Five suspects have been arrested after two men were allegedly beaten with a baseball bat while soliciting sex workers in Pentagon City last month.
Two male suspects have been charged with malicious wounding, abduction and robbery-related crimes in the Feb. 15 incident on the 1400 block of S. Eads Street.
County staff are defending a controversial cost-saving proposal to eliminate gymnastics programming and shutter Barcroft Sports & Fitness Center for up to a year.
“We need to make sure that we’re using our funding and resources to serve the most people and those in need,” County Manager Mark Schwartz told County Board members in a March 5 budget work session focused on the Department of Parks and Recreation.
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Thank you to all who have served and to the families who have sacrificed or lost loved ones for our freedom. I hope you and yours have a special Memorial Day weekend with friends and family to celebrate our country and those we’ve lost defending it.
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It’s still far from clear what the district boundaries will be, but two more congressional candidates pitched their case to Arlington Democrats last week.
Del. Dan Helmer (D-10), of Fairfax County, became the first candidate seeking the redrawn 7th Congressional District seat to launch a bid in front of county Democrats.
Telephone Scam Alert — “The scam has been around for years, but we’re hearing about Arlington residents again getting “jury duty” calls from someone falsely claiming to be local law enforcement. Reminder: this is a scam, do not pay them or give them personal information.” [ARLnow/Bluesky]
ACPD St. Paddy’s Event — “As part of the Department’s anti-drunk driving educational efforts, the Arlington County Police Department is hosting an interactive event highlighting the impacts alcohol has on motor skills — because even one drink is one too many to get behind the wheel. This event is free and open to the public. DATE: Saturday, March 14, 2026. TIME: 8-10 p.m. LOCATION: N. Hudson Street at Wilson Boulevard in Clarendon.” [ACPD]
Driver Flees After Crash — “Hit & walk crash: Here’s the crash at Army Navy & S. Joyce in Pentagon City around 1 a.m. After sitting in his car for more than 4 minutes, the driver in the intersection got up and walked away. @ArlingtonVaPD
found him on Columbia Pike after he passed the Air Force Memorial.” [Dave Statter/X]
Serious Assault on the Pike — “Officers located the injured victim in the lobby residential building. The preliminary investigation indicates at approximately 6:30 p.m., the victim was inside a residence with two male suspects, who are known to him, when they became involved in a verbal dispute that escalated into a physical altercation. The suspects subsequently fled the scene. The victim sustained serious, non-life threatening injuries and was transported to an area hospital.” [ACPD]
Metro Assault Suspect on Bail — “A Maryland man accused of assault and battery on a Metro train was released on bail after being arrested by Metro Transit Police, according to court records… Betancur had an active arrest warrant through the Arlington County General District Court for assault and battery offense on a Silver Line train at the Clarendon Metro Station around 10:09 p.m. on March 1.” [WJLA]
Data Center Budget Debate — “Virginia Democrats wield total control over state government, but leaders of the state Senate and House of Delegates are heading for a showdown over a few key provisions of the biggest legislation the General Assembly will consider this year: the budget. At the heart of the dispute is a disagreement over how to tax data centers — those high-tech facilities that provide the backbone of the internet.” [Washington Post]
Va. Bill on Jan. 6 Teaching — “Virginia lawmakers have passed a bill that prohibits schools from teaching that the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection was a peaceful demonstration or that there was massive fraud in the 2020 presidential election, the first Democratic state to try to shape how such events are taught. Democrats, who control the state House and Senate, expect Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) to sign the measure.” [Washington Post]
New Legal Notice — Application for on/off-premises beer, wine, mixed-beverage restaurant license; objections due. [Public Notices]
It’s Monday — Expect sunny skies and a high temperature near 72 degrees, accompanied by a calm wind shifting to the south at around 5 mph in the afternoon. As night falls on Monday, the sky will remain mostly clear, with the temperature dropping to a low of around 48 degrees. [NWS]
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Join Jadin O’Brien, Olympic athlete, 3x NCAA pentathlon champion and 10x All-American (heptathlon) winner for this in-person and virtual 5K. This event is sponsored by The Alex Manfull Fund to raise awareness and advance research on debilitating infection-associated neuroimmune disorders (including PANS and PANDAS) that affect young people. The 5K is part of the organization’s 36 Hours for PANS and PANDAS Advocacy in Motion event. Runners will receive a Finisher’s Medal, Technical (Drifit) Event Shirt and A Chip Timed Event. The event commemorates the life of Alex Manfull, who died at age 26 due to PANDAS. Susan and William Manfull established the Fund in their daughter’s name with the vision that no life ever again be cut short—or interrupted—by these illnesses. Learn more at TheAlexManfullFund.org.
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 — Mar 6, 2026.
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:
Showers are possible before 7am, followed by cloudy skies clearing gradually, and a high near 69. Light southeast winds will become south at 5-10mph in the morning, with gusts up to 20mph. There is a 30% chance of precipitation. Saturday night brings another chance of showers, primarily after 7pm, with mostly cloudy conditions and a low around 64. Southwest winds will be around 10-13mph, gusting to 22mph, and a 50% chance of precipitation. See more from Weather.gov.
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A cold and snowy winter has produced large numbers of potholes in Arlington, though perhaps not as many as some might expect.
About 190 pothole fill requests have been filed in Arlington since Feb. 1, Peter Golkin, a spokesperson for the Department of Environmental Services, told ARLnow. About 50 were pending as of Wednesday.
Falls Church officials this week sketched out more details in what would be the largest affordable-housing effort in city history.
“What you’ve laid out today is really exciting,” said Jim Coyle, vice chair of the city’s Economic Development Commission, at a March 2 joint work session between that body, the City Council and Planning Commission.
A long-awaited restaurant and bar in Virginia Square will officially open its doors today (Friday).
Richmond-based Wood & Iron will serve diners at new outpost at 3401 Fairfax Drive starting this afternoon, owner Steve Rogge confirmed to ARLnow.
Clocks will skip ahead an hour at 2 a.m. Sunday for daylight saving time in most of the U.S., creating a 23-hour day that throws off sleep schedules, plunges early-morning dog walks into darkness and inspires millions of complaints.
In Virginia, the push to end the twice-a-year clock change has stalled. A Virginia House committee this week recommended dropping the issue until 2027. The state is one of half a dozen that have adopted bills to switch to permanent standard time in one legislative chamber in the last two years, though Virginia’s measure included a caveat: the change would only take effect if Maryland and Washington, D.C., also made the move.
