ARLnow Daily Debrief for Apr 22, 2025
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Good Tuesday 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…5 hours ago
Good Tuesday 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…9 hours ago
Over a dozen officers are leaving the Arlington County Police Department under a new program incentivizing county employees to retire. The Voluntary Retirement Incentive program, included in the newly adopted…11 hours ago
A new cafe in a historic Falls Church building is expected to open in two weeks. Little Falls Cafe, a project by the founders of Pupatella, has set an early…12 hours ago
Free books, puzzles and prizes are coming to One More Page Books this weekend in celebration of Independent Bookstore Day. The woman-owned shop in East Falls Church has planned a…14 hours ago
Celebrations of nature and environmental protection are happening across Arlington and Falls Church in honor of Earth Day today (Tuesday). An array of nature hikes, stream cleanups, yoga sessions and…15 hours ago
Fees for Arlington ambulance trips are going up in July, with baseline costs increasing to between $1,000 and $1,500. The newly approved Fiscal Year 2026 budget will raise fees for…16 hours ago
Possible reductions in federal funds for special education could put more stresses on Arlington Public Schools’ budget proposal. “There are questions, concerns, uncertainties” about the Trump administration’s plans for special…18 hours ago
Pedestrian Struck in Clarendon — “BE CAREFUL!! Every day since Friday, there has been at least one pedestrian struck in a crosswalk in Arlington County. This is the latest. Wilson…1 day ago
Good Monday 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…1 day ago
Rev. Msgr. Paul deLadurantaye was appointed to the Vatican in 2018 and worked closely with Pope Francis on several occasions.1 day ago
Arlington Catholics are honoring the late Pope Francis as a bridge builder who sought to care for society’s most vulnerable people. Hours after the pontiff died at the age of…1 day ago
The two candidates vying for the Democratic School Board endorsement in Arlington say school leaders must do better in listening and acting on community input. “Conversations need to be happening…1 day ago
If you’re relying on social media, apps or search engines to surface local news, you’re missing key Arlington headlines. Only a fraction of the local news we publish gets through…2 days ago
The Arlington Festival of the Arts returns to Clarendon this weekend, bringing back its free outdoor arts showcase for an 11th year. The annual festival — featuring paintings, sculptures, jewelry…2 days ago
A Virginia State Police chase through Fairfax County ended in a fleeing vehicle striking a Metrobus and a minivan near Fairlington on Saturday. No passengers were on board the bus…2 days ago
With beautiful weather and tables loaded with local goods, the new Green Valley farmers market’s second week in business attracted a host of vendors and shoppers. The market’s opening day…2 days ago
Dispute Leads to Brandishing, Hit and Run — “The two male victims and the two male suspects, who are known to each other, became engaged in a verbal dispute outside…2 days ago
The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL AUTHORITY (ABC) for a Retail Restaurant or Caterer Application – Restaurant, Wine, Beer, Consumed On and Off Premises (Type(s)…3 days ago
The renowned D.C. Touchdown Club recently recognized former longtime Yorktown High School head football coach Bruce Hanson for his highly successful career and amassing 302 career victories over more than…3 days ago
Reaching the milestone of 100 career wins came quickly for Marymount University head baseball coach Mike Cassidy. Cassidy, who took the reins of the Saints’ Division III program to start…3 days ago
Led by one swimmer who won three races and another with two victories, the Swanson Admirals won this year’s Arlington County middle-school team swimming championship. Swanson finished first with 1,397…4 days ago
The 12-under Arlington Sage girls travel softball team won the recent Crushers Smackdown tournament in Nokesville with a 5-1 record over two days. The Sage defeated the Vienna Smash, 14-1,…4 days ago
With varying degrees of success, the Wakefield Warriors, Washington-Liberty Generals and Yorktown Patriots participated in different spring-break baseball tournaments in recent days. Yorktown (7-5) had the best record of the…4 days ago
Campbell Knisely, a sophomore on the Bishop O’Connell High School boys soccer team this past fall, recently was chosen a member of the under-17 U.S. Olympic Development Program National Select…4 days ago
The Wakefield Warriors are outperforming expectations in boys lacrosse action, hitting a high-water mark in the team’s final pre-spring-break contest. The rescheduled Liberty District high-school game was against the host…4 days ago
The bats were alive and the run-scoring plentiful for the Yorktown Patriots in most of their last seven girls softball games. Yorktown (6-7) finished 4-3 in those high-school contests, scoring…4 days ago
An organization giving Arlington wrestlers wanting a place to compete outside the winter high-school season is gaining in popularity. The Arlington Wrestling Club, for girls and boys, offers practice sessions…4 days ago
An Eagle Scout project completed by a Washington-Liberty High School junior will support the school’s outdoor track-and-field program for years to come. Thomas Lee planned, designed, organized, oversaw and helped…4 days ago
Torey Ortmayer, who has led the Yorktown Patriots to numerous team championships, recently stepped down after eight seasons as the head coach of the high school’s swimming and diving teams.…4 days ago
The Bishop O’Connell Knights and Washington-Liberty Generals had no individual winners but enjoyed some top finishes at the PR Northern Virginia Invitational track-and-field competition held at South Lakes High School.…