Good Thursday evening, Fairfax County. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
đź•— News recap
The following articles were published earlier today — Nov 16, 2023.
- 8:15 am: Morning Notes | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:30 am: Old Town Fairfax buildings to be razed soon for mixed-use condo development | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:15 am: Report: D.C. Chinatown food hall plans expansion to Tysons | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:00 am: Reston Association: No immediate plan to treat algae blooms on Thoreau, Audubon lakes | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: MS-13 member pleads guilty to helping murder teen at Annandale park in 2016 | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:15 pm: Vote on proposal to preserve Vienna’s tree canopy delayed to 2024 | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:30 pm: Building permit review underway for stalled downtown Herndon redevelopment | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:30 pm: Fairfax City evaluates usage, cost of high-tech portable restrooms | 🗣️ Comments
- 4:45 pm: Most and least expensive townhouses sold in Fairfax County (October 2023) | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Friday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
- 4:00 pm: Saint Anthony of Padua Open House
🌤️ Friday’s forecast
Patchy fog is expected to clear by 9am, making way for partly sunny skies and a high near 68. A south wind will be blowing at 6 to 11 mph, gusting up to 20 mph. On Friday night, there’s a slight chance of showers and mostly cloudy conditions with a low around 50. The south wind at 5 to 7 mph will shift to the northwest after midnight, and the chance of precipitation stands at 20%. See more from Weather.gov.
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
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