It’s been a hot, humid and rainy week and we can expect more of the same over the weekend and for the start of next week.
No wonder 68% of respondents to an ARLnow poll on Tuesday said they were ready for fall weather to start ASAP.
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After a particularly hot week last week, the past five days have been especially wet.
That’s not great news for the Arlington County Fair, which ends Sunday. Rain is in the forecast for both Saturday and Sunday, but there should be dry patches. Bring your galoshes.
Some relief from the heat is on tap this weekend, though it will come at the cost of enduring a bit of rain.
It was quite a week on the site, despite some of our staff members being out of town. Here are the most-read articles of the past week on ARLnow:
If readership is any indication, it seems like a lot of Arlington residents have the same itchy red insect bites described in this week’s most-read story.
It was, in fact, a busy week for readership given that we’re in peak summer vacation season. Speaking of which, August begins on Sunday — enjoy summer while it lasts! Saturday in particular should be a perfect summer day.
It was a busy week here at ARLnow as we finally unveiled the ARLnow Press Club.
Thank you to all who have signed up already, most of whom appear to be choosing the yearly option rather than the monthly. We greatly appreciate your support and trust in us.
It’s been a surprisingly busy, holiday-shortened week.
Despite many people presumably being on vacation, our readership has not dipped. Thanks for letting us keep you informed of the news back home no matter where you might be.
One moment you’re going on a last-minute-before-the-rain run, the next a Tornado Warning is sounding and you’re grabbing your laptop to report on a story that Arlington will remember for years to come.
Such is how this week concluded, with an honest-to-goodness twister touching down two blocks south of Arrowine and cutting a path of mild-to-moderate destruction until it finally lifted just south of the White House.
It has been a slow week readership-wise on ARLnow, but we still had plenty to write about.
The big news of the week, of course, is Whitlow’s closing. The long-time Clarendon watering hole will be throwing one last bash on Saturday before locking the doors. We hope they are able to find a new location soon — Arlington is a better place with a place like Whitlow’s than without.
It only became official yesterday afternoon, but this is now a long federal holiday weekend.
We join the rest of the Arlington community in commemorating and reflecting on Juneteenth today and tomorrow.
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A rainy end to the workweek isn’t too bad when a decent late spring weekend is on tap.
The weather isn’t the only thing to look forward to. Two new members of the ARLnow team start on Monday: a summer intern and a new Evening Editor. Plus, our reporter Jo DeVoe will be moving into a new editing and reporting role.
At last, a sunny weekend is on tap. Of course, it’s going to be hot.
Speaking of hot, below are the most-read ARLnow articles of the past week.
Memorial Day weekend is here and the flags are in at Arlington National Cemetery.
ARLnow’s Jay Westcott, himself a veteran, photographed the solemn annual tradition Thursday afternoon. His photos are above.