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6 days ago | 
arlingtonmagazine.com | Stephanie Kanowitz
Grab a water bottle, towel and maybe a yoga mat, and get your sweat on at these no-cost classes in and around America’s fittest city. Most of them take place outdoors, and all of them are open to all experience levels. Take a 45-minute, bodyweight-only Muscle Conditioning class as part of the parks and rec department’s drop-in fitness program. For instance, you can get pumped on Mondays at 12:15 p.m.at the Thomas Jefferson Community Center courts (3501 S.
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1 week ago | 
arlingtonmagazine.com | Stephanie Kanowitz
Warmer temps are here and the patios are open! Find your preferred spot for people-watching, live music, springtime cocktails and seasonal eats. Enjoy some fresh air while tucking into brunch, bar snacks (pretzel loaf, anyone?), an eggplant parm sandwich, jambalaya or braised short ribs at this Best of Arlington 2025 winner.
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1 week ago | 
arlingtonmagazine.com | Stephanie Kanowitz
Whatever kind of cuisine you’re craving, chances are you can find it in Northern Virginia, where the dining out options range from elegant special-occasion dinners to street foods in a spectrum of global flavors, and everything in between. Save your appetite for these spring and summer openings.
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2 weeks ago | 
northernvirginiamag.com | Stephanie Kanowitz
An elderly man drove his car into the dining room of Ariake, a Japanese restaurant in Fairfax, on Friday, April 4. The incident occurred around noon, just as the lunchtime rush was about to start. About 15 customers were inside Ariake at the time of the accident, Shiho Norris, the restaurant’s manager says. An 86-year-old man who was attempting to park in a handicap space hit the gas pedal instead of the brake.
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2 weeks ago | 
route-fifty.com | Stephanie Kanowitz
To ensure robust cybersecurity amid times of uncertain budgets and growing threats, public universities are turning to a readily available resource for help: their students. Several schools have stood up student-run security operations centers known as SOCs. They are organizations that monitor, detect, analyze, respond to and report on cybersecurity incidents.
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2 weeks ago | 
arlingtonmagazine.com | Stephanie Kanowitz
The nation’s healthiest community is flexing that title with a monthlong City of Falls Church Fitness Challenge, which focuses on both mental and physical well-being. Now through April 30, residents and city employees of all ages and abilities can mark off activities on a Fitness Passport Bingo Board that they can print or pick up at Falls Church City Hall, Mary Riley Styles Public Library or the Parks and Recreation department building.
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2 weeks ago | 
arlingtonmagazine.com | Stephanie Kanowitz
Immerse yourself in White Lotus-like luxury—minus the drama of the hit HBO series—at a high tea experience at the new Flore Café, opening April 6. The latest concept by Tammie Disayawathana, founder of Sisters Thai and Magnolia Dessert Bar & Coffee, aims for patrons to feel like they’re at a resort in Phuket, Thailand, where Season 3 of the show—on air now—was filmed. “You feel like you come to check in at the resort, and then we’re going to pretend that we work at the hotel,” she says.
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3 weeks ago | 
route-fifty.com | Comcast Business |Stephanie Kanowitz
Cameras mounted on stop signs with technology driven by artificial intelligence are proving to be a fast way to get drivers to slow down. The Maryland towns of Morningside and Colmar Manor have seen an almost 50% decrease in stop sign runners since implementing cameras in January, about nine months after the Prince George's County Council passed legislation authorizing the use of stop sign cameras within the county and its municipalities.
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3 weeks ago | 
arlingtonmagazine.com | Stephanie Kanowitz
Passover—aka Pesach—is an eight-day Jewish holiday that celebrates the end of the Israelites’ slavery in Egypt. This year’s holiday runs from April 12-20. It starts with two nights of special meals called Seders, and throughout the week, observers forgo eating leavened bread in honor of the Jews who fled Egypt before their bread had time to rise. Find full Passover meals, a la carte dishes and delicious desserts at these local spots.
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3 weeks ago | 
arlingtonmagazine.com | Stephanie Kanowitz
The cherry blossoms have reached peak bloom and art is in the air. Catch live music and theater performances, chat with local artists, interview a “human book” at Arlington’s Central Library, and enjoy outdoor festivals all month long. This adaptation of the beloved fairy tale runs through April 6 at Creative Cauldron in Falls Church. Presented by the Learning Theater Ensemble, the show has a cast made up of elementary and middle school students and one professional actor.
