Good Friday evening! Today we published 7 articles that were read a total of 24842 times on FFXnow alone, so far.
📈 Top stories
The following are the most-read articles for today (Mar 24, 2023)…
- Armed robbery of Safeway in Great Falls leads to sprawling police pursuit
- Police: 75-year-old man shot wife in Reston murder-suicide
- JUST IN: Fairfax County reverts to old zoning code after Va. Supreme Court nixes 2021 update
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- UPDATED: Two people found dead on Reston trail, possibly shot (25457 views)
- McLean residents sue to stop I-495 widening over environmental impacts (12409 views)
- BREAKING: Several people hospitalized by Route 1 crash involving fire truck (4191 views)
- Armed robbery of Safeway in Great Falls leads to sprawling police pursuit (8500 views)
- Construction nears on condo building that led push to revitalize downtown McLean (3201 views)
- One of the first office buildings built in Fair Lakes could flip into housing (3021 views)
- Police: 75-year-old man shot wife in Reston murder-suicide (5108 views)
- BREAKING: Fairfax County police officer who shot Timothy McCree Johnson in Tysons fired (2192 views)
- Park Authority seeks funding, staff to clear 250 acres of running bamboo (1674 views)
- Isaac Newton Square developer shares plan for apartment building with park space (1608 views)
- Plan to redevelop West Falls Church Metro wins planning commission’s support (1407 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Fairfax County, from our event calendar.
- 7:30 am: You Are Not Alone 5k
- 8:30 am: The Women’s Center 2023 Leadership Conference
- 11:00 am: Mad Hatter Tea Party
- 12:00 pm: Women’s History Month Panel
- 7:30 pm: The McLean Symphony: Inspired by Spring
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 1:00 pm: Pajama Glam 2023
☔ Saturday’s forecast
Rain in the morning and afternoon. High of 60 and low of 44. Sunrise at 7:06 am and sunset at 7:26 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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Potomac Harmony is one of 500 choruses in Sweet
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Potomac Harmony recently had our first performance
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Army Birthday Festival – Free and Fun
Make Saturday, June 10, 2023 a great day!
Come celebrate the Army Birthday Festival at the National Museum of the U.S. Army from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Rain or Shine!
• Experience outdoor and indoor fun activities, for all
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