
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 15, 2023.
- 8:15 am: Morning Notes | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:30 am: Toimoi Bakery launches ‘croissant hub’ in Chantilly | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:15 am: Town staff explain decision to end Herndon Festival after 43-year run | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:00 am: Virginia Board of Education backs new funding formula for school divisions | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Police: Person on foot critically injured in crash on GW Parkway in McLean area | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:15 pm: Nonprofit to host Christmas meals, toy distribution event in Reston | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:30 pm: Grants approved to fund improved facilities at McLean, Reston area parks | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- NEW: Herndon Festival permanently canceled after 43 years (73652 views)
- Asian street food restaurant to replace Four Sisters, Oath Pizza closed in Merrifield (13932 views)
- Six eateries with Fairfax County ties among favorites chosen by Washingtonian readers (9645 views)
- Driver seriously injured in three-vehicle crash on Fairfax County Parkway (8111 views)
- NOW: Two-alarm house fire breaks out in McLean (7233 views)
- NEW: Indoor pickleball facilities coming to Fairfax City, Annandale (5588 views)
- Police: Man died after scooter crash in Reston (5220 views)
- Moo Thru to open Herndon ice cream shop next month (4999 views)
- Longtime air-conditioning provider for Lake Anne residents halts operations (4730 views)
- New car wash opens in place of old one in Tysons (3748 views)
- Interactive Hot Wheels experience to take off at Tysons Corner Center tomorrow (3242 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
- 10:00 am: Holiday Phonegrams
- 12:00 pm: First Baby? Find Your New Mom Tribe!
- 4:00 pm: Fairfax Symphony & Fairfax Ballet: The Nutcracker
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 3:00 pm: Burke Historical Society
- 4:00 pm: Fairfax Symphony & Fairfax Ballet: The Nutcracker
- 5:00 pm: ADAMS Center & Qurtuba Institute Certificate Program Graduation
☀️ Saturday’s forecast
Expect a mostly sunny day with highs near 54 and calm winds shifting east at approximately 6 mph in the afternoon. On Saturday night, there’s a slight chance of rain after 1 am, with mostly cloudy conditions and lows near 39. East winds will continue at around 6 mph, and there’s a 20% chance of precipitation. 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. 👋
