The Barnes & Noble in Clarendon is temporarily closing this spring as plans to remodel and consolidate the space move forward.
Until May 23, the bookstore at 2800 Clarendon Blvd is holding a 25% off “last chance” sale on nearly all merchandise, a store manager told ARLnow. After that, the remodeling project is expected begin in the spring or summer and last through 2026.
George Mason University’s law school has removed webpages related to diversity, equity and inclusion, sparking student criticism and casting doubt on the future of related programs.
Pages related to Antonin Scalia Law School’s DEI Task Force, DEI Advisory Board and overall approach to diversity have vanished following a Feb. 14 letter from the U.S. Department of Education taking aim at such programs.
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County Board members have promised more follow-up with residents who lived with the contentious placement of Arlington Transit buses on a N. Quincy Street government parcel.
“We need to do an after-action evaluation,” Board Chair Takis Karantonis said on Saturday after the matter was brought up during the Board’s public comment period.
The Arlington County Board has unanimously adopted a new policy statement on the county’s response to changing climate conditions.
But some on the same side of the issue as the five elected officials urged them to move even more quickly and aggressively.
Join DC Road Runners and Potomac Valley Track Club for our annual Family Night at the Track and Meet of Miles. The event is open to runners of all ages and paces as well as nonmembers.
This event hosts 400 meter and 800 meter races for kids ages 1-8, as well as multiple 1-mile heats for participants of all ages. There is also a 3K race that is open to participants of all ages.
RIP Roberta Flack — “Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose intimate vocal and musical style made her one of the top recordings artists of the 1970s and an influential performer long after, died Monday. She was 88.” Flack grew up in Arlington’s Green Valley neighborhood. [Associated Press, NPR]
Office to Apartment Proposal — “Gilbane Development Co. plans to convert a vacant office building it recently acquired in Virginia Square to apartments-over-retail. The proposal is among the first to utilize Arlington County’s recently approved adaptive reuse policy… A Gilbane affiliate owns the 1990s-era office building known as One Virginia Square, located at 3601 Wilson Blvd.” [WBJ]
GOP: Elon Posters Aren’t Ours — “This Committee does not advertise by vandalizing public spaces, and we do not stylize our committee name this way. This is a fake ad.” [Arlington GOP/X]
Beyer Blasts U.S. Attorney — “Washingtonians deserve federal law enforcement who will protect their rights without violating the Constitution, and focus on fighting crime rather than trying to censor the free press and political opponents. Basic understanding of punctuation would be nice, also.” [Rep. Don Beyer/X]
New Arlington Judge — Local defense attorney Adam M. Krischer will be the newest judge in Arlington’s General District Court. The 50-year-old, unanimously elected by Virginia’s General Assembly last week, will replace the Honorable Romaine Frances O’Brien starting on July 1. —Jared Serre
Queen City Remembered — “In the early 1900s, there was a once-thriving Black neighborhood in Arlington, Virginia, on land that was first owned by the Mount Olive Baptist Church. You wouldn’t know that by taking a look around the county today. But at the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington, the memory of the Queen City community is being kept alive.” [WTOP]
Stars Added to Crash Tribute — “Nathan Chen, Nancy Kerrigan and Peggy Fleming are among a bevy of figure skaters added to the cast of a benefit event this weekend in Washington, D.C., for victims of the midair collision and crash outside Ronald Reagan International Airport.” [Associated Press]
Exhaust Noise Bill Passes — “A last-minute compromise in Richmond has kept alive one of the Fairfax County government’s key transportation initiatives of 2025. Both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly approved language on Saturday (Feb. 22) allowing Fairfax and other Northern Virginia localities to host a pilot program focused on reducing vehicle-exhaust noise.” [FFXnow]
Dulles is Most Expensive Airport — “Washington Dulles International is the costliest U.S. airport to fly out of domestically on average, per the latest Transportation Department data. Add on a rideshare from D.C. and travel costs are about double what they are from Ft. Lauderdale (pro tip: take the Silver line).” [Axios]
Youngkin Unveils Job Portal — “Gov. Glenn Youngkin had a message this week for federal workers in Virginia affected by the Trump administration’s mass layoffs: there are job openings in the Commonwealth. Speaking at Capital One headquarters in Tysons today (Monday), Youngkin announced the launch of VirginiaHasJobs.com, a new website aimed at connecting job seekers with employment opportunities.” [FFXnow]
It’s Tuesday — Expect partly sunny skies with highs reaching 61 degrees and light, variable winds strengthening to a northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. For Tuesday night, it will be mostly clear as temperatures drop to a low of 37 degrees. [NWS]
Good Monday 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 24, 2025.
Here is what’s going on Tuesday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
Expect partly sunny skies with highs reaching 61 degrees and light, variable winds strengthening to a northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. For Tuesday night, it will be mostly clear as temperatures drop to a low of 37 degrees and a northwest wind maintains a speed of around 6 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
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Pre-K students attending Arlington’s Integration Station program could be moved to neighborhood-based classrooms next year.
Last week, parents were informed that Arlington Public Schools’ new budget proposal will include moving students currently attending Integration Station — at 4770 Langston Blvd — “closer to their home schools” within the district.
Facing job cuts and wide-ranging uncertainty at the federal level, Arlington Economic Development has launched a new program to attract more tech companies.
Arlington Tech Launchpad formally kicked off on Jan. 29, the day after President Donald Trump’s “deferred resignation” emails cast federal workplaces around the country into turmoil.
An expanding D.C.-area sushi restaurant is planning to open in Pentagon City later this year.
Takumi hopes to open this summer at 11oo S. Hayes Street, in the retail bay where Rosa Mexicano closed last year. The Columbia, Md.-based restaurant is planning four new locations this year, including another outpost in Tysons Corner.
