estimated costs has led Falls Church officials to rethink plans to improve a key city byway.

As a result, it appears likely that transportation and stormwater improvements along Lincoln Avenue will be phased in over time.


News
Cooling off in Four Mile Run after a summer rainstorm (courtesy Niranjan Konduri)

Veteran Stops Rape Suspect — “Kevin Cochie barely got back to his apartment at Water Park Towers in Crystal City when he heard screams from down the hallway. Cochie opened his door expecting to tell someone to stop the noise but instead, he encountered a naked woman yelling for help.” [WUSA 9]

ICE Spotted in Courthouse — From Commonwealth’s Attorney Parisa Dehghani-Tafti: “I’ve had confirmed that yesterday ICE was outside the courthouse at the magistrate’s office, where police take folks to charge them. So people who were walking out of the magistrate’s office after being CHARGED — not convicted, just charged, when the presumption of innocence is attached — were being greeted by ICE… No confirmation on who or how many people were abducted, but will try to find out.” [Facebook]

GMU Prez Under Fire — “When the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights notified George Mason University on July 1 that it was opening an antisemitism investigation based on a recent complaint, the university’s president, Gregory Washington, said he was “perplexed.” Compared with other campuses, where protesters had ransacked buildings and hunkered down in encampments, George Mason had been relatively quiet over the past year, he said.” [ProPublica]

Youngkin AI Order — “Governor Glenn Youngkin today issued an executive order launching a first-of-its-kind agentic artificial intelligence (AI) regulatory reduction pilot to ensure that the Commonwealth captures the benefits of the latest artificial intelligence technology in reducing regulatory burdens and keeping regulations and guidance documents streamlined and up to date.” [Press Release]

It’s Monday — Expect showers and thunderstorms after 2pm, with otherwise mostly cloudy skies and a high near 89. A calm wind will become south around 6 mph in the afternoon, with a 70% chance of precipitation. Monday night, showers and thunderstorms are predicted before 8pm, possibly continuing until 2am. The temperature will drop to a low of 73, with an 80% chance of precipitation. [NWS]

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Around Town

Good Friday 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 11, 2025.

Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.

  1. Construction on Long Bridge rail project begins later this month over the Potomac (20636 views)
  2. Arlington rent rose again in June, remaining priciest outside of California (12965 views)
  3. Poll: The best barbecue restaurant in Arlington (10621 views)
  4. JUST IN: Another Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Arlington and D.C. area, amid flood threat (7390 views)
  5. BREAKING: Flash Flood Warning issued for Arlington and Falls Church (7340 views)
  6. Speed limits could drop from 25 to 20 mph on some Arlington roads (6862 views)
  7. Arlington entrepreneurs debut new party boat with catering from District Taco (6311 views)
  8. Appeals court flip-flops on Missing Middle, striking down ordinance once again (6265 views)
  9. Man sentenced to 15 years in prison after Arlington cocaine bust (5870 views)
  10. ACPD: Man, 70, arrested for knifing acquaintance on Columbia Pike (5294 views)
  11. Morning Notes for July 7, 2025 (4601 views)
  12. Fleet of laser-equipped robots begins survey of Arlington sidewalks (5006 views)
  13. ‘One Rosslyn’ development project wins commission’s support but new skywalk does not (4197 views)

📅 Upcoming events

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

Here are the events planned for Sunday:

⛈️ Saturday’s forecast

Showers and thunderstorms are possible after 2pm, under mostly sunny skies with a high near 91 degrees. The calm wind will shift to southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon, with a 30% chance of precipitation. For Saturday evening, the chance of showers and thunderstorms remains at 30%, mainly before 8pm. The night will be partly cloudy and the low will be around 74 degrees, with southeast winds ranging from 3 to 6 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
– Theodore Roosevelt

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

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

We hope you have a great weekend, Arlington! Feel free to discuss the most-read stories of the week, the upcoming weekend events or anything else of local interest in the comments. 👋


Around Town

A Grammy-nominated country artist will be performing at an Arlington homeless shelter as part of a nationwide fundraising tour.

Singer-songwriter Steven Cade’s “Giving Guitars Tour” will be coming to Bridges to Independence on Monday, featuring a performance and a Q&A as well as the donation of a signed guitar.