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 — Mar 15, 2024.
- 8:15 am: Morning Notes | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:30 am: Fairfax County board approves Top Golf redevelopment in Kingstowne | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:15 am: Women’s fashion boutique makes move to Tysons after 36 years in Arlington | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:00 am: Bounce house business expands to Reston | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Brunch-focused cafe First Watch opening in Franconia with free coffee | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:30 pm: Health and fitness expo warms up for return to Vienna this spring | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:30 pm: Spring celebration to take over Frying Pan Farm Park next month | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:50 pm: Man sentenced to life in prison for Seven Corners murder, arson | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- Fairfax County police uncover drugs and guns at homes in Reston (5679 views)
- NEW: Fairfax County planning error puts Reston Deli Italiano’s future in question (4613 views)
- Three pedestrians killed in separate crashes in Fairfax County on Sunday (3719 views)
- Housing proposed to replace vacant office building in Westfields business park (2869 views)
- Solar eclipse viewing glasses now available at Fairfax County Public Library branches (2681 views)
- New federal budget funds Fairfax County homeless shelter, pedestrian projects (2281 views)
- Proposed Hilton hotel in Tysons encounters skepticism from county staff (1915 views)
- AT&T leases full office building in Chantilly (1851 views)
- New Chinese dumpling restaurant to open in Springfield this summer (1663 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
- 11:00 am: Diva Central Shopping Event
- 2:00 pm: Personal Preparedness Using the Community Emergency Response Guide (CERG)
- 5:00 pm: Opening Reception & Artist Talk: Pressing
- 6:00 pm: St. Patrick’s Day Roller Skating and Dance Night
- 7:30 pm: Virginia Opera: Madama Butterfly
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 2:00 pm: Virginia Opera: Madama Butterfly
- 4:00 pm: Orchestra Concert – Get London on the Horn
- 4:00 pm: Get London on the Horn
☀️ Saturday’s forecast
Expect sunny skies and a high temperature of around 65 degrees, with northwest winds of 7 to 9 mph shifting to the west during the afternoon. Saturday night will be partly cloudy, with lows near 49 degrees and south winds at 6 to 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. 👋
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