The weekend is almost here. Before truck convoys potentially disrupt traffic in the D.C. area or you head to bed for some much-needed sleep, let’s revisit the past week of news in Fairfax County.
Here are the 10 most-read stories on FFXnow this week:
- FCPD: George Mason University professor fatally stabbed by son
- Silver Line extension opening date pushed once again to summer 2022
- Court ruling on Thomas Jefferson High School admissions changes draws mixed reactions
- Demolition proposed for longtime Taco Bell in Reston
- Walgreens permanently shutters its doors in Reston
- Tysons West developer plans to turn former Sheraton hotel into housing
- With Covid transmission now ‘low,’ Fairfax County drops mask mandate
- Planned ‘The Maple Room’ restaurant in Vienna seeks outdoor dining permit
- Crumbl Cookies to open in Reston’s Plaza America next month
- Vienna house fire sends person to hospital with life-threatening injuries
Ideas for potential stories can be sent to news@ffxnow.com or submitted as an anonymous tip. Photos of scenes from around the county are welcome too, with credit always given to the photographer.
Feel free to discuss these topics, your weekend plans, or anything else that’s happening locally in the comments below. Have a great weekend Fairfax County!
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Art House 7 warmly welcomes you to our upcoming Fall 2 session of classes starting on October 30th. We’re thrilled to offer a diverse range of mediums and flexible class lengths, catering to a wide age range, starting from as young as 2, and, of course, providing a multitude of engaging options for adults!
Our classes cover an exciting spectrum of creative mediums, including fiber arts such as knitting, modern embroidery, crochet, and sewing. We also offer classes in ceramics on the wheel, drawing, watercolor, gouache, oil, acrylic, still-life painting, and captivating Japanese Suminagashi and printmaking. One of the highlights of this session is the highly anticipated 5-week “Painting the Portrait and Figure” workshop, led by the renowned local artist, Danni Dawson.
For our younger artists, we have specially designed classes like “Art Exploration through Impressionism” for students in kindergarten through 5th grade, an engaging “Art Together” parent-child class designed for 2–4-year-olds, and a “Teen Taught Art Club” tailored for kindergarteners through 4th graders.
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