Several Democratic elected officials in Arlington plan to visit all 54 of the county’s voting precincts on Election Day to thank volunteers and election workers.
The barnstorming initiative will build on last year’s informal effort by School Board candidate, now member, Monique “Moe” Bryant. She is expected to be joined on the Nov. 3 road trip by Commissioner of Revenue Kim Klingler, Treasurer Kim Rucker and others.
Halloween Weekend Is Here — Trick-or-treating in Arlington usually runs from around 6-8 p.m. Wilson and Clarendon Blvds will close between N. Highland Street and Washington Blvd from 10 p.m.-3 a.m. that night, and free SoberRide Lyft rides are available tonight and tomorrow. Daylight saving time ends early Sunday. [ARLnow]
Arch Floodlights Near Cemetery — “The National Capital Planning Commission… will meet on Nov. 5 to give final approval to the president’s 250-foot-tall triumphal arch on the edge of Arlington Cemetery. That includes a plan to wash it with bright, cold, white flood lights, arrayed on six 30-foot-tall poles around the base of the arch.” [Washington Post]
VHC Closes Urgent Care — VHC Health has closed its only urgent care clinic in the region, in Crystal City, nearly seven years after opening it. The location still offers primary care, and VHC plans to open a freestanding ER and urgent care facility in Falls Church in the second quarter of 2027. [WBJ]
East Potomac Golf Closing? — “In a court-required notice, the National Park Service said that on Nov. 15, it will close the park south of Buckeye Drive, including the 36-hole public golf course, the historic miniature golf course and Ohio Drive, popular with runners and cyclists.” [Washington Post, Washington Sun]
Del Ray Rally Against Graffiti — Alexandria residents will rally in Del Ray at 5 p.m. today against recent flyers and graffiti targeting the city’s immigrant community. The event starts at the entrance to Mount Jefferson Park (301 Hume Avenue), where anti-immigrant graffiti was found on the trail last weekend. [ALXnow]
Va. Ballot Questions Explained — “Three proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot could reshape protections for reproductive rights, same-sex marriage and voting rights for people convicted of felonies… Each question requires a simple majority of votes cast on that question to pass.” [WUSA9]
Warner vs. Mizusawa — Sen. Mark Warner (D) faces retired Army Maj. Gen. Bert Mizusawa (R) on Tuesday. “Virginia should have at least one Republican senator who can work with the White House…,” Mizusawa said. “I’ve been involved in every bipartisan deal that’s taken place in the last 15 years,” Warner said. [WJLA]
Pentagon Budget in Limbo — “With just over 20 legislative days left in the year… lawmakers are deadlocked on their major defense policy and spending bills. Failure would leave the Pentagon with few options to replace the thousands of weapons spent during eight months of war with Iran and halt the administration’s ambitious military agenda.” [Washington Post]
Dry Streak Continues — “Thursday marks the 12th straight day without precipitation in and around DC. We could add another week to the tally… The next legitimate rain chance now appears to be next Thursday.” [Capital Weather]
It’s Friday — Expect sunny skies today with a high near 75 and west winds of 2–13 mph, gusting as high as 25 mph. Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 47 and north winds gusting to 18 mph. [NWS]
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If you want a visa to come to the United States, you fill out the application, you pay the fee, you wait for an appointment, and you sit for an interview with a consular officer at a U.S. embassy or consulate. There are narrow exceptions. Being a friend of the President is not one of them.
Or it didn’t use to be.
On October 25, Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro – eldest son of the imprisoned former president Jair Bolsonaro – lost Brazil’s presidential runoff to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, reportedly by more than 4.4 million votes. The next day, Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered him to surrender his passports as part of a money-laundering investigation. He did not. On Tuesday, a senior State Department official announced that Bolsonaro and his family would be granted U.S. visas. On Wednesday morning, he landed by private jet at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport.
We doubt very much that Senator Bolsonaro sat for a visa interview at the U.S. Embassy in Brasília, or at any of the U.S. consulates in Brazil, sometime between Monday’s court order and Tuesday’s departure. (And if he already held a valid visa, there was nothing for the State Department to announce.) So what, exactly, happened? Let’s consider the possibilities.
He was paroled. The Secretary of Homeland Security may parole a person into the United States “on a case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit.” INA § 212(d)(5)(A). If that is what happened, it would at least be lawful. But we doubt that, too. An ordinary person who asks for parole files Form I-131 with USCIS and, in our experience, waits more than two years for a decision. Merely asking USCIS to expedite the application takes more than a month to get an answer, and the answer is routinely no. Senator Bolsonaro, it seems, got his overnight. If he was paroled, say so, and explain how he got to the front of the line.
