Good Wednesday evening! Today we published 9 articles that were read a total of 6486 times on FFXnow alone, so far.
📈 Top stories
The following are the most-read articles for today (Jul 26, 2023)…
- Boba chain Tiger Sugar to open first Virginia locations in Centreville, Annandale
- Plans are brewing again to redevelop Lake Anne’s Crescent property
- Morning Notes
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Thursday in Fairfax County, from our event calendar.
- 10:00 am: Restore Hyper Wellness Celebrates Grand Opening in Vienna
- 11:00 am: taim mediterranean kitchen Tysons Corner Grand Opening Celebration
- 2:00 pm: Gounod’s Faust
- 8:30 pm: American Ballet Theatre: Giselle
⛈️ Thursday’s forecast
Expect showers and thunderstorms mainly after 5pm today, with mostly sunny and hot conditions, highs near 98°F, and heat index up to 105°F. Southwest winds will be around 9-13 mph, gusting up to 22 mph, with a 60% chance of precipitation and potential rainfall amounts up to a quarter of an inch or more during thunderstorms. Tonight, storms are likely before 2am, with a slight chance of showers, lows around 75°F, and light southwest winds. Chance of precipitation remains at 60%, with similar potential rainfall amounts. See more from Weather.gov.
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
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Explore your creative side this fall at Art House 7 with our Fall 2 Session of art classes beginning October 30th. Whether you’re a budding artist or looking to unleash your artistic potential with something new, there’s a class for everyone!
Short and Drop-In Classes:
Dive into creativity with our short-term offerings, including a 3-week still-life painting course, a 3-week knitting class, a 5-week Painting the Portrait and Figure workshop led by acclaimed local artist Danni Dawson, and a mesmerizing 4-week exploration of Japanese Suminagashi and modern paper marbling. Plus, we have a drop-in class specially designed for parents and toddlers (2-4 years old) to introduce them to the world of art.

Public invited: “Fur-th Birthday” brunch celebration for Woofie’s of South Riding-Aldie, Sunday, October 8 at The Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar
Woofie’s of South Riding-Aldie, providing premium mobile pet services throughout Aldie, Middleburg, South Riding is celebrating its fourth anniversary with expansion to Centreville and Chantilly and its fourth Woofie’s pet grooming van. The franchise, owned and operated by Loudoun County residents, husband/wife team Sebaot Gebre and Teferi Dejene, has grown by 900% since its first full year in business.
Services include:
• Mobile pet spa grooming
• Dog walking
• Pet sitting
• In-home or overnight pet sitting
• Customizable services
STEM Fest
We invite you to join us at STEAMOLOGY’s annual FREE STEM Fest for elementary and middle school students, taking place on Saturday, October 14th at South County High School, 8501 Silverbrook Rd, Lorton, VA 22079.
STEM Fest is an exciting
Arlington Metaphysical Chapel Presents Metaphest, October 14-15, 2023
Workshops on: ~ Meditation ~ Intro to Tarot: The Aces and Major Arcana
~ Ageless Aging ~ Past Life Regression ~ Animal Communication and Healing
~ Psychometry ~ Spiritual Healing ~ Self Soul Love ~ Consciously Clearing Clutter ~ Awareness/Mindfulness/Consciousness.