Around Town

ARLnow Daily Debrief for Dec 30, 2024

By ARLnow.com

Good Monday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.

🕗 News recap

The following articles were published earlier today — Dec 30, 2024.

📅 Upcoming events

Here is what’s going on Tuesday in Arlington, from our event calendar.

  • No events today. Have one to promote? Submit it to the calendar.

⛈️ Tuesday’s forecast

Expect showers and thunderstorms from 1pm to 4pm, intensifying after 4pm with a high of 58°F and southeast winds at 5-11 mph, gusting to 20 mph. There’s an 80% chance of precipitation, with rainfall amounts ranging between a tenth and a quarter of an inch. On Tuesday night, showers mainly before 7pm with a low around 42°F, and a west wind at 9 mph. New Year’s Day will be mostly sunny, breezy, and with a high near 48°F, accompanied by a west wind at 11-20 mph, gusting up to 34 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”
– Edith Wharton

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.

Thanks for reading! Feel free to discuss the day’s happenings in the comments.

Sports

W-L football team earns rankings in final 2024 MaxPreps state polls

By Dave Facinoli
Washington-Liberty huddles after the region final (staff photo by Dave Facinoli)

The Washington-Liberty Generals finished ranked 10th, 26th and 31st in three different final statewide high-school football polls for the 2024 season, as compiled by MaxPreps.com.

In the public-school-only poll of Class 6 — schools with the highest enrollments — the Liberty District champion and 6D North Region runner-up Generals (12-1) were ranked 10th.

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Sports

Annual George Long Holiday hoop tourney again a big Arlington event

By Dave Facinoli
The Oscar Smith team repeated as the George Long champion (staff photo by Dave Facinoli)

In its 22-year history, the George Long Holiday boys basketball tournament has become a popular annual high-school sporting event in Arlington County — and beyond.

Each season, eight teams from different jurisdictions, public and private, have participated in the three-day event at Wakefield High School, usually beginning Dec. 26 or 27.

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Sports

Wakefield finishes fourth in its holiday basketball tournament

By Dave Facinoli
Wakefield's Isaiah Ledbetter controls the ball (photo by Rena Schild)

They finished fourth with a 1-2 record, suffering two lopsided losses in their own holiday basketball tourney, yet the experience was beneficial, according to the Wakefield Warriors varsity boys head coach.

Host Wakefield (5-4) won its seesaw first game, 55-53, over the West Springfield Spartans in the annual eight-team, three-day George Long Holiday Tournament, now in its 22nd year.

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News

JUST IN: Stabbing suspect charged with murder after victim dies

By ARLnow.com
Stabbing suspect Leonardo Reyes (via ACPD) and a traffic camera view of the crime scene in Pentagon City

An Arlington woman has died after a double stabbing in Pentagon City the night of Dec. 14.

Iman Gaye, 26, died at the hospital early this morning, according to Arlington County police. A young child who was also stabbed and seriously injured that night, near an entrance to the Target store, was released from the hospital on Dec. 23, according to ACPD.

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Around Town

Top Arlington stories of 2024: #11-22

By ARLnow.com
Bear seen in residential neighborhood near Potomac Overlook Regional Park, in June 2024 (staff photo)

As 2024 draws to a close, we’re taking a look back at ARLnow’s most-read stories of the year.

Bears, both alive and tragically deceased, made multiple appearances in our top stories. Police investigations, development changes and restaurant news also drew significant reader interest.

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News

NEW: Pair of vacant office buildings to be converted to hotel and apartment building

By ARLnow.com
Existing office buildings at 2100 and 2200 Crystal Drive (via Google Maps)

Two largely vacant office buildings in Crystal City are set to become a hotel and an apartment building.

Property owner JBG Smith announced today that it has filed an application under a new Arlington County “adaptive reuse” policy that would re-purpose 550,000 square feet of empty office space.

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News

Falls Church leaders seek action in 2025 on affordable housing

By Scott McCaffrey
A sign outside the city hall of Falls Church (staff photo by Jared Serre)

Some Falls Church officials are hoping 2025 will be a year of moving from conversation to concrete decisions in addressing affordable-housing goals.

“It’s the action side of things that has always been the problem — not the aspirational nature of what we want,” City Council member Erin Flynn said during a discussion of how city leaders will move forward on housing issues in the new year.

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