Good Friday 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 — Dec 8, 2023.
- 8:15 am: Morning Notes | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:30 am: Southern expansion of I-495 toll lanes must accommodate transit, county board says | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:15 am: Fish-shaped waffle shop Rice Culture now open at Dunn Loring Metro station | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:00 am: Renovation of Lake Thoreau pool officially completed | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Youngkin announces plan for millions in early childhood and child care spending | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:30 pm: NEW: Virtual reality gaming venue sets opening date at The Boro in Tysons | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:30 pm: Reston Association seeks board candidates for 2024 election | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- FCPS fully restores snow days, ending use of virtual learning (21791 views)
- Report: As Northern Virginia prospers, some neighborhood conditions worsen (13315 views)
- Italian soccer club picks Tysons site for first U.S. youth academy (9725 views)
- Construction to begin on pedestrian bridge near Reston Town Center (9070 views)
- Developer proposes turning offices on Fairfax Blvd into ‘smart’ housing (5616 views)
- Sixty Vines to open in Reston Town Center next week (4197 views)
- Jiwa Singapura closes at Tysons Galleria after less than a year (3587 views)
- Fatal overdose of Justice High School student under police investigation (3205 views)
- Route 29 reopens after fatal two-car crash outside Clifton 7-Eleven (3199 views)
- West Potomac HS student charged with murder for fatal shooting outside D.C. bar (2795 views)
- Police identify man killed in Route 29 crash near Centreville (2661 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
- 9:00 am: Weekend Haircut Sale ($9.99)
- 10:30 am: Historic House tours
- 1:00 pm: Until Help Arrives Workshop
- 👉 2:00 pm: The Nutcracker Ballet presented by Ravel Dance company at Capital One Hall
- 4:00 pm: American Festival Pops Orchestra – Holiday Pops: Songs of the Season
- 6:00 pm: Opening Reception & Artist Talk: Kendall Buster
- 7:00 pm: Celebration of Love
- 7:00 pm: A Christmas Carol – A Staged Reading Performed by South Lakes’ Thespian Troupe
- 7:30 pm: The Kintz-Meija Academy of Ballet’s “The Nutcracker”
- 7:30 pm: The McLean Symphony: Holiday Traditions
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 2:00 pm: The Kintz-Meija Academy of Ballet presents “The Nutcracker”
- 3:00 pm: Mariachi Herencia de México: A Mariachi Christmas
- 7:30 pm: Advent Cookie Concert
🌤️ Saturday’s forecast
Expect patchy fog from 8am to 10am, followed by partly sunny skies and a high near 56. A calm wind will turn south at 5 mph in the afternoon. Saturday night brings a 50% chance of showers after 1am, increased cloudiness, and a low of 49 with southerly winds at 5 to 10 mph. 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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