Morning Notes for November 14, 2024
Board Meetings Could Start Later — Arlington County Board Saturday meetings in 2025 would start an hour later, 9:30 a.m. vs. the current 8:30 a.m., under a proposal coming to Board members Saturday. Any decision won't be final until the body's organizational meeting on Jan. 6. [ Arlington County ]
GMU Law Lawsuit — "Two law students at George Mason University... have filed a free speech and due process lawsuit against the school president and other leaders, saying their constitutional rights were violated after raising concerns about putting tampons in men's restrooms." [ WTOP , Virginia Mercury ]
Ribbon Cutting for Hopkins Clinic — From state Sen. Barbara Favola: "Proud to welcome to Arlington's Ballston neighborhood. This center offers primary & speciality care to patients, including walk-ins. It's located on bus & metro lines in one of our most densely populated areas, taking a step in improving equitable access to care." [ Twitter ]
— ARLnow will soon start posting local news headlines regularly on Bluesky, the fast-growing social network that just crossed the 15 million user mark. [ Bluesky ]
Local GOP Greets Trump — From Arlington GOP Chair Matthew Hurtt: "Excited to welcome back to the White House today. and our friends were out in force as his motorcade made its way onto the White House compound for his historic meeting with [ Twitter ]
Torri Huske Back on Campus — "An exemplary student, Huske took a gap year last year to prepare for the Olympic Games and returned to Stanford in September. Though she isn't quite sure of her long-term career goals yet, she will be a design major working in engineering and sustainability." [ Northern Virginia Magazine ]
Hacking Event for Parking Data — From Arlington's Dept. of Environmental Services: "Hey Arlington nerds: Do this Nov. 16 parking-data hacking event. Please note: this is an in-person multi-person experience so prepare accordingly." [ Twitter ]
Some Optimism for More Snow — " It would be going out on a limb to forecast a cold and snowy winter. But we're not convinced this winter will be a total bust. In fact, we're projecting more snow than last winter (8 inches) and perhaps the most since 2018-2019 (16.9 inches). And we don't expect it to be as mild as most recent winters. We're predicting that temperatures will end up close to the norm." [ Capital Weather Gang ]
