A number of players from Arlington were selections to all-6D North Region girls and boys basketball teams for their performances during the 2024-25 high-school season.
Boys players chosen to the first team from Yorktown High School were junior guard Jake Coulam and senior guard/forward Brennan Pilot. Yorktown senior forward Jack Rubin made the second team.
High-school crew teams from Arlington began practice in recent days for the upcoming spring season, which starts in April with area regattas.
As shown in the photo with this coverage, a couple of Wakefield High School girls eight shells practice in the early morning on the Anacostia River. The Wakefield boys and girls teams alternate morning practices on the Anacostia.
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The Northern Virginia Scholastic Hockey League season ended for the Yorktown High School club team with a playoff loss to Independence.
Yorktown (7-4) lost by a 7-1 score, being outshot 42-18.
It was as if there was no learning curve when Cameron Millsapps took up the sport of high-school wrestling two years ago.
The Wakefield High School grappler was pretty much a natural at the sport the first time she took the mat last season as a junior. She lost just four matches last winter and placed sixth in the state at the 152-pound weight class, in what was a new girls high-school sport for Virginia public schools.
*Mamistad Groups meet IN PERSON-only the introductory Zoom call is virtual. :)
Pregnancy and new mom groups are a lifesaver when it comes to normalizing those feelings we just can’t be prepared for.
Arlington and much of the D.C. area is under a Red Flag Warning today (Saturday).
Strong, gusty winds will start to pick up later this morning. Low humidity levels increase the likelihood that brush fires could spread during the wind event.
Virginia CVS Pharmacy LLC
Trading as: CVS/pharmacy #2142
3301 Columbia PIKE, Arlington VA 22204-2700
The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Drug Store, Wine, Beer, Consumed Off Premises to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.
Brandon Yi District Leader
NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abç.virginia.gov or (800) 552-3200.
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 28, 2025.
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
Expect a partly sunny day that will gradually turn fully sunny with a high near 60 degrees. Breezy conditions will prevail, initially featuring southwest winds of 10 to 15 mph, which will shift to northwest winds of 19 to 24 mph later in the morning. Wind gusts may reach up to 39 mph. Saturday night will be clear with a low of around 24 degrees and blustery as northwest winds continue at 17 to 23 mph, gusting up to 37 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
“Little by little, one travels far.”
– J.R.R. Tolkien
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. 👋
The Arlington Soccer Association will host its 55th anniversary gala on Saturday, April 5 at 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Little Falls Road.
One purpose for the event, for adults only, will be a fund-raiser, with all the proceeds benefiting the Kenmore Middle School field-turf conversion project.
In the Virginia private-school state tournament held at the Potomac School in McLean, Bishop O’Connell Knights’ freshman Peyton Friedman finished second at 106 pounds.
Friedman had a 3-1 record with a pin and a technical fall in the high-school meet. He was pinned in the final.
