Good Wednesday 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 — Apr 17, 2024.
- 8:45 am: Morning Notes | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:45 am: Registration opens for walking tours around Reston | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:30 am: Juvenile arrested for alleged rape and abduction in Reston apartment building | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:30 am: Lake Anne Plaza summer concert set to return this summer | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:30 pm: Daytime eatery First Watch set to open fifth location in Fair Lakes this summer | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:40 pm: New Fairfax County ordinance requires drivers to stop, rather than yield, for pedestrians | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: FCPS and local elected officials celebrate roll out of 42 new electric buses | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Thursday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
- 7:30 pm: Open House: Annandale Toastmasters
☀️ Thursday’s forecast
Expect generous sunshine and a high close to 77, along with a northwest wind blowing 6 to 9 mph today. Thursday night will see a gradual increase in clouds and a low hovering around 49, accompanied by an east wind of 7 to 9 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.
Thanks for reading! Feel free to discuss the day’s happenings in the comments.
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Potomac Harmony is Back! Following a gap year of competing, then virtual rehearsals during the pandemic, followed by the well-earned retirement of our long-term director, a year of a director search, Potomac Harmony hit the regional contest stage in Concord, North Carolina in March for the first time since 2018! It was exhilarating, reaffirming, and rewarding!
The chorus hit all of its goals, the biggest of which was to have fun and sing our best on contest stage — we did both! Because we earned a score over 400 points, our new Director, Allison Lynskey, was awarded the Novice Director award, photo above. Additionally, one of our charter members, Jackie Bottash, was nominated for and honored with the Leadership Excellence award. It was a celebratory weekend!
What’s next? So much! We now look forward to upcoming performances, growing our membership, and expanding our musical product with new arrangements and an education component each week. It’s an exciting time to be part of this ever-growing ensemble!
Pedal with Petals Family Bike Ride
Join us on Saturday, May 11th and ride into spring during our Pedal with Petals Family Bike Ride. Back for its second year, Pedal with Petals is going to be bigger than ever. This year’s event will include both an
Encore Creativity for Older Adults at Capital One Hall
Encore Creativity for Older Adults is pleased to raise the curtain and welcome community members to its spring concert at Capital One Hall in Tysons, VA on May 4, 2024. The concert, which starts at 3 PM, will bring hundreds