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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Jun 2, 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 — Jun 2, 2025.

📅 Upcoming events

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

☀️ Tuesday’s forecast

Expect mostly sunny skies today, with highs reaching near 83 degrees and calm winds turning west at around 5 mph in the afternoon. Tonight, the skies will remain mostly clear, with temperatures dropping to around 62 degrees and a south wind blowing at about 6 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.”
– Franklin D. 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

Arlington restaurant openings could be slowing down, state data suggests

By Katie Taranto
Customers enjoy outdoor dining at Good Company Doughnuts & Café (courtesy photo)

A slowdown in new restaurant openings could be on the horizon in Arlington.

While dozens of new eateries remain on track to open over the next few months, one data source suggests that some restaurateurs could be tapping the brakes on new projects.

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News

JUST IN: Police investigating bomb threat at Arlington elementary school

By ARLnow.com
Police car outside of Jamestown Elementary School in 2024 (file photo)

Someone called in a bomb threat to an elementary school in Arlington today.

Police were dispatched to Jamestown Elementary School around 2:15 p.m. for a report of an anonymous threat received by phone. The person making the threat was described as a “younger male.”

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ACPD: Man suspected of DUI tried to scale fence after crash, then spat on officer

By ARLnow.com
File photo

A 42-year-old Arlington man is facing a number of charges, including DUI, after a crash that shut down a busy on-ramp Friday afternoon.

It started around 4:45 p.m., police say, when a driver veered off the road and struck another car at the Route 50 and Washington Blvd interchange. That driver then allegedly tried to climb a fence before returning to his car.

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Falls Church City Council members consider scaled-back pay increase

By Scott McCaffrey
The Falls Church City Council at a meeting last month (via City of Falls Church)

Falls Church City Council members are considering a potentially hefty increase to their own salaries.

The Council voted 6-1 last week to set a public hearing on increasing members’ salaries from $11,000 per year to $16,000. The mayor’s salary would increase from $11,500 to $17,000.

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Plant boutique of ‘Love is Blind’ fame opens in Crystal City

By Katie Taranto
Wall of plants for sale and seating inside PLNTR (staff photo by Katie Taranto)

Crystal City welcomed a new destination for green thumbs over the weekend.

The D.C.-based plant boutique PLNTR — known for its 2024 appearance on “Love is Blind” — celebrated the grand opening of its second location on Saturday at 269 19th Court S. The new shop hosts events and classes, and offers a variety of greenery and home goods for sale.

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News

Arlington streetcar critics take victory lap over D.C.’s plans to kill similar project

By Scott McCaffrey
DC streetcar makes a nighttime run on opening day in 2016 (via DC Department of Transportation)

Former critics of abandoned plans to build a streetcar on Columbia Pike are seeing vindication in the looming demise of a similar piece of infrastructure in D.C.

After D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) announced plans last week to phase out the District’s 2.2-mile H Street streetcar line, some Arlington commentators are drawing parallels to former plans for a 5-mile system between Pentagon City and Skyline.

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SeoulSpice Korean Kitchen plans grand opening in Falls Church this week

By Katie Taranto
SeoulSpice's new restaurant in Falls Church (courtesy of SeoulSpice)

Fast-casual restaurant SeoulSpice Korean Kitchen is set to debut its latest location in Falls Church this week.

A grand opening for the regional chain’s newest spot is happening this Wednesday at 156 W. Falls Station Blvd, at the West Falls development. The customizable Korean menu features signature and build-your-own bibimbap, noodle bowls and salads.

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Arlington plans more food disposal bins for people living in apartments

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

Arlington residents who want to compost their food waste instead of sending it to the landfill will soon have even more options.

The current 14 food disposal bins located in high-density areas of the county will expand to 24 by the end of the year — in part due to “a lot of positive feedback” since the initiative began last summer.

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