Good Friday 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 — Jul 21, 2023.
- 9:30 am: Renovation plans for 93 units at Barcroft get thumbs up from County Board | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:30 am: Kirby Club pushes back opening in Clarendon, now aiming for spring 2024 | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:30 am: Toys ‘R’ Us RV tour coming to Arlington next week | 🗣️ Comments
- 12:30 pm: Adoptable Pet of the Week: Berkeley | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:30 pm: Local nonprofit ensures safe and healthy housing for community members | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:30 pm: Former journalist who lived on Columbia Pike pleads guilty to child sexual abuse material possession | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- The Pinemoor in Clarendon is closing today (19527 views)
- Surreal restaurant hoping for fall opening in Crystal City but details remain sparse (9147 views)
- Amazon Fresh store in Crystal City closes temporarily (9043 views)
- Driver smashes through bank drive-thru in Falls Church (8886 views)
- JUST IN: Man charged with sexually assaulting woman in Metro station (8375 views)
- Vehicle flips in morning crash near Ballston (8319 views)
- Arlington reigns supreme as nation’s fittest ‘city’ for sixth year in a row (7103 views)
- Water main break closes several Arlington County facilities (7033 views)
- After four decades in Arlington, Rick’s Tattoo is moving to Bailey’s Crossroads (5775 views)
- Spanish immersion preschool and daycare could take over Staples near Ballston (4836 views)
- ACPD: Three arrested for catalytic converter theft (4818 views)
- An Arlington teen has been rowing for over 50 hours in an attempt to beat a world record (4502 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 10:00 am: Parent/Child: Fun Printmaking! Block Carving and Printing Workshop @ Art House 7
- 10:00 am: Yoga in the Galleries at Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington
- 👉 1:00 pm: Dog Portraits at Paws on the Plaza
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 10:00 am: MoCA on the Move at Met Park: No Experience Required
- 3:00 pm: A Moment for Music: An Afternoon Concert
- 7:00 pm: Sunset Yoga at Potomac Yard
☀️ Saturday’s forecast
Expect mostly sunny skies during the day with a high temperature near 86°F and a north wind at 7 mph. In the evening, the skies will remain mostly clear as temperatures dip to around 67°F, with the north wind at 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”
– Abraham Lincoln
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
We hope you have a great weekend, Arlington! Feel free to discuss the most-read stories of the week, the upcoming weekend events or anything else of local interest in the comments. 👋