Good Wednesday evening, Fairfax County. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
🕗 News recap
The following articles were published earlier today — Nov 8, 2023.
- 8:15 am: Morning Notes | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:30 am: FCPD: Recent ATM thefts, armed robbery in Lincolnia may be related | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:15 am: Remaking of Hunters Woods ballfield as neighborhood park completed in Reston | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:00 am: First Watch expands with new cafes coming to Fairfax County | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Democrats retake control of Virginia House, hold state Senate | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:15 pm: Reston IT consultant ranked as fastest-growing company in D.C. area | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:30 pm: NEW: Vienna Town Council election results hinge on write-in votes | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:30 pm: LGBTQ resource center opens library and headquarters in Oakton | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Thursday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
- 10:30 am: Qigong
- 6:00 pm: Tephra ICA Presents Insights
- 7:30 pm: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, performed by South Lakes Theatre Arts
☀️ Thursday’s forecast
Expect mostly sunny skies today with a high temperature of about 76. The south wind will blow at 10-14 mph before transitioning to northwest in the afternoon and potentially gusting as high as 20 mph. For Thursday night, there will be increasing clouds and a low temperature near 48. Winds will continue from the northwest at 9-13 mph, also gusting up to 18 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
Thanks for reading! Feel free to discuss the day’s happenings in the comments.
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