
The weekend is almost here. Before you live up the last days of summer before school returns or 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:
- Fairfax County volunteer’s petition urging Home Depot to stop sales of invasive plants takes root
- Personnel emergency declared as FCPD tackles staffing challenges
- Pizza restaurant brings new ‘scratch kitchen’ to Herndon’s Aslin Beer Co.
- Expanded W&OD Trail, Occoquan adventure center and more planned for Fairfax County
- New future thawing for former Ice House Cafe in Herndon
- UPDATED: Man shot in Huntington, prompting police search
- Tysons Galleria’s upcoming dine-in movie theater has a premiere date
- Man killed in head-on motorcycle crash west of Burke Lake
- Appeals court sides with transgender woman in lawsuit over treatment at Fairfax County jail
- Capital One Hall revives ‘Broadway in Tysons’ for new season
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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