Good Friday evening! Today we published 5 articles that were read a total of 4221 times on FFXnow alone, so far.
📈 Top stories
The following are the most-read articles for today (Jun 2, 2023)…
- Metro station closures will affect Orange and Silver line train service, starting tomorrow
- County blesses Montessori School of McLean’s plan to buy church site
- Fairfax County Public Library plans first-ever Children’s Summer Reading Festival
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- BREAKING: Two people killed, two injured in Idylwood shooting and stabbing (7750 views)
- Chicken salad restaurant chain circles expansion into Fairfax County (5152 views)
- JUST IN: Teen charged in Idylwood fatal shooting, stabbing (3633 views)
- County proposes initial Route 7 BRT stations in Tysons, from Spring Hill to West Falls Church (2715 views)
- Opening of Reston Town Center’s new dine-in theater delayed again (2367 views)
- With evictions fueling homelessness, Fairfax County explores options to stop them (1790 views)
- Space-centered cyber company moves HQ to Reston Town Center (1534 views)
- Demolition and renovation proposed for Herndon Taco Bell (1100 views)
- County officials propose guidelines for allowing bigger and brighter signs (1051 views)
- Bicycle and pedestrian facilities on Nutley Street to be recommended with Pan Am redevelopment (905 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Fairfax County, from our event calendar.
- 1:00 pm: Bluegrass at The Boro
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
⛈️ Saturday’s forecast
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. At night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. 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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