Good Friday evening! Today we published 6 articles that were read a total of 9299 times on FFXnow alone, so far.
📈 Top stories
The following are the most-read articles for today (Feb 10, 2023)…
- NEW: Paid parking is coming to RTC West
- Whimsical worlds of Dr. Seuss to take over Tysons Corner Center this spring
- Farmers market workers in Reston, Merrifield and Oakton unionize
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- JUST IN: Fairfax County will launch speed camera pilot at eight schools Friday (10028 views)
- Gourmet cinnamon roll shop rolls its way to Herndon (5006 views)
- Rebranded Reston zoo to open this weekend with self-drive safari (2511 views)
- Photos: South Asian grocery store coming to Herndon’s Arrowbrook Centre (2364 views)
- Loyal Companion to close all Fairfax County pet stores at end of month (1917 views)
- BREAKING: Redevelopment plan for new Reston library, affordable housing scrapped (1681 views)
- New regional housing plan pushes Fairfax County to lower income criteria for affordable housing (1656 views)
- JUST IN: Construction workers stranded on Tysons high-rise rescued (1455 views)
- Herndon Middle School teacher pays off student meal debts, which have increased in FCPS (1367 views)
- Tysons has been adding more public facilities, but for a library, expect to wait (1184 views)
- Micro-roast coffee shop brewing in ‘historic’ Vienna office formerly filled by bank (1155 views)
- DEVELOPING: Shooting in Groveton prompts police search for suspect (1141 views)
- Taco Bell in Fair Lakes may be razed, as owner seeks to update restaurant (1102 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Fairfax County, from our event calendar.
- 12:00 pm: Virginia Polar Dip
- 2:00 pm: Book Signing with David Goodrich
- 6:30 pm: V.I.P. Dance
- 7:00 pm: FREE Jazz Coffee House Concert
⛅ Saturday’s forecast
Mostly cloudy throughout the day. High of 48 and low of 37. Sunrise at 7:06 am and sunset at 5:43 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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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
