Around Town

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 — Aug 5, 2024.

📅 Upcoming events

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

⛈️ Tuesday’s forecast

Expect showers and thunderstorms after 2pm, sunny skies, and a high near 95, with heat index values reaching 100. South wind will blow at 6 to 9 mph, and there is a 50% chance of precipitation. For Tuesday night, showers and thunderstorms are likely between 8pm and 2am, with a mostly cloudy low around 74. South wind will continue at 7 to 9 mph, and the chance of precipitation increases to 60%. New rainfall between a quarter and half an inch is possible. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”
– Lao Tzu

🌅 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.


News

Construction on an elevated bus stop island, meant to improve safety at an intersection in Rosslyn, is scheduled to begin soon.

The quick-build safety project between the intersections of Clarendon Blvd with N. Pierce and N. Queen streets will impact Metrobus routes 4B and 38B as well as ART Route 45. In addition to elevating the bus stop, it will raise an existing protected bike lane on Clarendon Blvd.


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News

A new Arlington program seeks to make it easier for people who live in apartments to compost their food scraps.

New food disposal bins have appeared near 14 multifamily properties across the county, inviting apartment dwellers to divert food waste and food-soiled paper away from the landfill and into the county’s composting program.


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Event

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Around Town

Deals on gourmet dining options are coming to Arlington and Falls Church next week as Summer Restaurant Week returns.

The event — hosted by Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington from Monday, Aug. 12 through Sunday, Aug. 18 — involves hundreds of restaurants in the D.C. area.


News

An Arlington Circuit Court judge has delayed the sentencing of a man who admitted to shooting at police officers during a 2022 car chase through Arlington and Fairfax counties.

Ricardo Singleton must first undergo an evaluation through the state’s mental health assistance program, Judge Daniel S. Fiore II ruled Friday, before being sentenced on Aug. 16.


Opinion

Television ratings for the 2024 Paris games are way up compared to the Tokyo Olympics.

The excitement of crowds that were absent during the Covid-delayed Tokyo games probably have something to do with that, as does the time change improvement that sees most major events happening live in the morning and afternoon in the U.S. instead of overnight.


News
Columbia Pike and Sabores Tapas Bar at Penrose Square (Flickr pool photo by Jason Gooljar)

W-L Alum Coaches to Bronze — “Nearly a century after the ‘Boys in the Boat’ won a gold medal for the U.S. in Berlin, another American team full of former University of Washington Huskies won a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics… The U.S. men’s eight boat is coached by UW rowing coach [and Washington-Liberty High School alumnus] Michael Callahan.” [KING 5, Twitter]

County Preps for Deer Cull — “The relevant Arlington County government staff are moving full-throttle toward bringing sharpshooters to the community in an effort to cull what they describe as an excessive deer population. Yet they also seem to be hedging their bets. ‘We’re pretty sure sharpshooting will work,’ said John Marlin.” [Gazette Leader]

Flyover Cancelled TodayUpdated at 9:25 a.m. — From Arlington Alert: “Today’s 12:45 PM Arlington National Cemetery Flyover has been canceled due to weather.” [Twitter]

Chase Thru Arlington Ends in D.C. — From Dave Statter: “@AlexandriaVAPD chasing a stolen car on I-395N through Arlington into DC just before 7p yesterday. It ended with a crash near the Wharf and the driver arrested. A passenger fled. The driver was wanted for a felony robbery in Arlington Thursday.” [Twitter]

Unemployment Rate in Arlington — “Month-over-month unemployment rates in both Arlington and Fairfax counties ticked upward in June, according to new data, part of a regional and national trend for the month, with Arlington seeing the lowest rate in the local area and second lowest in Virginia.” [Gazette Leader]

Meter Reminder for the Dogs — From Arlington’s Dept. of Environmental Services: “Arlington canines: Please keep the p off the arking machines. It jams the coin doors, especially in summer.” [Twitter]

F.C. Theater Troupe Moving — “Falls Church’s homegrown theater troupe and educational enterprise, Creative Cauldron, is aiming to move into brand new digs at the big (new Whole Foods) Broad and Washington project by the end of this year.” [FCNP]

Hot, Rainy August on Tap — “Our August outlook for DC weather is out! Some good news: 1) We think it will be seasonably hot, but not as hot as July, which was 4th hottest on record 2) We expect a wetter than normal month which should help the drought.” [Capital Weather Gang, Twitter]

It’s Monday — Expect sunshine and a high near 95 degrees, accompanied by a southwest wind at 3 to 8 mph. Later in the night, partly cloudy skies will prevail with a low around 77, and a southwest wind around 7 mph. [NWS]

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Flickr pool photo by Jason Gooljar


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