Good Tuesday evening! Today we published 6 articles that were read a total of 8394 times on FFXnow alone, so far.
📈 Top stories
The following are the most-read articles for today (Sep 12, 2023)…
- New festival to celebrate Virginia coming to Tysons Corner Center
- Starbucks is coming (again) to The Spectrum in Reston
- FCPD mid-year crime report shows upticks in shoplifting, assaults
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Wednesday in Fairfax County, from our event calendar.
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🌦️ Wednesday’s forecast
There is a 60% chance of showers and possible thunderstorms before 8am, followed by partly sunny skies and a high temperature of 79°F. Northwest winds will be around 7 mph. Expect less than a tenth of an inch of new rainfall, with potentially higher amounts during thunderstorms. Wednesday night will be partly cloudy with a low of 59°F and northwest winds at the same speed. See more from Weather.gov.
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
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