The visa requirement was waived for an “unforeseen emergency.” The regulations do allow this. 8 C.F.R. § 212.1(g). But losing an election you have been campaigning in for a year is not unforeseen. Neither is a court order in an investigation you have known about for months. Indeed, Bolsonaro’s younger brother, Eduardo, said on a podcast earlier this month that Flávio should leave the country if he lost. Some emergency.
A visa will be issued after the fact. That isn’t how visas work. A visa is permission to travel to a port of entry and request admittance. Issuing one to a man who is already in Miami is like issuing a fishing license to a poacher with prize tarpon already gaffed and flopping on the deck.
Good Thursday evening, Arlington. Here’s a look back at today’s most-read stories and a look ahead to tomorrow.
Everything else we published today, Oct 29, 2026.
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Here is what’s going on Friday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
Standup Comedy Show Starring Jim Bryan (Prime)
Oct 30: Comedian Jim Bryan (Amazon Prime) and friends are coming to Arlington for an incredible standup comedy show! [Event]
HookedIRL Halloween Party
Oct 31: Singles Halloween Karaoke Night at Quincy Hall! [Event]
The Last Supper: Planning for the End of Life
Nov 1: We’ll gather over lunch for meaningful learning and compassionate discussion on preparing for the end of life. [Event]
Dialogue for Democracy
Nov 3: Dialogue for Democracy invites high school students from across the DMV to George Mason University. [Event]
How Do Retirement Communities Work? – Free Workshop
Nov 4: Interested in learning about how Continuing Care Retirement Communities work, but don’t know where to start? Join us on 11/4 to learn more! [Event]
National Chamber Ensemble-Romantic Masterworks: Schubert, Mendelssohn, Brahms
Nov 7: National Chamber Ensemble’s 20th Anniversary Season opens with an evening of Romantic masterworks by Schubert, Mendelssohn and Brahms. [Event]
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Today: Arlington and Falls Church saw a high of 70° at 1:20 p.m. (5° above normal), a low of 54° at 12:55 a.m., no rain and a peak gust of 24 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 2 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
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A man has been sentenced to prison after leading state troopers on a high-speed chase on I-395 while in possession of an opioid more potent than fentanyl.
Jeffrey Asare was sentenced to 10 years of incarceration and five years of probation for the incident that took place on Nov. 12, 2025, Arlington County’s Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office announced in a press release today (Thursday).
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1800 N Lynn St
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The most wonderful time of the year is back! Shop local this holiday season at the Rosslyn Holiday Market, happening Saturday, Nov. 21, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Central Place Plaza. Discover one-of-a-kind gifts, handmade goods, and festive finds from small business vendors across the region. Plus, there will be tons of fun, family-friendly holiday programming, including a special visit from Santa.
County leaders this week were criticized both for going too far, and not going far enough, in limiting the use of automated license-plate readers in the county.
Most who spoke on the topic at a town-hall meeting on Monday shared the view of Eric Lotke, who said county officials should permanently ban their use by local law enforcement.
A group of teenagers in a park near Washington-Liberty High School reportedly attacked a peer during school hours earlier this week.
The assault, which a local parent says follows other troubling incidents at Oak Grove Park, took place around 2 p.m. on Monday. It involved a group of teens trying to steal a boy’s shoes and jacket, police spokesperson Ashley Savage told ARLnow.
Douglas Park residents have been greeted by some extra ghoulish sights this Halloween season as neighbors compete for the spookiest house in the neighborhood.
Tomorrow (Friday) is the last day to cast votes in the competition organized by Douglas Park’s new Mom Club. A total of 20 houses have registered in the contest, creating a route of spine-tingling attractions that visitors can walk in about an hour.
The last of three new bagel shops in Ballston is finally getting ready to open its doors.
A grand opening at PopUp Bagels is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 6 at 4300 Wilson Blvd, located between the new locations of competitors Bagel Uprising and Call Your Mother.
Arlington’s jobless rate was stable in September, but the number of residents seeking jobs remains elevated from levels before Donald Trump returned to the White House.
With 144,922 county residents employed in the civilian workforce and 4,389 looking for jobs, the county’s unemployment rate of 2.9% was down from 3% a year before, according to figures reported Oct. 28 by the Virginia Department of Workforce Development and Advancement.
