weekend discussion

It’s the eve of the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, and two things are striking: how vivid memories of the horror of that day remain for many, and just how much time has passed between then and now.

Arlington County held a 9/11 remembrance ceremony this morning in Courthouse, which can be viewed below.

We’re also re-posting a 2018 podcast interview we conducted with Justin Tirelli of the Arlington County Fire Department, about his memories of responding to the Pentagon on that fateful day.

Listen below or on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher or TuneIn.

As for this Labor Day-shortened week’s other news, which included a number of exclusive scoops, the most-read stories on ARLnow since Sunday are listed below.

1. Carpool to Return to Arlington This Fall
2. Staff Shortages Cause ‘Frustrating and Unacceptable’ Start to New APS Virtual Learning Program
3. Arlington Election Official Facing Corruption Charge
4. Columbia Pike Bar Seeks to Move on from TikTok Controversy
5. APS Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer On Leave to Start School Year
6. Columbia Pike Metro Expansion Nixed For Now
7. Construction to Start on Office Building, Public Plaza in Virginia Square
8. County Solicits Public Input on Plans for Vacant Wendy’s Lot
9. Arlington County Launches Food Scrap Collection Service
10. New Dunkin’ Near Clarendon Nears Opening
11. Covid Cases Reach New Seasonal High in Arlington
12. County Launches Annual Free Tree Giveaway

Feel free to discuss those stories, 9/11 remembrances, or anything else of local interest in the comments. And if you want to support our work and help us break more stories, consider joining our ARLnow Press Club.

It was a workweek that started with a sense of impending doom and ended with some very nice weather and light traffic.

Ida is long gone and the Labor Day weekend is here. For the several dozen of you still hanging around this afternoon, here are some of the most-read ARLnow stories of the week:

1. Video: Lightning Strikes Above Ballston Quarter Mall
2. Flash Flood Watch Issued Ahead of Arrival of Ida’s Remnants
3. ACPD: Man Stabbed and Robbed Along Columbia Pike
4. HQ2 Reaches 3,000 Employees As Construction Progresses
5. More Ghost Kitchens Appear in Clarendon Parking Lot Eyed for Redevelopment
6. Car Overturns in Crash Near Westover
7. Man Survived Serious Bike Crash in Yorktown Last Month
8. Most Expensive Arlington Homes Sold in August

Now go forth, enjoy the near-perfect weather and those last few days of outdoor pool time, and — if you are sufficiently reclined — discuss the above stories or anything else of local interest from your lounge chairs. Have a nice holiday weekend!

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.

August weather in DC:

-Nice morning
-Disgusting afternoon
-Biblical flood evening
-Nice for five minutes
-Disgusting night

— Nick Morrow (@NRMorrow) August 26, 2021

Let’s forget about the miserable weather for a moment and take a look at the most-read articles of the past week.

1. Thousands Lose Power After Strong Storm Rips Through Arlington
2. Maison Cheryl in Clarendon Promises Chic Atmosphere for ‘Older Millennials’
3. Five Arrested in D.C. After Armed Robbery in Pentagon City
4. Numerous Residents Displaced After Fire at Crystal City Apartment Building
5. Arlington Charities Helps Afghans Resettle in Northern Virginia
6. What $750,000 Can Get You in Northern Virginia Real Estate
7. Long Bridge Aquatics and Fitness Center Now Open
8. Arlington Pet of the Week: Cthulhu
9. Knife-Wielding Man Tased Outside Arlington Police HQ
10. Peruvian Restaurant Inca Social Eyes October Opening in Rosslyn

Though she has mostly been focused on reporting on our Reston and Tysons sites, we’d like to take a moment to recognize the efforts of Hannah Foley, who has been interning with us since early this year. It’s Hannah’s last day here before she heads back to school. Thank you for your hard work!

Feel free to discuss the stories above or anything else of local interest in the comments. Have a nice weekend!

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.

Here are your most-read Arlington stories of the week:

1. Two Hurt in Morning Robbery of Local Pharmacy
2. Man Stabbed at Clarendon Bar in Seemingly Random Attack
3. SUV Overturns in Pentagon City After Shoe Theft
4. Local TikTok Personality to Face Trial, But Notches Partial Court Victory (Aug. 12)
5. Local TikTok Star Arrested Amid Spat with Restaurants (Aug. 10)
6. Local Agriculture Office Agrees Mysterious Bites Likely Oak Itch Mites
7. Lottery Immigration System Forces Marymount Grad to Bid U.S. Goodbye
8. New Census Data Shows How Arlington Grew in 10 Years
9. A Gutted Restaurant Near Courthouse Could Become a Daycare
10. Flash Flood Warning Issued for Arlington (Aug. 16)
11. Morning Poll: But Seriously, Should We Build a Gondola?
12. Why Helicopters Land in a Local Elementary School Field

The last story in that list was written by our summer intern, Anuj Khemka. Today is the last day for Anuj, who is heading back to school. Thank you, Anuj, for your hard work!

Feel free to discuss the stories above or anything else of local interest in the comments. Have a nice weekend!

