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 — Oct 13, 2023.
- 9:30 am: There was an Arlington Powerball winner — of $50,000 | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:30 am: Inner Ear Studios demolition falls behind schedule due to surprise structural issues | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:30 am: Ball-Sellers House museum to get three bronze plaques memorializing people enslaved there | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:45 pm: Arlington teachers decry impending healthcare changes as a ‘catastrophe’ | 🗣️ Comments
- 5:05 pm: NEW: Motorcycle crash near Ballston sends one to hospital | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- NOW: Police searching for suspect after slashing in Rosslyn (11660 views)
- New apartments, church and daycare to open next year in Ballston (7997 views)
- Video: Woman, 22, leads police on wild chase around Pentagon grounds (5679 views)
- Arlington police offering $20k for identity of person sending harassing emails to female ACFD personnel (5659 views)
- Padaek now open at Arlington Ridge Shopping Center (5354 views)
- Amazon delivery driver arrested for alleged assault in Penrose (5129 views)
- Early morning armed carjacking pushes Arlington past 2022 total (3945 views)
- Proposed senior living facility in Alcova Heights heads to County Board amid affordability, sustainability concerns (3892 views)
- Swiftie Soirée offers fans a night of Taylor Swift-themed festivities in Arlington (3547 views)
- County changes course on HOV and bus-only lane on Langston Blvd through Rosslyn (3441 views)
- Arlington startup raises nearly $1 million with help of local tech accelerator (3113 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 8:00 am: NOVA Treasure Hunt
- 8:30 am: Strength Training For Runners
- 9:00 am: Medical Training Self-Defense Workshop
- 👉 9:00 am: Arlington Metaphysical Chapel Presents METAPHEST, October 14-15, 2023
- 9:00 am: Pumpkin & Coffee Fundraiser Sale
- 9:30 am: Free Community Shredding Event
- 10:00 am: Shredding For Hunger | Free Community Drive-In Shredding Event
- 10:00 am: Yoga in the Galleries
- 10:00 am: TSS Open House
- 10:00 am: Spoke ‘n Word: W&OD Trail Takeover
- 👉 10:00 am: Shredding For Hunger Free Community Drive-In Shredding
- 12:00 pm: Community Outreach Day!
- 👉 1:00 pm: Rosslyn Fall Fest
- 3:00 pm: Jazz@Central
- 6:45 pm: 2023 NAACP Arlington Branch Freedom Fund Banquet
- 👉 7:30 pm: Tango Sinfónico
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 8:30 am: Kinhaven 5k & Fun Fest
- 9:00 am: Magshimey Herut Israel at 75 Seminar
- 10:00 am: Adult Learn to Ride Bike Class
- 3:30 pm: Stress Cleanse: Move Towards Your Inner Peace
- 3:30 pm: Stress Cleanse: Move Towards Your Inner Peace
⛈️ Saturday’s forecast
Expect showers and possible thunderstorms after 5pm today, with patchy fog between 1-2pm and a high near 63. South winds will be between 6-9 mph, and there’s an 80% chance of precipitation with rainfall amounts up to half an inch. Tonight, there will be showers and possibly a thunderstorm, with a low around 50. East winds will shift to north and may gust up to 18 mph, with a 90% chance of precipitation and similar rainfall amounts as during the day. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“Real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”
– Harper Lee
🌅 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. 👋