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 — Feb 16, 2024.
- 8:15 am: Morning Notes | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:30 am: New Dulles Airport concourse, now under construction, gets lift from federal funds | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:15 am: Renovated Vienna library will be named for desegregation advocates | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:00 am: County considers permits for residents to bypass cut-through traffic restrictions | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Northern GW Parkway to close with snow expected Friday night | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- Maggiano’s and Cheesecake Factory cook up moves to Tysons Corner Center (24525 views)
- Popular free movie screenings for seniors return to Reston after two-year hiatus (9934 views)
- TikTok may be circling office space in the Herndon area (5408 views)
- JUST IN: Fairfax County Public Schools delays classes for possible snow (4895 views)
- Family-owned jewelry store to close after 38 years in Vienna (3507 views)
- JUST IN: Luther Jackson MS Valentine’s Day dance on hold after shooting threats (3463 views)
- Columbia Pike still closed after vehicle crash into house, utility pole in Bailey’s Crossroads (2895 views)
- Bill encouraging data center water studies advances to Virginia House floor for vote (2425 views)
- Downtown Herndon redevelopment review continues as deadline looms (2371 views)
- County board urges VDOT to address I-495 NEXT concerns after being left on ‘read’ (2349 views)
- Fairfax County Public Schools seeks sizable funding increase for proposed budget (2151 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
- 9:00 am: Oakton Farmers Market
- 11:00 am: Story Time with Caroline Kusin Pritchard
- 2:00 pm: Jazz Performance by the Windmill Jazz Collective
- 6:30 pm: V.I.P. Dance
- 8:00 pm: A.I.M by Kyle Abraham
🌤️ Saturday’s forecast
The weather will transition from cloudy to mostly sunny, with highs nearing 39°F. Winds from the northwest will blow at 7-17 mph and may gust up to 29 mph. For Saturday night, expect mostly clear skies and a low temperature around 22°F, along with northwest winds at 6-11 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. 👋
