Good Wednesday evening! Today we published 7 articles that were read a total of 4702 times on FFXnow alone, so far.
📈 Top stories
The following are the most-read articles for today (Aug 9, 2023)…
- Morning Notes
- Hangry Joe’s Hot Chicken to spice up Annandale with new restaurant
- Katie Cristol draws on Arlington experience as new face of Tysons Community Alliance
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Thursday in Fairfax County, from our event calendar.
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⛈️ Thursday’s forecast
Expect intermittent showers and thunderstorms throughout the day, with a cloudy high near 78 and south winds gusting up to 21 mph. Precipitation chances are 70% with rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch. Thursday night’s forecast includes a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, followed by mostly cloudy skies gradually clearing up, with a low around 66 and west winds at 6-10 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
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If you have been thinking about buying your first home or haven’t owned one in the last three years, THIS IS FOR YOU!
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Reston Home Tour
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