Good Tuesday 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 8, 2025.
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Wednesday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
⛈️ Wednesday’s forecast
Expect showers and thunderstorms mainly after 4pm, with mostly sunny conditions and a high near 91. The calm wind will become south around 6 mph in the afternoon, with a 30% chance of precipitation. Wednesday night, anticipate likely showers and thunderstorms before 2am followed by a slight chance of showers between 2am and 5am, and again after 5am. The night will be mostly cloudy with a low around 72, south wind at 3 to 5 mph, and a 60% chance of precipitation. New rainfall amounts could range between a tenth and a quarter of an inch, with higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
– Aristotle
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.
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Construction on a new four-track bridge, meant to expand rail traffic between Arlington and D.C., is expected to get underway later this month.
The $1 billion undertaking by the development firm Skanska and infrastructure company FlatironDragados is on track to begin in the coming weeks, Skanska announced in a press release yesterday (Monday).
Luxury living has arrived in Old Town Alexandria.
Welcome to The Aidan, a brand-new condo community designed for those who want to stay connected to everything they love. Enjoy rooftop views, a vibrant courtyard terrace, fitness center, coffee bar, pet spa, stylish resident lounges, and dedicated work-from-home spaces—all just two blocks from Braddock Road Metro.
With more than 200 shops, restaurants, and waterfront destinations just steps away, The Aidan puts the best of Old Town right outside your door.
Elevate your lifestyle at The Aidan.
For Arlington Democrats, the number to beat on Nov. 4 is 51,465.
That’s the difference between the number of votes cast in the county, in 2021, for Democrat Terry McAuliffe (73,013) over Republican Glenn Youngkin (21,548). McAuliffe lost that race, falling short by about 64,000 votes statewide.
A series of free outdoor movie nights on Columbia Pike begins this Friday with “The Wizard of Oz.”
Columbia Pike Movie Nights are coming to two outdoor plazas on Fridays and Saturdays this summer. Hosted by the Columbia Pike Partnership, the series will provide weekly movie screenings at the Arlington Mill Community Center and Penrose Square Apartments until late August.
Due to the extended period of extreme heat forecasted for the next several days in our area, the Civic Jam event originally scheduled for Friday, July 3, 2026, has been postponed to Friday, July 24, 2026.
Commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary of the United States of America at Civic Jam! Celebrate the City of Falls Church’s diverse community, civic engagement, and classic summer fun. Jam out to live, local music, sip on local brews, enjoy tasty treats and eats, and a full evening of festivities for all ages on Friday, July 3, 2026, from 6 to 10 p.m.
With the cost of a two-bedroom apartment above $3,000 for another month, Arlington rent continued a gradual upward trajectory in June.
The county’s median rent for an apartment was up 0.3% month-over-month, contributing to an increase of 3.6% since the start of the year and 2.6% year-over-year, according to data reported by Apartment List.
Hot, humid and stormy weather is on tap today.
Arlington County and much of the D.C. area is under a Heat Advisory, a Flood Watch and — as of 1:45 p.m. — a Severe Thunderstorm Watch today (Tuesday).
Federal cuts to Medicaid and food-assistance programs are expected to place greater strain on Arlington’s most vulnerable residents and the social services that support them.
Arlington County officials, health-care workers and nonprofits are still scrambling to determine the local impacts of the new federal spending bill approved last week.
A proposed 845-unit redevelopment project in Rosslyn has won the support of the Arlington Transportation Commission.
The commission voted 11-0 in support of the project on a 2.3-acre site at 1901 and 1911 Fort Myer Drive, near Gateway Park.
Arlington’s congressman took home the title at the latest annual spelling competition between politicians and members of the media.
Rep. Don Beyer (D) won the National Press Club’s annual “Press & Politicians Spelling Bee” on June 25. His winning word was “stygian,” meaning “of or relating to the river Styx” or “extremely dark, gloomy or forbidding.”
