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 23, 2024.
- 8:15 am: Morning Notes | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:45 am: FCPS to explore options for managing ballooning student ‘meal debt’ | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:30 am: Striking Fairfax Connector workers demand better benefits and support from contractor | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:00 am: Z-Burger opens Vienna location with breakfast, late-night options | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:55 am: FCPD: Woman, 93, has died after getting injured in Bailey’s Crossroads crash | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:30 pm: Reston Association lays out strategic plan to guide it through 2026 | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:30 pm: Comedian Nate Bargatze’s show expected to draw record crowd to EagleBank Arena | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- Report: University of Virginia to open new campus in Merrifield (16529 views)
- BREAKING: FCPS wins legal battle over TJ admissions after Supreme Court passes on case (9947 views)
- BREAKING: Fairfax Connector bus workers go on strike (8913 views)
- Shake Shack’s drive-up restaurant in Tysons is opening Wednesday (5806 views)
- Fairfax County proposes raising real estate tax rate to fund schools, staff compensation (5723 views)
- Neighbor challenges plans for Deli Italiano’s Reston location, prompting deferral (4984 views)
- Pakistani clothing store Khaadi to open at Tysons Corner Center this week (4954 views)
- Former Top Golf redevelopment advanced by planning commission (3832 views)
- Belgian draft horse dies at Frying Pan Farm (2938 views)
- Tysons theater offers deal for screenings of two Best Picture Oscar nominees (1966 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
- 10:30 am: Beyond Bitcoin-Exploring the power of Blockchain Technology
- 6:00 pm: Book talk: Donna Everhart on “When the Jessamine Grows”
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 12:00 pm: “AI & Us” Art Exhibit
- 3:00 pm: Mnozil Brass: Jubilee
- 3:00 pm: History of Tea, or Knowing the Difference Between Teas
- 3:00 pm: Desegregation in Northrn Virginia Libraries
🌥️ Saturday’s forecast
Expect mostly cloudy skies with temperatures reaching 46 degrees and a north wind blowing between 8 and 11 mph. Overnight, skies will become mostly clear as the temperature drops to around 26 degrees, accompanied by a north wind between 5 and 8 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. 👋
