Good Friday evening! Today we published 7 articles that were read a total of 11171 times on FFXnow alone, so far.
📈 Top stories
The following are the most-read articles for today (Dec 2, 2022)…
- NEW: Abrupt Haulin’ Trash closure sends county residents scrambling for new collector
- Comstock angles to redevelop Koons auto dealerships in Tysons
- Winter Lantern Festival will light up Tysons this month in D.C. area debut
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read Arlington articles of the week, below.
- UPDATED: One dead after multiple vehicle crash in Tysons shuts down Beltway (15038 views)
- Roofing company to relocate from McLean to Reston, bringing 400 jobs (5344 views)
- Police: FCPS instructional assistant stole over $10K from Chantilly Target (5116 views)
- Mixed-use ‘donut’ building floated to replace Idylwood shopping center (4438 views)
- NEW: Developers propose turning Reston’s golf courses into open space with housing (3514 views)
- Pedestrian killed in crash on Route 29 outside Centreville shopping centers (2679 views)
- Electronics trading store to open in Reston’s Home Depot Center (2483 views)
- BREAKING: Man killed by SUV after collision on I-495, closing toll lanes (2227 views)
- Fairfax County warns budget could be ‘challenging’ due to slowing real estate market, rising staff costs (2052 views)
- FCPD takes person into custody after shooting in Mount Vernon (1966 views)
- NEW: Abrupt Haulin’ Trash closure sends county residents scrambling for new collector (6674 views)
- GW Parkway road diet and Mount Vernon Trail widening proposed in southern Fairfax County (1564 views)
- Jason’s Deli to close after 14 years in Idylwood due to rising rent (1539 views)
- Fairfax County considers turning vacant commercial space into emergency homeless shelters (1483 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Fairfax County, from our event calendar.
- 8:30 am: 6th Annual Candy Cane Kids’ Fun
- 10:00 am: Gifts from the HeART Shopping Event
- 10:00 am: Gingerbread House Competition
- 10:00 am: Breakfast with Santa
- 10:00 am: Holiday Maker Market – Free Family Fun and Shopping
- 10:00 am: Used Book Sale at Tysons-Pimmit Library
- 10:00 am: Herndon Holiday Model Train Show
- 11:30 am: Reston Town Center Holiday Performances
- 11:30 am: Gift Making: Holiday Ornament
- 4:00 pm: Miscellaneous Fantasy: A Solo Exhibition by Ruby Rawi
- 👉 4:00 pm: The Wonder of the Season
- 7:30 pm: The Wonder of the Season
- 7:30 pm: Holiday Wonders with the McLean Symphony
And here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 10:00 am: Used Book Sale at Tysons-Pimmit Library
- 11:30 am: Reston Town Center Holiday Performances
☔ Saturday’s forecast
Rain in the morning and afternoon. High of 60 and low of 32. Sunrise at 7:12 am and sunset at 4:48 pm. See more from Weather.gov.
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
We hope you have a great weekend! Feel free to discuss the most-read stories of the week, the upcoming weekend events or anything else of local interest in the comments. 👋
Recent Stories
Good Wednesday evening, Fairfax County. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar. 🕗 News recap The following articles were published earlier…
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors faces tough decisions ahead of next week’s budget markup session, following demands from local unions to increase county employees’ wages. Last week, dozens of…
A proposal for a seven-story mixed-use development over a parking lot next to the WillowWood Plaza office center in Fairfax City cleared another hurdle this week. A majority of the…
Tysons Corner Center visitors will get another opportunity to sample the mall’s culinary scene this spring. After drawing a big crowd when it launched last year, the Taste of Tysons…
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Weekly camps at Art House 7
– June 17-Aug. 9
– Camp times: 9-11am, 11am-2pm, 2:30-4:30pm
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Pedal with Petals Family Bike Ride
Join us on Saturday, May 11th and ride into spring during our Pedal with Petals Family Bike Ride. Back for its second year, Pedal with Petals is going to be bigger than ever. This year’s event will include both an
Encore Creativity for Older Adults at Capital One Hall
Encore Creativity for Older Adults is pleased to raise the curtain and welcome community members to its spring concert at Capital One Hall in Tysons, VA on May 4, 2024. The concert, which starts at 3 PM, will bring hundreds
