Good Friday evening! Today we published 6 articles that were read a total of 7389 times on FFXnow alone, so far.
📈 Top stories
The following are the most-read articles for today (Jan 13, 2023)…
- Chocolate Lovers Festival returning to Fairfax for the first time since the pandemic
- Man wanted in possible arson of Reston home
- Last Polar Dip returns for 15th year at Lake Anne Plaza
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- Two teens killed, one hospitalized after car drives off Fairfax Station road (11767 views)
- Report: Tatte Bakery to open in Reston Town Center (4400 views)
- What Fairfax County restaurants to hit up for Restaurant Week (3517 views)
- Police: Man stabs parents at home in McLean, killing stepfather (2946 views)
- Gunshots fired near Vienna Giant came during family dispute, police say (2922 views)
- Dave’s Hot Chicken to heat up Tysons with first Virginia restaurant (2653 views)
- Panera Bread shutters Tysons Corner Center location for good (2506 views)
- Reston teen arrested and charged in connection to Sterling shooting (2118 views)
- Chocolate Lovers Festival returning to Fairfax for the first time since the pandemic (2173 views)
- Developer duo pitch more housing on Rock Hill Road in Herndon (1006 views)
- Community meetings set to discuss Reston redevelopment proposals (927 views)
- County seeks feedback on reductions in parking requirements, overhaul of policy (917 views)
- Neighborhood Expert: Down payment assistance programs in Virginia (872 views)
- Cut-through traffic policy update could help county residents access their homes during rush hour (825 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Fairfax County, from our event calendar.
- 9:00 am: MLK Community Service Projects
- 1:00 pm: January Open House
- 2:00 pm: Book Signing with P. O’Connell Pearson
- 7:30 pm: ColorLove Exhibit Reception at Falls Church Arts-7:30 pm Jan 14
And here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 2:00 pm: Centerstage Mark G. Meadows
- 2:00 pm: ArtBlitz Studios Reception
⛅ Saturday’s forecast
Partly cloudy throughout the day. High of 39 and low of 27. Sunrise at 7:27 am and sunset at 5:11 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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