Good Friday evening! Today we published 8 articles that were read a total of 3780 times on FFXnow alone, so far.
📈 Top stories
The following are the most-read articles for today (Dec 9, 2022)…
- FCPD motor officer thrown from bike, seriously injured in collision near GMU
- Morning Notes
- Fairfax County board approves redevelopment of Vantage Hill condominiums
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read Arlington articles of the week, below.
- Person killed in two-vehicle crash on Prosperity Avenue (8319 views)
- Developers seek to expand Mosaic District’s vibes to more of Merrifield (3060 views)
- Dog fatally shot by Fairfax County SWAT team during raid in Herndon (2116 views)
- New hotel at Springfield Town Center moves forward despite delay of park (1584 views)
- FCPD: Marshall HS special education teacher arrested for alleged assaults on student (1562 views)
- BREAKING: Police search for driver who killed I-66 construction worker in Oakton (1440 views)
- Greek restaurant Knossos opens in Herndon, with grand opening ahead (1384 views)
- Flats at Tysons condo plan poised for approval despite staff objections (1296 views)
- Speed cameras are coming to Fairfax County school and work zones next year (1239 views)
- Circa and Él Bebe are finally opening today at The Boro in Tysons (1207 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Fairfax County, from our event calendar.
- 10:00 am: McLean HS Highlander Holiday Bazaar
- 11:30 am: Reston Town Center Holiday Performances
- 12:00 pm: Winter Market
- 12:00 pm: SASSY SATURDAYS DRAG BRUNCH
- 12:00 pm: Herndon WinterMarkt
- 1:00 pm: Second Saturdays
And here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 11:00 am: South Lakes High School Winter Market
- 11:30 am: Reston Town Center Holiday Performances
- 👉 2:00 pm: Ravel Dance Company presents the Nutcracker Ballet
- 7:00 pm: Advent Cookie Concert
⛅ Saturday’s forecast
Mostly cloudy throughout the day. High of 45 and low of 39. Sunrise at 7:18 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. 👋
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