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 — Mar 29, 2024.
- 9:30 am: Construction on new $1.6 million pedestrian bridge in Shirlington area to start next week | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:30 am: A crash course in auto body work around the area | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- An Arlington garden apartment community is the best place to live in the U.S., new rankings say (45792 views)
- Woman who killed alleged drug dealer outside Burger King in Arlington sentenced to 10 years (19948 views)
- Man arrested in Pentagon City after Metrobus driver attacked (7010 views)
- New fast-casual Lebanese eatery holds soft opening in Clarendon (5956 views)
- Peter Chang’s NiHao expeced to open next month (5324 views)
- ACPD: Shoplifting suspect tried to take officer’s gun (4994 views)
- Roggenart Bistro & Café in Ballston now open (4864 views)
- Arlington might be getting a Sky Zone trampoline and indoor entertainment park (3890 views)
- Smallest and largest homes sold in Arlington (February 2024) (2955 views)
- Just Reduced Properties in Arlington (2709 views)
- New charges against woman previously arrested after police standoff (2668 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 10:00 am: Enjoy the Pleasures of Wandering: Getting Lost to Finding Your Way
- 10:00 am: Family Fun Day @ MoCA Arlington’s Innovation Studio + Store
- 1:00 pm: “Rehearsal for Change” by Voices Unbarred – Ally Theater Company
- 1:00 pm: “Rehearsal for Change” by Voices Unbarred – Ally Theater Company
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 10:00 am: Easter Egg Hunt at Astro Beer Hall
- 10:30 am: Grand Opening Easter Sunday 2024
- 12:00 pm: Elevate Your Easter with “Brunch In the Sky” at Skydome on March 31
🌦️ Saturday’s forecast
Showers are likely after 2pm, accompanied by increasing clouds and temperatures reaching around 65°F. The morning will see light and variable wind picking up to 5-9 mph from the south. Precipitation chance stands at 40%. As for Saturday night, showers are mainly expected before 8pm, subsequently giving way to partly cloudy skies and a low of around 51°F. Winds will come from the west at around 8 mph and the precipitation chance is 30%. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
– Steve Jobs
🌅 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. 👋
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