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🌱 Why is this longtime Lyon Village burger favorite shutting its doors?
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- Why is this longtime Lyon Village burger favorite shutting its doors?
Also on today's calendar: Light Up Arlington - Clarendon Menorah Lighting and 5 more events.
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- Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 38 and low of 26 degrees.
- Wednesday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, temps: high: 49, low: 28.
- Thursday: A p.m. shower in places, with a high of 52 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• BGR: The Burger Joint closing next week in Lyon Village after 15 years (arlnow.com) — Clarendon burger fans may remember BGR’s short-lived spot there, and now its longtime Lyon Village sister location is closing for good on December 24 after 15 years. The Langston Blvd shop, once ranked Arlington’s No. 2 burger joint, will leave just one Northern Virginia BGR remaining, in Springfield. No reason has been given for the closure. 
📸 Around Clarendon
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Clarendon
★ Featured events ★
- Light Up Arlington - Clarendon Menorah Lighting
Chabad Lubavitch of Alexandria-Arlington, 1307 N Highland St, Arlington
6:00 pm - Free Workshop: Grief Through the Holidays - Tuesday, Dec. 16 @ 7pm
1530 Wilson Blvd, Arlington
7:00 pm - Menorah Lighting at National Landing - Met Park at Amazon HQ2
S Fern St, Arlington
5:30 pm - Holiday Cheer!
Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, 4444 Arlington Blvd, Arlington
7:30 pm - Couch-to-5k Healthy Lifestyle for the New Year!
Arlington, VA/Online/Hybrid,
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Saturday December 20
Monday January 5
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Other local events
- Ruthie and the Wranglers & The Thrills
The Renegade VA , 3100 Clarendon Blvd PL-10 , Arlington
6:00 pm - Courthaus Comedy Bunker 3: Pete Bergen
Courthaus Social , 2300 Clarendon Blvd , Arlington
7:00 pm - THE RENEGADE
The Renegade VA , 3100 Clarendon Blvd PL-10 , Arlington
9:30 pm
Saturday December 20
Friday December 26
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Family Storytime at Central
Central Library , 1015 N Quincy St , Arlington
10:15 am - English Conversation at Central
Central Library , 1015 N Quincy St , Arlington
10:30 am - English Conversation (Online)
Shirlington Library , 4200 Campbell Boulevard , Arlington
2:00 pm - Baby Lapsit Storytime at Courthouse
Courthouse Library , 2100 Clarendon Blvd , Arlington
2:00 pm - Paper Crafts at Glencarlyn
Glencarlyn Library , 300 S Kensington St , Arlington
3:30 pm - Builders' Club
Shirlington Library , 4200 Campbell Ave , Arlington
4:00 pm - Pajama Storytime at Cherrydale
Cherrydale Library , 2190 N Military Rd , Arlington
5:00 pm - Pajama Storytime at Glencarlyn
Glencarlyn Library , 300 S Kensington St , Arlington
6:00 pm - Keep Calm & Carry Yarn
Aurora Hills Library , 735 S 18th St , Arlington
6:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
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🗞 Nearby News
Arlington
- Planned affordable housing project in Arlington will be ‘disability forward' (wtop.com)
Ballston
- From Clear-'n'-done to Frostlyn, here are Arlington's new snowplow names (arlnow.com)
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