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:

1. Local TikTok Star Arrested Amid Spat with Restaurants
2. More Than 5,000 Without Power in Arlington
3. Morning Poll: Have You Been Bitten By the Notorious Itch Mite?
4. Residents Abuzz Over Mysterious Bug Bites Possibly Tied to Cicadas (July 28)
5. Local Couple Killed in California Plane Crash (July 19)
6. Local TikTok Personality to Face Trial, But Notches Partial Court Victory
7. Guerra Steakhouse in Rosslyn Opens With Slow But Steady Start
8. Get Ready for a Nine-Day Closure of Glebe Road
9. Police Investigating Possible Abduction Attempt in Cherrydale
10. Arlington Resident to Compete on Jeopardy Tonight
11. Man Shot in Crystal City Hotel
12. New Aquatics Center Expected to Open This Month

Feel free to discuss those stories or anything else of local interest in the comments. Whether you’re on vacation or hanging out in Arlington, we hope you have a nice weekend!

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.

Here are the most-read articles of the past week on ARLnow:

1. Residents Abuzz Over Mysterious Bug Bites Possibly Tied to Cicadas
2. Local Couple Killed in California Plane Crash (July 19)
3. New County Logo Designs Released
4. Apartment Management Tells Parents to Get Kids Off Their Lawn
5. Apartment Building with Grocery Store Proposed for Ballston Macy’s
6. President Biden Speaks at McAuliffe Campaign Event in Arlington
7. Olympic Heartbreak for Huske in Tokyo
8. Police Investigating Serious Bike Crash Near Yorktown HS
9. Morning Poll: Which Proposed County Logo Do You Like the Best?
10. What $1 Million Can Get You in Northern Virginia Real Estate
11. Coronavirus Cases Still Rising in Arlington Amid Renewed Focus on Masks
12. Local Democrat Challenges Rep. Don Beyer in 8th District Primary

Feel free to discuss those stories or anything else of local interest in the comments. Have a nice weekend!

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 a major undertaking for our staff, which grew by one journalist in order to be able to launch the service. For those who have joined or will be joining, we look finding more ways to save you time, provide useful information, and generally make local living better.

Beyond the members-only newsletters, podcast and happy hour guide, the Press Club will allow us to expand our local news coverage on the website, which remains — and will forever remain — open to all.

Speaking of coverage, the top dozen most-read articles on the site this week are listed below.

1. Arlington Woman Killed in Route 50 Crash
2. Woman Robbed by Man With Gun Along Lee Highway
3. Arlington Named ‘Fittest City’ in U.S., Again
4. After Quiet June, Coronavirus Cases Starting to Rise in Arlington
5. Construction Underway in Ballston to Turn Vacant Restaurant Into Spa
6. Arlington PTA Leaders Consider Ways to Distribute Funding More Equitably
7. Police Investigating Man’s Death Outside H-B Woodlawn
8. County Daycare Facility to Close in August Ahead of Renovations
9. Dittmar Looks to Use Furnished Apartments as Hotel Rooms
10. ACPD Investigating More Break-ins at Arlington Forest Shopping Center
11. Police Investigating Another Series of Gunshots in Green Valley
12. Dominion Hills Swim, Dive Teams to Retire ‘Warriors’ Name

Feel free to discuss those stories or anything else of local interest, in the comments. Have a nice weekend!

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.

In case you did check out for a bit, here are the most-read stories of the week:

1. Grill Causes Big House Fire in Lyon Park
2. NWS Confirms Tornado Ripped Through North Arlington Neighborhoods (July 2)
3. Aging Right at Home: Older Feet Need Special Care
4. Five Guys Appears to Be Opening in Part of the Former Whitlow’s Space
5. New Pub Coming to Clarendon Where Bracket Room Used to Be
6. Arlington County to Resume Focus on Condo Affordability
7. The Man Behind Some of Arlington County’s Most Interesting Tweets
8. ACFD Nixed a Training Academy Disciplinary Practice Amid Hazing Investigation
9. Takohachi Japanese Restaurant Has Closed But Will Reopen Elsewhere on the Pike

Feel free to discuss those articles or anything else of local interest in the comments. Have a nice weekend!

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.

When you’re personally interested in something, you tend the pour yourself into reporting stories about it. Thank you for the kind words about our coverage, Arlington, and thank you to Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt for inspiring some detailed on-the-ground storm reporting 25 years later.

Below are our most-read articles of the past week.

1. Widespread Damage After Tornado Warning Issued for Arlington
2. NWS Confirms Tornado Ripped Through North Arlington Neighborhoods
3. New State Law Leads to Removal of Two ACPD Officers
4. Arlington Now Under Severe Thunderstorm and Flash Flood Warnings
5. Who Got Reported To The County COVID-19 Tip Line?
6. Local Couple Creates Dating Service Focused on Group Meetups
7. APAH Unveils New Affordable Housing Complex in Rosslyn
8. Weekly Drive-In Movies Return to Columbia Pike on Saturday
9. Target Coming to Pentagon City, Permit Shows
10. Free Cannabis Seeds Attract a Crowd in Rosslyn
11. Street Pub with Live Music Will Take Over Wilson Blvd in July

Feel free to discuss those stories or anything else of local interest in the comments. Have a nice Fourth of July weekend!