Good Friday evening! Today we published 8 articles that were read a total of 10957 times on FFXnow alone, so far.
📈 Top stories
The following are the most-read articles for today (Sep 29, 2023)…
- NEW: County fire lieutenant arrested for stealing drugs from stations
- Raccoon hit by vehicles near West Falls Church had rabies, city warns
- County board approves changes to Tysons Corner Center’s development plan
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- Local snack shop owner arrested for distributing narcotics and money laundering (19829 views)
- Chantilly data center gets greenlight from planning commission after tense hearing (6025 views)
- Lidl launching new Tysons grocery store next week (5416 views)
- Reconfigured Route 7 and Lewinsville Road intersection to open tomorrow (5379 views)
- Report: Comstock wants a casino in Reston, but state legislation still needed (4974 views)
- Fairfax Station man dies after two-vehicle crash on Ox Road (4410 views)
- Heavier fines approved for speeders outside McLean park (4022 views)
- Police: Pedestrian killed on Capital Beltway ramp to Route 50 (3102 views)
- Reston Association proposes increase in member dues, which will cover recreation passes (3102 views)
- Fairfax County ties parking to density with first regulatory overhaul in 35 years (2908 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Fairfax County, from our event calendar.
- 8:00 am: Annual “Scenes in the City” Plein Air Festival Brings Art to Falls Church from
- 8:30 am: Community Yard Sale
- 👉 9:00 am: FREE Paper Shredding & Food Pantry Collection
- 9:00 am: Fairfax Funky Flea
- 10:00 am: Reston Farm Garden Market Fall Festival
- 👉 12:00 pm: Virginia Spirits Expo
- 2:00 pm: Author Thomas J. Baker
- 3:00 pm: Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody
- 7:00 pm: The Alloy Project
- 8:30 pm: Renée Elise Goldsberry in Concert
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 12:30 pm: Vienna CROP Hunger Walk
- 👉 1:00 pm: Northern Virginia EV Showcase – Electrify Your Ride
🌥️ Saturday’s forecast
The forecast for Saturday consists of mostly cloudy skies, with temperatures reaching a high of around 71 degrees and a north wind blowing at 7 to 9 mph. During Saturday night, expect some patchy fog after 5am and partly cloudy skies, with a low of about 57 degrees. The north wind will decrease to 5 mph and then become calm later in the night. 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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