News
Northern lights over Arlington (courtesy Conrad Dennis)

Total Party Leaving Arlington — “Total Party, one of the last remaining businesses being displaced from the Crystal City Underground, is readying to relocate to larger space in D.C. after a run of nine years in the subterranean space at 1750 Crystal Drive. The shop’s slated to close at 6 p.m. Dec. 31, and plans to reopen March 1 from the former Dress Barn space at L’Enfant Plaza in Southwest D.C., per owner Lorenzo Caltagirone. … He wanted to stay in Arlington County, if not specifically in Crystal City, but couldn’t find suitable space.” [WBJ]

Planting Trees at Schools — “Arlington County students are about to breathe easier as 100 new trees are planted on school grounds will ensure they have plenty of fresh air for all their outdoor shenanigans The county’s Department of Parks and Recreation’s Urban Forestry Office is working with Arlington Public Schools to get the trees planted on school grounds. The project is funded by the Virginia Trees for Clean Water Grant Program.” [WUSA 9]

Columbia Pike Apartments Acquired — “Shoreham Capital recently acquired a two-building apartment community in Arlington for $51 million, its second acquisition in Northern Virginia, both this year. An affiliate of the West Palm Beach, Florida-based privately held real estate firm bought the 227-unit Infinity Apartments, at 955 S. Columbus St. and 4990 Columbia Pike, on Sept. 26.” [WBJ]

Robbery in Ballston — “4200 block of Fairfax Drive. At approximately 6:10 p.m. on October 9, police were dispatched to the report of a robbery by force. Upon arrival, it was determined Suspect One entered the business, collected merchandise and exited without payment. An employee confronted the suspect outside the store and attempted to recover the stolen items during which Suspect One struck them before fleeing the scene on foot with Suspect Two, who waiting outside the business.” [ACPD]

Harris Supporter Event in F.C. — “Falls Church Mayor Letty Hardi was on hand to greet an assembly of prominent Falls Church area Vietnamese-American community leaders at the City’s elegant new restaurant, Nu, in its still unfolding Founder’s Row 1 center yesterday morning for a roundtable conference focused on the economy. The event was organized to ‘highlight Vice President Kamala Harris’ New Way Forward.'” [Falls Church News-Press]

It’s Friday — Expect sunshine and a high of around 68 degrees, accompanied by a northwest wind between 5 and 8 mph. In the evening, the sky will remain clear with temperatures dropping to approximately 48 degrees. [NWS]


Around Town

Good Thursday 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 — Oct 10, 2024.

📅 Upcoming events

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

☀️ Friday’s forecast

Expect sunshine and a high of around 68 degrees, accompanied by a northwest wind between 5 and 8 mph. In the evening, the sky will remain clear with temperatures dropping to approximately 48 degrees, and a southwest wind of around 6 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“All great achievements require time.”
– Maya Angelou

🌅 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.


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Weather

Arlingtonians with an eye to the sky were treated to the northern lights tonight (Thursday).

Reports of visible aurora borealis in the D.C. area started coming in around 7:30 p.m. While visible to the naked eye, the auroras could be more clearly seen on long exposure photos.


Announcement

Join the Capitol Hill Chorale for our final concert of the season, “Lamentations Into Joy” on Saturday, May 30th, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 31st, at 4 p.m. at Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church.

This concert contains matched pairs of pieces from seven composers, contrasting expressions of sadness and joy. It also features the premiere of a new piece by CHC Composer-in-Residence Kevin Siegfried.


Sports

No matter what happens from this point, the Bishop O’Connell Knights already have achieved a season of firsts.

Through 11 games, the girls high-school field hockey team stands 10-1, with that number of wins being the most in a single season for the private-school squad.


Event

St. Agnes Catholic Church in Arlington is hosting its monthly run & walk social on June 18th (Thursday) at 6:30pm. The 3 or 4 mile run (or walk) will start in the back parking lot (off N. Stafford St.) and end at St. Agnes. Participants can enjoy complimentary pizza afterwards. Drinks are BYOB. Extra points if you wear Catholic school swag. Thank you Father Oetjen, who started off our May run from Court House to/from the Marine Corps War Memorial with a prayer (and ran a competitive pace). Also, thank you to the Notre Dame and Georgetown alumni who wore their schools’ colors!

Please RSVP at the link, so we know how much pizza to get. Thank you!


Sports

Two tall refurbished trophies, named for individuals for the first time, were presented to the winning girls and boys high-school teams at this year’s annual Arlington County cross-country championship meets the afternoon of Sept. 24 at Bluemont Park.

The girls trophy is now named for former Washington-Liberty High School director of student activities Carol Callaway. The boys is named for former longtime Yorktown High School cross country coach Mark Stripe, who coached Yorktown for more than 25 years.


News

A proposal to let up to eight people live in Arlington recovery residences has received the Arlington Planning Commission’s support, despite some pushback.

Prior to a unanimous vote on Monday, commissioners acknowledged some residents’ concerns about how existing recovery houses affect surrounding Arlington neighborhoods.


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