On Mother’s Day weekend, a pair of moms have defeated a pair of dads in the race for the Democratic endorsement for Arlington School Board.
Kathleen Clark and Zuraya Tapia-Hadley were announced last night as the winners of the coveted endorsement after a nearly two-week party caucus process. They’ll now run in the November general election, where Democratic endorsees are nearly undefeated this century.
Good Friday 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 — May 10, 2024.
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
Expect showers and thunderstorms with a high near 61 and east wind of 7-9 mph. Precipitation chance is 70%, with rainfall between a tenth and a quarter inch, potentially higher in thunderstorms. For Friday night, showers and storms are likely before 11 pm, followed by a chance of showers between 11 pm and 2 am. It will be mostly cloudy with a low around 49, north wind at 6 mph, and a 60% chance of precipitation. Rainfall will be similar to earlier, with higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. See more from Weather.gov.
“Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.”
– Pablo Picasso
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We hope you have a great weekend, Arlington! Feel free to discuss the most-read stories of the week, the upcoming weekend events or anything else of local interest in the comments. 👋
The Arlington School Board has approved construction of a new Arlington Career Center building without a guarantee of paying workers a prevailing wage.
Seeking to avoid rebidding the project and causing at least a year of delays, Board members voted 4-0 last night (Thursday) to finalize a $132 million contract that has drawn criticism from Arlington state representatives, labor groups and the local NAACP chapter.
Weâre about a month out from summer. That means youâve still got time for spring cleaning!
Lexi Grant, an operations manager at Well-Paid Maids, shared her go-to spring cleaning tips with WTOP News. Step one? Declutter. Get rid of items you donât use, find space for items that need a home and organize those areas.
Join the Ballston BID for the 2024 Quarterfest Crawl — presented by Ballston Quarter — on Saturday, May 18th for a full day of music, entertainment, and samples/specials from more than 30 participating restaurants.
Quarterfest and its entertainment activations are always open to the public and free to attend.
Sponsored by Mastercard and Johns Hopkins Medicine, the day-long festival presents a plethora of entertainment at its central hub, Ballston Quarter. DJ Ricky will serve as the eventâs MC, and will guide attendees through entertainment activations from the Washington Capitals, Grace Community Church, and an incredible lineup of live music including: Rook Richards at 1:30 p.m.; Knox Engler at 3:15 p.m.; and the fan-favorite Bobby McKeys Dueling Pianos at 5:15 p.m.
Outside of Ballston Quarter and across the neighborhood, festival-goers can enjoy additional performances by; The Dan Barry Trio at 1 p.m. at The Filling Station; the James Stevens Duo at 2 p.m. at Ballston Local; and the Nick Tierra Duo at 2:30 p.m. at Quincy Hall. This year, attendees are also encouraged to take part in the neighborhoodâs growing nightlife at Carpool, Ballston Local, Punch Bowl Social, Quincy Hall, WHINO, and other late-night neighborhood favorites.
More than 30 restaurants are participating in this yearâs crawl — offering samples, $5 food and drink deals, and other unique offerings from establishments at Ballston Quarter and across the neighborhood.
This event could not be produced without the generous contributions of this yearâs sponsoring organizations: Ballston Quarter, Mastercard and Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Army Birthday Festival to celebrate the 249th birthday of the U.S. Army
National Museum of the U.S. Army (1775 Liberty Drive, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060)
A large-scale flyover planned for Saturday is expected to bring some air traffic at National Airport to a temporary halt.
Two dozen groups of general aviation aircraft are expected to fly from Frederick, Maryland, down the Potomac River and across the National Mall. The Mall flyover is scheduled to take place between noon and 1 p.m.
Address: 1701 N. Jefferson Street
Neighborhood: Tara
Type: 3 BR, 2 (+1 half) BA single-family detached — 2,500 sq. ft.
Listed: $1,495,000
Noteworthy: Walk to parks, bikepath, Westover library, restaurants, farmer’s market
With design by Moser Architects and construction by Sagatov Associates, this classic home was reconfigured into a bright airy home, well sited on an 11,000 square foot lot.
The expansive kitchen features a center island and breakfast bar, custom Adelphi cabinets, SubZero fridge, Miele dishwasher, and Wolf professional gas range and hood. French doors open to the large deck, anchored by a stone fireplace and surrounded by mature shrubbery, perennials, and garden beds. The detached two car garage has additional storage for bikes, sports, and gardening gear.
Upstairs, the primary bedroom provides three closets and a private bathroom with large steam shower, double sinks, and double linen closets. Two more large bedrooms are served by a renovated hall bathroom. Desirable details include wood floors on two levels, gas fireplaces in the living room and recently remodeled rec room, double pane windows, two zone heating and air, fresh paint, and located on a tree-lined street in the appealing Tara neighborhood. Cardinal, Swanson, Yorktown school pyramid.
Listed by:
Betsy Twigg — McEnearney Associates
[email protected]
(703) 967-4391
Arlington retail centers may soon be able to play movies and commercial messaging on large outdoor screens.
A proposed zoning ordinance change, unanimously recommended by Arlington’s Planning Commission on Wednesday, would affect six commercial areas in Pentagon City, Clarendon, Ballston and Shirlington. It’s part of an effort to encourage “gathering and socializing” and allow for “interesting and authentic entertainment and experiences” in Arlington’s retail centers, per a county report.
The Columbia Pike Movie Nights lineup for this summer has been announced.
This year’s films, screened outdoors on Friday and Saturday nights, include old-school classics like Dirty Dancing and Top Gun as well as more recent releases such as Barbie, The Color Purple and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.
After more than two years of anticipation, Wagamama appears to be preparing to open its Clarendon outpost.
Holes in the brown paper covering the windows reveal a mostly complete interior, with elaborate lighting fixtures and glowing point-of-sale system screens. A large “WAGAMAMA” sign can also be seen near the front entrance, ready to mount on the exterior.
