🏃‍♀️50th MCM!🎖️

Happy Monday!  
Here’s the inside scoop.

☕️ Good morning, Arlington! Congratulations to everyone who ran and completed the 50th Marine Corps Marathon!

In today’s ARL Scoop:
📰 Lost Dog Cafe + ARL Budget
📆 Halloween Fun + Shucktoberfest

📰 News Bites 
Quick local updates

🏅VA Runners Win Marine Corps Marathon
More than 40,000 runners filled the streets of Arlington and D.C. for the 50th Marine Corps Marathon. Arlington’s Tessa Barrett and Dumfries’ Kyle King took top honors, with Barrett setting a new course record and both celebrating hometown pride.

💼 Local Support for Furloughed Feds
As the government shutdown continues, Arlington-area restaurants, gyms, and shops are stepping up with discounts and free offers for federal workers. Deals range from free meals and fitness classes to job support resources and career training opportunities across Northern Virginia.

🍺 Lost Dog Café Closes CP Location
After years of disruptions from ongoing Columbia Pike construction, Lost Dog Café has closed its original Arlington restaurant. The owners cited traffic, road closures, and limited parking as key challenges. County officials say major improvements will be completed by year’s end.

🏛️ County Board Highlights
At its October meetings, the Arlington County Board approved Bluemont Park tennis court renovations, set a November hearing on towing fee updates, and reviewed the 2026 legislative priorities. The Board also renewed the John Robinson Jr. Town Square permit and advanced affordable housing financing at 1300 N. Pierce Street.

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📆 This Week in Arlington
Weekday Happenings

📕 Monday, Oct. 27

• Poe Garden: A Literary Halloween Tradition at Glencarlyn Library Community Garden, Free, 5:30 – 7:30 PM

• Día de los Muertos DIY Sugar Skulls at WHINO, $34, 6 – 8 PM

• Open Door Mondays at Central Library, Free, 6 – 8 PM

• Books and Chill Meetup at Upside on Moore Food Hall, Free, 6:15 – 8:15 PM

• Ranked Choice Voting: How & Why with NAACP Arlington, Free, 7 PM

• Commanders vs Chiefs at Arlington Drafthouse, Free, 7 PM

💡 Tuesday, Oct. 28

• Teen Duckerating at Westover Library, Free, 3:15 – 4:45 PM

• Lighten Up Arlington on the Custis Trail at N. Lynn St. in Rosslyn, Free, 4 – 6 PM

• Mindful Art at Courthouse Library, Free, 6 – 7:30 PM

• Fleischer Toons Halloween Party at Arlington Drafthouse, $8.50 – 12, 7 PM

🧙 Wednesday, Oct. 29

• Columbia Pike Lunch Club at Bethel Cafe, 12 - 1 PM

• Rosslyn Trike Trick-or-Treat Giveaway at Central Place Plaza, Free, 1 PM

• Teen Writers Workshop: Creating Compelling Characters at Central Library, Free, 4 – 5 PM

• Nature Painting at Long Branch Nature Center, $12, 4 - 5 PM

• Halloween Kids Club at Central: Paint Pumpkins at Central Library, Free, 4:15 – 5 PM

• Halloween Pajama Storytime at Central Library, Free, 6:30 – 7 PM

• Witches & Wine with Hocus Pocus at Arlington Drafthouse, $12, 7 PM

• Standup Comedy Show and Costume Party at Crystal City Sports Pub, $13, 8 – 10 PM

🐍 Thursday, Oct. 30

• Turkish Coffee & Tarot Readings at Trade Roots, $10-15, 1 - 5:30 PM

• Boo-tique Workshop at Arlington Mill, Free, 4 - 6 PM

• Halloween Cuentos para niños / Halloween Stories for Children at Central Library, Free, 4:15 – 4:45 PM

• Bingo for Breast Cancer Awareness at VHC Health, $30-50 for 3-9 cards, 6 - 8 PM

• Mindful Making Workshop: Gratitude Box at Open to Being, $23, 6:30 – 8:30 PM

• Spooky Serpents at Potomac Overlook Regional Park, $7, 7 – 8 PM

• Maddy Smith at Arlington Drafthouse, $30-42, 7 PM (Friday & Saturday too)

 🎃 Friday, Oct. 31 - Happy Halloween!! 

• Halloween Scavenger Hunt at Columbia Pike Library, Free, 10 AM – 5 PM

• Afternoon Tea and a Movie: "Coco" at Aurora Hills Library, Free, 1:30 – 4 PM

• Spooky Slime Time at Glencarlyn Library, Free, 2:30 – 4:30 PM

• Halloween Wine Tasting & Candy Pairing at Beauty Champagne & Sugar, $18 for 3 wines & 3 candies, 3 - 7 PM

• Halloween Trick-or-Treat at Water Park, Free, 5 – 8 PM

• Spooky Animals Campfire at Gulf Branch Nature Center, $6, 6 – 7 PM

• Stranger Things Halloween Party in Astro Beer Hall's 1969 Bar, Free, 8 PM

• Taylorween: A Taylor Swift Halloween Party at The State Theatre, $20, 8 PM - Making a one time exception to share a non-Arlington event!

• Halloween Party at Samuel Beckett’s Irish Pub, Free, starts at 9 PM

• Scary-oke at Westover Taco, 10 PM

💀 Saturday, Nov. 1 

• Arlington Civitan Open Air Market at 400115th St North, Free, 7 AM - 1 PM

• Family Art Lab: Fall Centerpieces at Arlington Mill Community Center, $9, 10 AM – 12 PM

• Virginia’s Most Haunted at Aurora Hills Library, Free, 11 AM – 12 PM

• Free Yoga Class with Joline McGoldrick at EvolveAll, 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

• Shucktoberfest: A Beer and Oyster Festival at Copperwood Tavern Shirlington, Free entry, food and drink for purchase, 12 – 8 PM

• Beer Pong Speed Dating at Mister Days, $34, 1 - 3 PM

• How to ID Those Autumn Trees and Colorful Leaves at Long Branch Nature Center, $9, 4:30 – 6 PM

• Getting Ready for Winter Campfire at Gulf Branch Nature Center, $6, 5 – 6 PM

• Día de los Muertos Celebration: An Evening Picnic at MoCA Arlington, Free, 5 – 8 PM

• Thriller on Ice: Halloween at Westpost Ice Skating Rink at Westpost Ice Skating Rink, Free, 5 – 8 PM

• Cinema on the Plaza: Tremors at Mason Plaza, Free, 8 – 10 PM - Last week of Saturday Shuffles

😆 Sunday, Nov. 2

• Clarendon Neighborhood Cleanup at Clarendon Metro, Free, 10 AM Sunday

• Dungeons & Drafthouse at Alamo Drafthouse Crystal City, $34, 2 PM

• Molly and the Misfits "Album Release show" at Renegade, $15, 5:30 - 8 PM

• Pedro Gonzalez Comedy Show at Arlington Drafthouse, $36, 7 PM

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