🌱 Man threatens officer with boxcutter at Ballston Metro
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- Man threatens officer with boxcutter at Ballston Metro
Also on today's calendar: Film Screening | IN WAVES AND WAR and 9 more events.
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- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy; breezy, cooler, with a high of 57 and low of 46 degrees.
- Wednesday: Breezy; a little p.m. rain, temps: high: 54, low: 48.
- Thursday: Breezy with rain, with a high of 60 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• ACPD: Man with boxcutter tased after threatening officer in Ballston Metro station (arlnow.com) — A man was tased after threatening an officer with a boxcutter at the Ballston Metro station. The incident occurred on Saturday morning, leading to his arrest for assaulting police and obstruction of justice. The police report details the events surrounding the altercation. 
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Film Screening | IN WAVES AND WAR
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, 555 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington
6:00 pm -
14th Annual Jack T. Farrar, Jr. "Fill the Shoes" 5K
Hayfield Community Park, 7611 Hayfield Rd, Alexandria
8:00 am -
Mid-Atlantic Photo Visions 2025!
George Mason University - Mason Square (Arlington Campus), 3351 Fairfax Dr, Arlington
9:00 am -
Shoff Promotions Comic Book, Sports Card and Pokemon Show
Annandale Virginia Fire House Expo Hall 7128 Columbia Pike 22003,
9:30 am -
Preparing To Sell Your Home - Free Online Real Estate Seminar
Online/Virtual,
6:00 pm -
49th McLean Antiques Show
McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave, McLean
10:00 am
Wednesday October 29
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Other local events
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Halloween: Pajama Storytime at Glencarlyn
Glencarlyn Library
6:00 pm -
U.S. Citizenship Class (Online)
Glencarlyn Library , 300 South Kensington Street , Arlington
10:30 am -
Family Storytime at Shirlington
Shirlington Library , Campbell Room , Arlington
10:30 am -
Date Night Halloween: For Ghouls & Boos
Cookology Culinary School , 4238 Wilson Blvd 3rd Floor , Suite #3110 , Arlington
6:00 pm -
17th Annual Black People's March on the White House
Malcolm X Park, 16th St NW & W St NW, Washington, DC 20009, USA
11:00 am -
Reach
1125 Patrick Henry Dr , Arlington
5:00 pm
Tuesday October 28
Wednesday October 29
Friday October 31
Saturday November 1
Saturday November 8
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Alexandria children's nonprofit to honor former principal, sheriff at winter gala (alxnow.com)
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