An updated partnership with Uber will provide more transportation options for senior citizens living in True Ground Housing Partners’ apartment communities.
The expanded program will offer free Uber trips subsidized by the transportation company. Eligible residents will be able to request rides by connecting with True Ground’s resident-service coordinators at each property.
A bendy tree in a planter in Rosslyn (courtesy George Brazier)
Teens Attack Woman — “At approximately 6:42 p.m. on February 25, police were dispatched to the report of an assault. Upon arrival, it was determined the female victim was outside when she observed a group of approximately 20 juveniles, some of whom were pouring a beverage on another juvenile and attempted to intervene during which the approximately five juvenile suspects became aggressive and assaulted the victim. The suspects then fled into the Pentagon City Metro Station.” [ACPD]
Neighborhood Aesthetics Questioned — “Pentagon City straight up feels like Minsk.” “I like this part of DC area, and nearby Crystal City, perhaps that’s why. It’s reminiscent of Eastern Europe, old and new.” [Mikita/X]
Naturalization Workshop — Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington is hosting a naturalization application assistance workshop tomorrow (Saturday) at St. Charles Catholic Church at 3304 Washington Blvd, starting at 9 a.m. The $135 event pairs applicants with volunteer attorneys to prepare citizenship documents. [Catholic Charities]
Snow Still in Forecast — “Winter is not fully done with us just yet… we are tracking two systems that could bring wintry weather to the region. First threat would be Monday into Tuesday as a low pressure system slides by south of our area. This could bring a few inches of snow or a wintry mix. Though the track will be crucial on what type and how much wintry precipitation we may get.” [WWG/X]
Big Warmup Coming — “Big warmup starting in about a week, 60s and 70s possible Yes, snow is in the forecast on Monday. But after that wintry system passes on Tuesday, the weather pattern is poised to shift in a radical way. The jet stream dip that has allowed repeated bouts of frigid air to plunge southward will retreat to the north. This will allow much milder air to surge in from the south and west.” [CWG/X]
It’s Friday — Expect a mostly sunny day with highs around 53°F and winds becoming southerly at 5 mph in the afternoon. The evening will be mostly clear with lows near 38°F. [NWS]
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Screenshots from article in The Sun (US) that closely mirrored ARLnow's reporting, prior to changes
An article published by The Sun, the U.S. counterpart to the UK newspaper, has been substantially changed after a reader pointed out that it plagiarized reporting by ARLnow.
The Feb. 25 article, “Time to say goodbye to Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant after chain confirms final day of business for 15-year-old outlet,” started with a nearly line-for-line copy — with some minor wording changes — of ARLnow’s “Buffalo Wild Wings closes in Crystal City after 15 years,” published Feb. 23.
Avant Bard Theatre’s Resistance Readings Project continues with a staged reading of Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, Tom Stoppard’s darkly comic and sharply political examination of authoritarianism, censorship, and dissent, directed by Avant Bard Artistic Associate, Kathleen Akerley.
Set inside a Soviet psychiatric hospital, the play follows a political prisoner whose resistance to the state becomes inseparable from questions of sanity, truth, and personal freedom. Blending absurdist humor with urgent political commentary, the play remains strikingly relevant in moments of cultural and political uncertainty.
U.S. Postal Service location on N. George Mason Drive (staff photo by Emily Leayman)
North Arlington residents say their mail service is finally improving after months of spotty deliveries.
Following ARLnow’s reporting on the issue and advocacy from U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D), residents in the 22207 ZIP code say they’ve now gotten some, but not all, of their missing mail in batches.
The Hazel and Azure apartment towers at 3030 & 3130 S. Potomac Avenue (staff photo by Dan Egitto)
Arlington apartment rents continue to be down slightly from this time last year, although they’re up slightly from February, according to one survey.
Zumper’s monthly rent index, released yesterday (Wednesday), reported the county’s median apartment-rental asking rate as $2,380 for one-bedroom units and $3,170 for two bedrooms in February. Those rates are down 4.4% and 5.4%, respectively, from February 2025.
Police car at night (file photo courtesy Kevin Wolf)
Police are looking for one or two suspects who have been robbing local businesses while armed.
The robberies happened around 8 p.m. the past two days, each by a 20-something year-old man wearing dark clothing and a face mask. On both nights, a man brandished a gun and demanded cash at a pair of nearby businesses.
The potential future space for Code Ninjas in the Lee Harrison Shopping Center (staff photo by Jared Serre)
A kid-focused coding academy is in the works at the Lee Harrison Shopping Center, and it’s already enrolling families.
Code Ninjas, a programming “dojo” teaching skills like building video games and debugging code, has filed permits to take over a 900-square-foot space on the shopping center’s lower level at 2449 N. Harrison Street. The school plans to open in June, according to its Instagram page.