It has been a slow week readership-wise on ARLnow, but we still had plenty to write about.
The big news of the week, of course, is Whitlow’s closing. The long-time Clarendon watering hole will be throwing one last bash on Saturday before locking the doors. We hope they are able to find a new location soon — Arlington is a better place with a place like Whitlow’s than without.
With that bit of editorializing, here are the most-read articles of the past week:
A rainy end to the workweek isn’t too bad when a decent late spring weekend is on tap.
The weather isn’t the only thing to look forward to. Two new members of the ARLnow team start on Monday: a summer intern and a new Evening Editor. Plus, our reporter Jo DeVoe will be moving into a new editing and reporting role.
Before that happens, let’s take a look at the most-read articles from the past week.
Feel free to discuss those articles or anything else of local interest — like the lifting of Virginia’s remaining coronavirus distancing and capacity restrictions, or the president’s visit to Alexandria today (the second in as many months) — in the comments.
REMINDER: Effective at 12:01 AM on Friday, all distancing and capacity restrictions are lifted in Virginia.
Commonsense mitigation measures have kept Virginians safe over the last 15 months, and with #COVID19 vaccines now widely available, it is time to begin our new normal. pic.twitter.com/65kcoStMjV
— Governor Ralph Northam (@GovernorVA) May 27, 2021
Have a nice holiday weekend, Arlington! We’ll see you on Tuesday.
Another week, another busy news cycle with plenty of local stories to cover.
Next week, as we head into the long Memorial Day weekend, looks to be busy as well, though holidays have a way of slowing things down.
Because of how much there was to cover over the past two weeks, enough stories got bumped to next week that our coverage plan is already completely full through at least Thursday morning.
Speaking of next week, we will likely not be publishing, or will be publishing on a reduced schedule, on Friday. After 15 months of a pandemic, and of covering local news from kitchen tables, we’re giving our staff a much-needed four-day weekend to relax.
But enough about next week’s coverage. Below are our most-read articles from the past week.
Arlington seems stuck in a relatively slow news cycle, with few significant breaking stories to speak of over the past few weeks, but that may change next week.
First, we have a County Board meeting next weekend that should keep us busy with coverage. Second, these slow cycles never last for long and we’re due for a big story or two. Third, you’ll be seeing a new byline here over the next couple of weeks, and more staffing allows us to cover more local stories.
Despite being a bit slow, there were still plenty of interesting local stories this week. Below are the most-read articles of the week.
It wasn’t the busiest of weeks for local news in Arlington, but this evening’s windstorm was a chaotic coda.
As this post publishes (late) there are about 600 Dominion customers still without power, down from a peak of more than 6,000. Trees and tree branches were reported down throughout Arlington after the storm
Aside from the wind, the big story of this week was about the finalists for the new Arlington County logo.
Here are the most-read ARLnow articles of the past five days:
We know what you’re thinking: why do we even bother writing any copy for the weekend discussion post?
Each week we scratch our heads and try to come up with something original, but it usually ends up being some generic musings on the weather and the fact that it was a busy week.
Is anybody actually reading the first 2-3 paragraphs of the weekend discussion? Or are you just scrolling down to the most-read stories and the comments?
In any event, the most-read Arlington stories of the past week are below.
It has been 14 years since 32 students and faculty were killed in a tragic shooting on the campus of Virginia Tech.
Today, my heart is with the Hokie community—and all those across our country whose lives have been forever changed by senseless acts of gun violence.#VTWeRememberpic.twitter.com/ibwEtQXcZK
Feel free to discuss any of the above — or anything else of local interest — in a respectful and civil manner, in the comments. Have a relaxing weekend, Arlington.
