A 27-year-old Arlington man is facing numerous charges after allegedly becoming violent while on the way to the hospital.
Arlington County police say Yeison Orellana Perez injured himself while drunk and was transported by medics from the 3700 block of Columbia Pike yesterday.
Traffic and delays are expected around Arlington National Cemetery this weekend as thousands of visitors remove holiday wreaths from graves.
The annual “wreaths out” event will take place beginning at 8 a.m. on Saturday. Volunteers are expected to remove approximately 257,000 wreaths from the National Cemetery, along with about 14,000 from the Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery in D.C.
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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…)
One and Done for School Board Chair — School Board Chair Mary Kadera Wednesday night told Arlington Democrats she will not seek a second term. “I would be happy doing this work forever,” Kadera said, but a combination of family and professional responsibilities means “I cannot run a campaign right now.” Democrats will select an endorsee for Kadera’s seat in a spring caucus. –Scott McCaffrey
GW Parkway Back Open — “The George Washington Memorial Parkway has reopened. Drivers should continue to stay alert while driving through the construction zone… Due to weather, the traffic configuration will be a single lane through the construction corridor both North and South bound.” [Press Release]
Office to Residential in Courthouse — “Trammell Crow Residential wants to redevelop Arlington Plaza, an aging office building in Arlington’s Courthouse neighborhood, as an 18-story apartment tower… The existing 190,000-square-foot property, built in 1985, sits on 1.1 acres a few blocks east of the Court House Metro station and across North Troy Street from the county jail.” [WBJ]
Clarendon Apartment Acquired — “In its first U.S. multifamily acquisition, real estate company Pembroke has acquired the Fitzroy in Arlington, Va., for $158 million. The acquisition reflects the company’s strategy to diversify its portfolio in cities where it also has mixed-use and office properties. Completed in 2023 and LEED Gold Certified, the 10-story property is located at 3275 Washington Blvd.” [Multi-Housing News]
Arlington Org’s New Leader — “Earlier this year, the Consumer Technology Association, which owns and produces CES, installed 17-year veteran of the association Kinsey Fabrizio as its new president… To Fabrizio, her roots in the D.C. region have a little bit of extra special meaning. ‘As a company, we’re based in Arlington, and it’s no secret that there’s a lot of great innovation in the Arlington area,’ Fabrizio said.” [WTOP]
Snow Possible This Weekend — “The D.C. area could see its second bout of snow this week on Saturday… a dusting to two inches is the most likely forecast right now.” [Capital Weather Gang]
It’s Thursday — Expect sunny skies and a high of 28 degrees, accompanied by blustery northwest winds of 16 to 23 mph, gusting up to 41 mph. Thursday night will be mostly clear, with temperatures dropping to a low of around 17 degrees and northwest winds of 10 to 16 mph, gusting as high as 26 mph. [NWS]
Good Wednesday 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 — Jan 8, 2025.
Here is what’s going on Thursday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
Expect sunny skies and a high of 28 degrees, accompanied by blustery northwest winds of 16 to 23 mph, gusting up to 41 mph. Thursday night will be mostly clear, with temperatures dropping to a low of around 17 degrees and northwest winds of 10 to 16 mph, gusting as high as 26 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
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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.
January opens the most important portion of the winter sports seasons for local high-school teams.
Once schools restart play following recent snowy weather conditions, the majority of the remaining regular-season contests will be against district opponents, followed by postseason tournaments.
Arlington Public Schools will open on a two-hour delay Thursday morning.
The school system made the announcement at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
The district they now play in has changed in recent years, but not the annual rivalry for first place in boys basketball between the Marshall Statesmen and Wakefield Warriors.
The high-school teams are members of the Liberty District for the fourth straight season, and are expected to be contenders for first.
An Arlington resident is seeking to create a map of every curbside library in the county, and he’s asking for the community’s help.
Constantin Kostenko, creator of the newly launched Arlington Mini Libraries project, enjoys going on walks with his children in his neighborhood near Nottingham Elementary School.
Falls Church is poised to welcome another Tatte to the D.C. area later this year.
Offering signature pastries and brunch bites, the bakery and cafe is slated to open at 1001 W. Broad Street. With the new location, Tatte will have a total of 17 locations in the region, including spots in Crystal City and Clarendon.
