Good Friday evening! Today we published 7 articles that were read a total of 6207 times on FFXnow alone, so far.
📈 Top stories
The following are the most-read articles for today (Jan 20, 2023)…
- BREAKING: Student sexual assault at Frost MS under police investigation
- Conservative activist joins race to represent Providence District on school board
- Morning Notes
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- New tabletop game center in Fairfax promises an ambitious experiment in professional roleplaying (5101 views)
- Marriott begins construction on new hotel concept at Reston Town Center (4846 views)
- Chronic wasting disease found in Fairfax County deer for first time ever (2742 views)
- Apartment building proposed at Annandale’s Eastgate Shopping Centre (1493 views)
- Planning Commission approves affordable apartment buildings at county government center (1267 views)
- New restaurant to serve wagyu and whiskey at Capital One Center (1085 views)
- BREAKING: Student sexual assault at Frost MS under police investigation (1584 views)
- Police: Alexandria woman arrested for car thefts, abduction in Annandale (871 views)
- Redistricting adds intrigue to 2023 senate races in Fairfax County (859 views)
- FCPS proposed budget to add middle school athletics to Fairfax County (757 views)
- Tysons Ridge townhomes in Pimmit Hills on track for spring construction (693 views)
- Residential development is outpacing office growth in Tysons, county data shows (622 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Fairfax County, from our event calendar.
- 3:00 pm: Video Game String Ensemble
⛅ Saturday’s forecast
Partly cloudy throughout the day. High of 42 and low of 33. Sunrise at 7:24 am and sunset at 5:18 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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