A new Chinese restaurant appears to be joining Westpost at National Landing.
The establishment, 1983 Chinese Cuisine, is “coming soon” to the Pentagon City shopping center formerly known as Pentagon Row, according to storefront posters at 1101 S. Joyce Street.
There’s a slight chance of snow Tuesday night — but if it happens, it could make the evening commute hazardous.
That’s according to a new Special Weather Statement, below, from the National Weather Service.
This regularly scheduled column is written by Eli Tucker, Arlington-based Realtor and Arlington resident. If you would like to work with Eli and his team in Northern Virginia and the greater D.C. Metro area, you can reach him directly at [email protected].
Question: How has the Arlington single-family home market performed in the first half of 2026?
Answer: Arlington’s single-family detached (SFD) market got busier and more competitive in the first half of 2026, yet prices increased at their slowest pace since 2023.
More Competition, Modest Appreciation (Resale Market)
Note: this data is for resales of single-family detached (SFD) homes; I have a separate analysis of the new construction market further down.
Dig Deeper: Performance Varied by Size, Price Point
The appreciation gap between the average price (3.5%) and median price (1.9%) matters. The average is more sensitive to expensive sales. In 2026, 15.7% of closed resales sold for $2M or more, up from 12.7% in 2025. At the other end of the market, only 21.7% sold below $1M, down from 24.4%. That shift toward higher-priced homes helped lift the average faster than the median.
Average and median prices are useful, but neither tells us whether gains were shared evenly across the market. To test that, I divided the closed resale market into four sold-price quartiles for each year. Each quartile represents one-fourth of that year’s sales, from the least expensive 25% to the most expensive 25%. (more…)
A notoriously contagious stomach bug’s spread through Arlington has public health experts urging extra precautions.
An alert about a wave of suspected norovirus cases went out to Arlington Public Schools families last week as reported “norovirus-like outbreaks” have surged in Northern Virginia since late 2024.
Loyal customers surrounded business owner Joel Cohen as he cut the ribbon on the new location of his time-honored boutique last week.
Going on 56 years of business, Crystal Boutique recently celebrated its relocation from the now-vacant Crystal City Underground in October. Now located on the third floor of 2231 Crystal Drive, the store is a popular destination for women’s evening wear and custom garments.
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.
Here in Arlington, real estate is a spectator sport. Let’s take a look at some of the most and least expensive townhouses sold last month (December 2024).
Most expensive townhouses sold
A former Arlington firefighter is among the more than 1,500 people granted pardons under President Donald Trump’s sweeping decision yesterday (Monday).
Brian Holmes, who was accused of assaulting police officers while attempting to enter the U.S. Capitol in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, falls under a blanket pardon Trump issued shortly after being sworn in as president.
Nearly 5,000 homes and businesses in parts of Arlington are without power this morning.
The outages are primarily affecting neighborhoods along and north of the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor, according to a Dominion outage map. As of just before 9 a.m. Tuesday, the utility company said 4,866 customers were affected in Arlington.
Construction of the Pentagon’s road network in the early 1940s was responsible for the mass displacement of an African-American neighborhood in South Arlington.
A new historical marker aims to bring the history of that community — Queen City — and its residents to future generations.
Second Victim Pulled from Potomac — “U.S. Park Police confirms that a second body has been recovered from the icy waters of the Potomac River following a crash on Arlington Memorial Bridge Thursday night. The individual was pronounced dead at the scene.” [Fox 5, Twitter]
Deer Rescued from River — “The Brandywine Valley SPCA Animal Control team, D.C. police and D.C. Fire rescued a deer stranded on the Potomac River Thursday. The deer was seen near the Key Bridge just after 8 a.m. by community members. They alerted animal control, and they coordinated with emergency responders.” [Fox 5]
Statement on W-L Pool Arrest — “Equality Arlington, a nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of the LGBTQ+ community, echoes the shock, grief, and outrage of Arlington residents that a serial sex offender was able to access the Washington-Liberty pool… It is shameful that certain individuals and organizations have chosen to use this incident to advocate for policies that discriminate against transgender residents instead of focusing on solutions that would prevent prolific sex offenders from having access to facilities that should be safe for all to use.” [Equality Arlington]
Dine and Dash Attack — “4800 block of 1st Street N. At approximately 6:37 p.m. on January 16, police were dispatched to the report of an assault just occurred. Upon arrival, it was determined the male suspect and female suspect dined at the business before exiting without payment during which the female suspect assaulted an employee. The suspects then fled the scene in a white sedan.” [ACPD]
Video: Driver Strikes Pedestrian — From Dave Statter: “Minor injury as a woman walking a dog was hit by an SUV on S. Eads at S. 23rd Street in Arlington. It happened just before 4:30 p.m.” on Saturday. [Twitter]
Wegmans Cart Mystery — “I have zero clue how a @Wegmans shopping cart ends up in Pentagon City. I think the nearest store is over five miles away in Alexandria, VA!” [Twitter]
ICYMI: Property Values Rise — “Residential property assessments are up 3.7% year over year, while commercial property values are largely flat… the county said that the continued rise in home values shows ‘the attractiveness of the Arlington community.'” [ARLnow]
Federal Workforce Orders — “President Trump signed executive orders Monday freezing the hiring of federal workers and mandating a full-time return to in-office work for government employees… The hiring freeze applies to all positions in the executive branch except for the military and other categories like national security, public safety and immigration enforcement, per the order.” [Axios]
F.C. School Budget Request — “While Falls Church City Public Schools (FCCPS) Superintendent Dr. Peter Noonan is requesting a 6.3 percent increase in revenue from the City Council in next year’s FCCPS budget, his reasons are sound. Extensive development in the City of Falls Church has created a student enrollment boom.” [Falls Church Independent]
It’s Tuesday — Flurries possible after 10am, with a cloudy high of 22 and west wind at 5-7 mph. At night, there’s a slight chance of snow showers before midnight, with clouds clearing and a low of 9 but wind chill values as low as -3. The wind becomes northwest at 5-10 mph in the evening, while there’s a 20% chance of precipitation. [NWS]
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