Around Town

ARLnow Daily Debrief for Feb 25, 2026

By ARLnow.com

Good Wednesday 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 — Feb 25, 2026.

📅 Upcoming events

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

🌦️ Thursday’s forecast

Rain and snow are likely before 10am, followed by a chance of rain between 10am and 4pm. Expect mostly cloudy skies and a high temperature of about 45°F, along with a gentle 3-6 mph northeasterly breeze. The precipitation probability stands at 50%. For Thursday night, anticipate partly cloudy conditions and a low temperature near 32°F, accompanied by calm winds. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.”

– Helen Keller

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

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

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News

Driver trapped after car flips in crash near East Falls Church Metro station

By ARLnow.com
Crash involving overturned vehicle near the East Falls Church Metro station (courtesy anonymous)

A trapped driver was pulled from a flipped car and taken to the hospital after a crash Wednesday afternoon near the East Falls Church Metro station.

First responders were dispatched around 3:15 p.m. for a report of crash involving one person stuck inside an overturned vehicle, at the intersection of Washington Blvd and N. Sycamore Street.

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By Eli Tucker

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Around Town

‘Liam’ and ‘Charlotte’ remained most popular Virginia baby names in 2025

By Emily Leayman
A newborn baby (Omar Lopez/Unsplash)

Expect to see a lot more kids named Charlotte and Liam running around Virginia in a couple of years.

Those are the most popular names for boys and girls among the 96,683 babies born in the commonwealth last year, according to data from the Virginia Department of Health. Both names have held the top spot for at least six years straight.

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News

Gymnastics boosters press County Board to save Barcroft youth programs

By Scott McCaffrey
The Barcroft Sports & Fitness Center at 4200 S. Four Mile Run Drive (file photo)

Supporters of Arlington youth gymnastics turned out last night (Tuesday) to press county leaders on planned cuts to local programs.

A $1.7 billion budget proposal from County Manager Mark Schwartz calls for shuttering the Arlington Aerials and Arlington Tigers, along with community gymnastics programs, at Barcroft Sports & Fitness Center. The programs, operated by the Department of Parks and Recreation, do not recoup costs through user fees, Schwartz and staff have said.

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Event

Catholic Running (and Walking) Group

St. Agnes Catholic Church

1910 N Randolph St

Arlington, Virginia 22207

Website Contact Social

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!

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News

Reagan National confirms its lowest air traffic numbers in three years

By Scott McCaffrey
A Delta flight at the gate at Reagan National Airport (staff photo)

Reagan National Airport recorded its lowest annual passenger count in three years in 2025, even as Dulles International Airport set an all-time record.

Just under 24.9 million passengers traveled through DCA last year, down 5.3% from 26.3 million in 2024, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) reported yesterday (Tuesday) — confirming preliminary numbers released last month.

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News

D.C. man charged with striking two pedestrians in Ballston-area road rage incident

By Jared Serre
Southbound lanes of N. Glebe Road closed after two pedestrians struck in alleged road rage incident (staff photo)

A driver accused of striking two pedestrians near Ballston and then fleeing the scene has been arrested.

Zai Atwater, 24, was taken into custody in D.C. over the alleged road rage incident, the Arlington County Police Department announced today.

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Around Town

NEW: Call Your Mother bagel spot to replace departed Starbucks in Ballston

By Jared Serre
Starbucks at 4000 Wilson Blvd in September 2025 (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

One of the D.C. area’s most popular bagel brands is coming to Ballston.

Call Your Mother just announced plans to open at 4000 Wilson Blvd — the former home of a Starbucks location that closed last year after only two years in business. A specific opening date has not yet been announced for the shop, though it is expected “soon-ish,” according to Call Your Mother’s website.

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News

Gov. Spanberger swings at Trump on affordability in State of the Union response

By Emily Leayman and The Associated Press
FILE - Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers her State of the Commonwealth address before a joint session of the Virginia General Assembly at the Capitol, Jan. 19, 2026, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivered a Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address yesterday (Tuesday), questioning whether the president was improving affordability and keeping Americans safe.

Spanberger took aim at Trump’s policies including tariffs, the One Big Beautiful Bill passed by Congress, federal immigration enforcement tied to the deaths of two Americans, federal workforce reductions through DOGE, withholding of the Epstein files, and the threat of a war with Iran.

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Schools

Chronic absenteeism rates at APS drop for the first time in years

By Scott McCaffrey
An Arlington Public Schools bus in the snow on Dec. 5, 2025 (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

New data suggests that Arlington Public Schools is making progress on lowering the rate of students being chronically absent from class.

Through Jan. 30, 10% of APS students this school year were absent from class more than 10% of the time, according to data reported at the Feb. 19 School Board meeting. That’s down from rates of 12.4% for the 2024-25 school year and 13.2% from 2023-24.

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