ARLnow and our Fairfax County sister site FFXnow are seeking a major sponsor for our sports coverage.
We started to cover high school athletics in the fall after our acquisition of the Gazette Leader newspaper. The coverage is helmed by longtime local sports editor Dave Facinoli.
As of last week, the Arlington sports coverage is primarily published on Saturday, with some coverage on weekdays.
Now, we’re looking for a presenting sponsor that wants to associate their brand with high school sports coverage on the most-read local news outlets for Arlington and Fairfax County.
This sponsorship opportunity is ideal for healthcare, higher education, financial services and other types of advertisers that want frequent, high-impact consumer touchpoints in a sports context.
The sponsorship package includes:
Premium sponsorship placement on ARLnow and FFXnow sports articles
Social media amplification including Instagram posts
Cross-site ad placements
Sponsorship banner and message on new weekly sports email newsletters (~25,000 subscribers)
For more information, contact Lene or Kim on our accounts team at [email protected].
Chef Leopold Liao at Little Tiger Dumplings (courtesy of Upside on Moore)
A new Chinese restaurant will celebrate its grand opening in Rosslyn amid Lunar New Year celebrations this weekend.
Little Tiger Dumplings, offering Northern Chinese cuisine and six kinds of handmade dumplings, is debuting at Upside on Moore above the Rosslyn Metro station. It replaces previous vendor Lucky Danger.
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Southbound traffic on GW Parkway will be detoured between Route 123 and Spout Run Parkway this weekend.
The detour begins at 10 p.m. tomorrow (Friday) and lasts through 5 p.m. on Sunday. One northbound lane will remain open as work on the North Parkway Rehabilitation Project continues.
Screenshots of GetGreen Arlington app (via Arlington County)
Arlington residents seeking to reduce their carbon footprint now have a new app to help.
GetGreen Arlington, produced by the county and the nonprofit EcoAction Arlington, seeks “to inspire and empower residents and businesses to take climate action.”
Join the Rosslyn BID and Arlington Arts at the 34th Rosslyn Jazz Fest 2026 featuring live jazz, food trucks, local vendors, and family-friendly activities in the heart of Rosslyn! This year’s lineup is bringing a diverse mix of performers and bands redefining the jazz music genre including Plena Libre, Sally Baby’s Silver Dollars, Parlor Greens, and Dogo du Togo & the Alagaa Beat Band.
AFAC's Empty Bowls fundraiser from a previous year (courtesy of AFAC)
Facing record demand and heightened uncertainty, the Arlington Food Assistance Center hopes to drum up additional support at an upcoming fundraiser.
The 13th annual “Empty Bowls” luncheon on Feb. 9 — dubbed “Soup’erbowl Sunday” for the big game taking place later in the day — has already sold out but is still accepting donations.
Glass and sun above the vacant Crystal City Underground (Flickr pool photo by Jason Gooljar)
Courthouse Hotel Project On Hold — “The owner of a hotel in Arlington’s Courthouse… now needs more time before it can start, intimating that the project still doesn’t pencil out… Sunburst Hospitality Corp. got the green light in October 2020 from local lawmakers to transform its 187-key Arlington Court Suites Hotel at 1200 N. Courthouse Road into 180 multifamily units.” [WBJ]
Local Impact of Downsizing Fed Gov’t — “According to Terry Clower, who monitors the local economy at George Mason University’s Center for Regional Analysis, that could be a disaster for the region… Massive reductions in federal jobs could hit DC like the closure of steel mills hit Midwestern company towns. ‘Forty percent of our economy is based one way or another on the federal government,’ Clower says.” [Washingtonian]
Crash Fells Pole in Pentagon City — From Dave Statter: “An odd crash a short time ago at S. 12th & S. Eads across from the Whole Foods. Car went into the Amazon construction site. Person taken to the hospital.” [Twitter]
New Spokesperson for ACFD — “The Arlington County Fire Department is pleased to announce the appointment of Captain Jamie Jill as its new Public Information Officer (PIO). Captain Jill brings a wealth of experience to the position, with 13 years of service in fire and EMS, as well as 11 years in public information.” [Arlington County]
LGBTQ+ Panel Eyes World Pride — Arlington’s LGBTQIA+ Advisory Committee hopes to participate in D.C.’s upcoming spring World Pride celebration. Committee chair Samantha Perez says local involvement would welcome visitors while reassuring residents concerned about Trump administration policies. Several Arlington groups have already partnered with event host Capital Pride Alliance. –Scott McCaffrey
Soaking Rain Expected — “Most models, including a blend of models shown above, predict about 0.75 inches to 1 inch of rain in the D.C. region between Thursday night and Friday evening. While a shift in the storm track could still lower or raise the actual amount, we do seem likely to get some needed rain.” [Capital Weather Gang]
It’s Thursday — Expect sunny skies and a high of 48, with light winds becoming southwest at 5-7 mph in the morning. Thursday night will bring rain, primarily after 1 am, with a low of around 40 and a south wind at 6-9 mph. There’s an 80% chance of precipitation. [NWS]
AT&T Mobility, LLC is proposing to collocate antennas and support equipment to the existing 148-foot-tall (158-foot overall height) building facility located at 900 S Walter Reed Drive, Arlington, Arlington County, VA 22204 (N38° 51′ 49.0″ and W77° 05’ 16.0”). AT&T Mobility, LLC invites comments from any interested party on the impact the proposed undertaking may have on any districts, sites, buildings, structures, or objects significant in American history, archaeology, engineering, or culture that are listed or determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under National Historic Preservation Act Section 106.
Parties interested in commenting on this Federal undertaking or with questions on the proposed facility should contact Eocene at 8951 Windsor Parkway, Johnston, IA 50131 or call 515-473-6256 and reference project #E 007/JC. Comments must be received within 30 days of the date of this notice.
A D.C. fire boat searches the Potomac River the morning after the mid-air collision and crash (staff photo by James Jarvis)
A massive emergency response remains on scene of an aircraft crash in the water near Reagan National Airport.
A military helicopter and a regional jet with 64 people on board collided mid-air Wednesday night. Video from the Kennedy Center webcam showed a fiery collision, over the Potomac River.
Expect sunny skies and a high of 48, with light winds becoming southwest at 5-7 mph in the morning. Thursday night will bring rain, primarily after 1 am, with a low of around 40 and a south wind at 6-9 mph. There’s an 80% chance of precipitation, with potential rainfall amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch. See more from Weather.gov.
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“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” – Henry David Thoreau
