Now it’s time to revisit fall weather for a day and a half.
The good news, for those heading to Taste of Arlington tomorrow — have we mentioned Taste of Arlington enough this week? — is that the weather will be dry and sunny, if a bit cool and blustery.
The mercifully dry weather and mild temperatures will benefit tomorrow’s Walk for the Animals in Bluemont Park, which was included in this week’s Arlington Agenda.
Speaking of events, we’re letting our weekend readers hear first about a cool event we’re holding this month. It’s called WeWork, WeLive and the Future of City Living and it’s taking place on May 17. Book your ticket now, as space is limited and we’re expecting a lot of interest. For more on what we’ll be talking about, see our article on WeLive from earlier this week.
And that’s not to mention the Washington Capitals playoff game Saturday night or, for a certain set, the excitement around the White House Correspondent’s Dinner.
Feel free to discuss the Caps or any other local issues of interest in the comments.
Today was Earth Day. Here in Arlington, there were a variety of events and announcements in connection with the annual environmental celebration.
Among them was the announcement that the county was launching the nation’s first Energy Lending Library. And, at Campbell Elementary School this morning, students got a demonstration about how a rain barrel works and learned how to be good stewards of the earth, as pictured above.
It’s Friday. It’s 5:00. And it’s looking like a perfect spring weekend, weather-wise.
If outdoor activity isn’t your thing, you could spend your Saturday morning at the Arlington County Board meeting. Or, if you like being outside and like art, you could head to the Arlington Festival of the Arts in Clarendon.
Anyone can still register to comment, and do so anonymously, but the change gives us an upper hand in battling trolls and spammers.
The overarching goal is to restore civility to the comments section so that thoughtful community conversation — and yes, witty and irreverent banter as well — can once again flourish without being drowned out by a bunch of jerks.
This week was, quite frankly, a disappointing week for comments on the site.
Without going into detail, there were way too many assumptions being made about groups of people, way too many off-topic political trolls and way too much mean-spiritedness.
Whether you’re heading out of town, heading down to the Tidal Basin to see the cherry blossoms or just relaxing at home this weekend, ARLnow.com wishes you a happy Easter and — to those fortunate enough to have one — a happy spring break.
Enjoy the sunny, mild weather while it lasts. The D.C. area’s hot, sticky summer is only a few weeks away, despite what the calendar says.
It’s not yet clear how much snow this weekend, but don’t be surprised if on Sunday you see a scene like the photos above, from March 25, 2013.
At minimum, forecasters say say a coastal storm will make for a cold, soggy weekend, with a mix of rain and snow. Accumulation seems to be the biggest wildcard.
Yesterday, inspired by the Washington City Paper profile of PoPville’s Dan Silverman, who goes on 12-mile walks around the District looking for news, ARLnow.com decided to do all of our reporting and commuting via bike.
(It should be noted that our Borderstan news site — which covers Dupont Circle, Logan Circle, U Street and Columbia Heights — competes for scoops with PoPville.)
It was a busy week for news here in Arlington.
ARLnow.com was the first to report on two developments in the on-going saga of the Lyon Park gun store, we were the first to report on this piece of local election news that was later picked up by the Associated Press, and we were the first to report on today’s bomb threat and evacuation at Bishop O’Connell High School.
The weekend is here and so is the opportunity to discuss any issue of local interest.
One request this week: to allow those who want to discuss everything else that’s happening around Arlington to do so, please take all discussion of the proposed Lyon Park gun store to our latest article about it.
