ARLnow Daily Debrief for Nov 17, 2023

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 — Nov 17, 2023.

• 9:30 am: VDOT work on W-L parking garage over I-66 underway | 🗣️ Comments
• 10:30 am: County seeks feedback on policies for using drones during public safety and emergency responses | 🗣️ Comments
• 11:30 am: ‘Our Man in Arlington,’ local historian Charlie Clark, dies at 70 | 🗣️ Comments
• 12:30 pm: Arlington Pet of the Week: Bruni | 🗣️ Comments
• 1:25 pm: UPDATED: Arlington issues fire ban amid Fire Weather Watch for N. Va. | 🗣️ Comments
• 1:45 pm: Yet another threat at a local middle school prompts police response | 🗣️ Comments
• 3:35 pm: Just in time for the holidays, here are some of the newer additions to the ARLnow Shop | 🗣️ Comments
• 7:45 pm: NEW: Bomb threat at Arlington synagogue | 🗣️ Comments

Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.

1. UPDATED: Police and fire department respond to bomb threat at middle school (31376 views)
2. FDIC scrutinized for ‘toxic culture’ and ‘boozy hotel’ in Virginia Square (25726 views)
3. JUST IN: Police investigating apparent shooting at Rosslyn Marriott site (22430 views)
4. New docs show APS had no formal contract with Kaiser, which admits it ‘dropped the ball’ (20163 views)
5. Cheesetique in Shirlington will become a new Italian restaurant next month (18800 views)
6. Odd plaque near the Madison Community Center no longer includes antiquated Civil War reference (14615 views)
7. NWS: Elevated fire danger in Northern Virginia today (13431 views)
8. JUST IN: Gunston Middle School locked down due to threat (11942 views)
9. New digital payment system in Ballston Quarter garage catches some drivers ‘off-guard’ (11031 views)
10. JUST IN: Security guard charged with weekend shooting in Rosslyn (7370 views)
11. Four Arlington startups rank among North America’s top 500 fastest-growing tech companies (6756 views)
12. After several crashes, county fast-tracks intersection near Lubber Run Community Center for safety improvements (4778 views)
13. NEW: County truck drives off bridge in local park (4258 views)

📅 Upcoming events

Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.

• 👉 8:30 am: JBLF 5K and Family Fair
• 10:00 am: Parent-Child Printmaking Fun at Art House 7!
• 12:00 pm: Winter Wars Boxing Bash
• 3:00 pm: Jazz@Central
• 3:00 pm: South Arlington Slow Ride & Afterparty

Here are the events planned for Sunday:

• 2:00 pm: Science Meets Judaism: Animal Sentience

🌤️ Saturday’s forecast

Expect partly sunny skies that will gradually clear up, reaching a high of around 58 degrees. A northwest wind will blow at 8 to 15 mph, with gusts reaching up to 25 mph. Saturday night will be clear with a low near 37 degrees, accompanied by a northwest wind blowing at 7 to 10 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.”
– Aristotle

🌅 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. 👋