A family-owned Lebanese restaurant with brick oven-prepared cuisine is preparing to reopen in a new space on Langston Blvd.
The Block Oven has moved about half a mile from 3110 Langston Blvd — now home to Brazilian-Lebanese fusion spot Tio Pelé — to 2515 Langston Blvd, above the Cloud Lounge hookah bar. It replaces a vacancy left by Burger7, which first opened in 2012.
A portion of N. Glebe Road is closed in both directions after a construction crew struck a gas line.
The busy arterial road is closed between Old Dominion Drive and Rock Spring Road after a 3-inch gas line was reportedly struck by a construction crew using an excavator near Marymount University and Washington Golf and Country Club.
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A veteran chef in the D.C. area appears to be breathing new life into the Green Pig Bistro’s former Clarendon address.
A work permit application for a new “Cafe Dalmatia” by chef Ivan Zivkovic was filed last week at 1025 N. Fillmore Street. It’s unclear what the new restaurant plans to offer, but the name Dalmatia, a coastal region of Croatia, suggests Mediterranean cuisine.
A bill from Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-3) seeking to limit law enforcement collaboration with federal immigration enforcement has received minor adjustments from Gov. Abigail Spanberger.
Lopez’s HB 1441, and companion bill SB 783, ban state and local law enforcement agreements with federal immigration enforcement and limit when state and local law enforcement can cooperate.
Live standup comedy in Arlington on Friday July 31 starring Jim Bryan, Kim Villamera, and Greg Billet.
Friday, July 31, 2026
The Culpepper Garden housing complex for low-income seniors is on track to fully phase out assisted-living services by June 30.
“We are looking forward to having all our residents settled [in other housing arrangements] by that day, which is what we promised,” Culpepper Garden CEO Marta Hill Gray told ARLnow.
One of Arlington’s oldest churches is celebrating a full reopening three and a half years after a devastating fire forced the closure of nearly half of its usable space.
Mount Olivet United Methodist Church will mark the completion of restoration work with a May 2 event titled “In Full Bloom: A Community Celebration of Renewal.” The community is invited from 2-5 p.m.
DCA Workers Demand Action — TSA workers at Reagan National are urging passengers to pressure Congress to end the DHS shutdown, now in its 59th day. Nationally, more than 500 TSA employees have quit since the shutdown began, and remaining workers say their next paycheck is uncertain despite a March executive order covering past pay periods. [DC News Now]
Rosslyn Offices Eyed for Sale — Beacon Capital Partners is emptying a pair of Rosslyn offices at 1501 and 1515 Wilson Blvd to prepare them for sale. The County Board on Saturday is set to vote on terminating its lease at 1501 Wilson, where Arlington Transportation Partners occupies the 11th floor, because the landlord is planning to redevelop the property. [WBJ]
TRACON Safety Alarm — Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) led a group of DMV lawmakers in pressing the FAA for answers on equipment failures at the Potomac TRACON facility in March that caused evacuations, hospitalizations and ground stops at DCA, Dulles and BWI. Rep. Don Beyer (D) was among those signing the letter. [Press Release]
ACPD Detective Retires — The Arlington County Police Department is celebrating the career of Detective S. Lafley, who retired last week after serving the Arlington community with distinction for more than 27 years. [ACPD/X]
Earth Month by the Numbers — Arlington is highlighting its environmental progress this April, including 1.3 million electric miles logged by county vehicles, 1,020 trees planted, more than 300 residential solar installations and a 49.5% recycling rate. [Arlington County]
Inova Hospital Tops Out — The final structural beam was placed atop Inova Alexandria Hospital at Landmark on Monday, a milestone for the 1.1 million-square-foot project at the former Landmark Mall site. The four-building campus is targeting completion in 2028. [ALXnow]
Ruthie’s Heads to Fairfax — Ruthie’s All-Day, the Arlington Heights Southern comfort restaurant, opens its second location at Fairfax Corner today with dinner service starting at 5 p.m. Lunch hours are expected to expand next week. [FFXnow]
Spanberger Amends Key Bills — Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) amended bills on paid family leave, recreational cannabis and housing ahead of a Monday midnight deadline. She is proposing to delay cannabis sales to July 2027 and signed a bill requiring all localities to allow accessory dwelling units. [WBJ]
Suicide Decriminalized — Gov. Spanberger signed a bill Monday night abolishing the centuries-old common law crime of suicide in Virginia. The bill takes effect in July 2027 and requires the Bureau of Insurance to review the implications for insurance in the commonwealth. [WTOP]
‘Toothless’ ICE Amendments — Fairfax state Sen. Saddam Azlan Salim (D-37) is criticizing Gov. Spanberger’s amendments to bills restricting ICE enforcement near courthouses, hospitals and schools, calling the changes “toothless, a right without a remedy.” [FFXnow]
Potomac ‘Most Endangered’ — The Potomac River has been named the most endangered river in the country for 2026 by American Rivers, citing this year’s massive sewage spill and the rapid expansion of data centers across the region. [WJLA]
D.C. Golf Courses in Limbo — The future of D.C.’s historic public golf courses remains uncertain after the Interior Department terminated a nonprofit’s lease to manage them. Arlington resident Alex Dickson is among those suing the Trump administration over the changes and dirt being dumped from White House renovations on East Potomac Park’s course. [WAMU]
Record Heat on Tap — Today and Thursday could bring record highs as temperatures surge to the low to mid-90s, roughly 25 degrees above the mid-April average. The current April 15 record in D.C. is 89 degrees. [Washington Post]
It’s Wednesday — Expect a sunny and unusually hot day with a high near 93 degrees and light southwest winds at 2–8 mph. Overnight lows drop only to about 71 under partly cloudy skies. [NWS]
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Good Tuesday 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 — Apr 14, 2026.
Here is what’s going on Wednesday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
Expect sunny weather with a high near 93°F and southwest winds ranging from 3 to 8 mph, with gusts up to 18 mph. Wednesday night will be partly cloudy, with temperatures dropping to about 71°F and southwest winds between 5 to 7 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
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Even before Virginia voters decide on a new congressional map, Democrats are piling in to run for districts proposed under a redistricting plan that is designed to give their party a near sweep of the state’s U.S. House seats.
The latest entrant is Olivia Troye, who was an aide to former Republican Vice President Mike Pence and has become a vocal critic of President Donald Trump. She announced today (Tuesda)y that she’ll run in Virginia’s newly created 7th Congressional District, which would include much of Arlington, joining an already crowded field.
