Multiple girls and boys basketball players from Arlington high-school squads were chosen to all-Liberty District teams for their regular-season performances during the 2024-25 campaign.
Selected to the girls first team were senior Frances Shapiro and sophomore Kathryn Wagner from the Washington-Liberty Generals and junior Eleanor Mahshie from the Yorktown Patriots.
Good Friday 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 — Feb 21, 2025.
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
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Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
Clouds will increase throughout the day, reaching a high temperature of around 42°F. Morning light and variable winds will shift to the southwest at 6 mph. The night will begin as mostly cloudy, gradually clearing up, and the temperature will drop to around 30°F. South winds will continue at 5 mph, becoming calm after midnight. See more from Weather.gov.
“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.”
– Albert Camus
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Question: How does home value appreciation vary in Arlington by property type?
Answer: The Arlington VA housing market has appreciated by an average price of 49% and a median price of 39% over a ten-year period, but that appreciation is not evenly distributed across all property types.
Detached Homes Appreciate Over 60%
Those who spend the most on a home benefit from the highest appreciation rates, with detached home appreciation of 60%+ over the course of a decade, and new detached homes appreciating the most of any property type, at 65%.
Condos Appreciate 1-2% Annually
The worst performing category over ten years in Arlington is the one-bedroom condo, with appreciation close to 1% annually and just 15% over ten years. Two-bedroom condos perform moderately better, with an average annual appreciation closer to 2% at 28% over ten years.
Townhouses are the Goldilocks Property Type
More expensive than condos and less expensive than detached homes, townhouse/semi-detached properties fall right in the middle of cost and ten-year rate of appreciation, coming in at 40% over ten years. (more…)
Led by a victory from Liam Keish, a versatile performance by Travon Buckner and other top individual finishes, the Wakefield Warriors placed second in the boys 6D North Region track-and-field championships.
Wakefield scored 59 points in the two-day meet Feb. 13-14. The first day’s events were held as scheduled in Prince George’s County, the second day being moved to Episcopal High School in Alexandria owing to weather. The South Lakes Seahawks won with 119.
As expected, seniors Cambyses Khani and Basheer Hadi repeated as region wrestling champions this season for the Yorktown Patriots.
Khani won the 6D North Region tournament title at 120 pounds and Hadi was the heavyweight winner at the 285 weight class. Each had 3-0 records in the high-school competition, hosted by Centreville High School.
Great music, scripture, and prayer mingle together in this ancient evening service as we celebrate Pride and the all-embracing love of God. Join us for this 45 minute service in the beautiful Saint George’s sanctuary. The prelude begins at 3:45 pm and the service is followed by a festive reception. Everyone is welcome at Saint George’s.
A standout individual performance and top relay finishes were big reasons the Washington-Liberty Generals won a region indoor track-and-field championship.
In addition, there were other key contributors as the Generals achieved the girls high-school title for the first time.
A standout multi-sports high-school athlete, then later an impactful assistant coach — all in Arlington — Joe McBride is switching counties to apply his craft.
The 2015 Yorktown High School graduate recently was hired as the new head varsity football coach at C.G. Woodson High in Fairfax County.
A marker celebrating a former cluster of Vietnamese businesses known as “Little Saigon” could be coming soon to Clarendon.
The concept design for a tabletop marker saluting the collection of Vietnamese restaurants and stores that once flourished in the neighborhood received approval from Arlington’s Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board (HALRB) on Wednesday.
V I R G I N I A:
IN THE GENERAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF ARLINGTON
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
ONE CAT “CHARLIE”, (MALE, ORANGE/WHITE )
AND APRIL STANDFIELD
NOTICE
Please take notice that the Commonwealth’s petition to have the above described animals forfeited pursuant to Section 3.2-6569, Code of Virginia, shall be heard on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at 10:00 am in Courtroom 3B of the Arlington County Courthouse, 1425 N. Courthouse Road, Arlington, VA 22201.
As the local figure skating community grieves last month’s mid-air crash over the Potomac, MedStar Capitals Iceplex has enlisted therapy dogs to offer comfort and support.
Dogs from the nationwide nonprofit Canine Companions paid skaters a visit to the facility in Ballston last week and have planned another visit planned this Sunday, program manager Caitlin Bradley told ARLnow.
