Good Friday evening, Arlington. Today we published articles that were read a total of 5266 times… so far.
📈 Top stories
The following are the most-read articles for today — Jun 2, 2023.
- Morning Notes
- NOW: Rescue in progress after intoxicated person falls down creek embankment
- Preliminary review wraps up for new apartments planned near Courthouse
- Construction wraps up on second apartment tower in Pentagon Centre redevelopment
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- BREAKING: W-L senior and standout soccer player killed in Fairfax County double homicide (57847 views)
- ‘Nation’s only fast casual chicken salad restaurant’ to open Arlington location (13051 views)
- Arlington public safety call center to start using Amazon AI system for non-emergency calls (6157 views)
- Metro stations to close for Orange Line rail replacement work (4250 views)
- Florida man tries to bring handgun into DCA as banner year for confiscations continues (4098 views)
- Seven years after speaking out, a few residents of an affordable housing building say problems persist (3908 views)
- Peter Chang set to open new restaurant in Crystal City (3894 views)
- Arlington County responds to lawsuit alleging Missing Middle changes decided illegally (3616 views)
- Local eighth-grader to compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee finals tonight (3359 views)
- JUST IN: Police union endorses challenger for Commonwealth’s Attorney (2488 views)
- County Board member says delay of HQ2’s second phase likely only a year (2349 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 9:00 am: Madison Manor Yard Sale!
- 10:00 am: Tenant Summit
- 12:00 pm: Ballston Quarterfest
- 1:00 pm: Wear Orange: Walk & Rally for Gun Violence Awareness
- 1:00 pm: The Miraculous Magical Balloon
- 3:30 pm: Festival Argentino
- 4:00 pm: Free Concert | An Intercultural Choral Music Festival
- 7:30 pm: The Comedy Karaoke Trivia Funtime Show with Danny Rouhier
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 11:00 am: Makers Market First Sundays
- 1:00 pm: Green Community Celebration and Tour
- 1:50 pm: Charlotte’s Web Scout Workshop
⛈️ Saturday’s forecast
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. At night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“The best revenge is massive success.”
– Frank Sinatra
🌅 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. 👋