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 — Apr 19, 2024.
- 8:50 am: Morning Notes | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:15 am: Lorton man charged with murder after allegedly shooting girlfriend | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:30 am: Fairfax School Board to review initial draft of new boundary adjustment policy next month | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:30 am: Realty company buys cluster warehouses in Franconia for $84.3 million | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:30 pm: Workhouse Arts Center to host annual beer and arts festival next month in Lorton | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- New Fairfax County ordinance requires drivers to stop, rather than yield, for pedestrians (18973 views)
- FCPS hopes to alleviate school overcrowding with new boundary adjustment policy (16533 views)
- Taim Mediterranean Kitchen in Reston permanently shutters four months after opening (6986 views)
- Manassas Man arrested after road rage shooting incident in Centreville (5319 views)
- Juvenile arrested for alleged rape and abduction in Reston apartment building (5091 views)
- JUST IN: Two injured in rooftop fire in Tysons (3069 views)
- Halal hot chicken restaurant opens in Reston’s South Lakes Village Center (2621 views)
- Firefighters say they ‘Wiehle Like’ new pedestrian bridge at Wiehle Avenue (2265 views)
- Fairfax driver charged with felony hit and run in Vienna (1841 views)
- NEW: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for Fairfax (1674 views)
- Reston au pair indicted on second degree murder in fatal shooting case (1560 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
- 👉 8:00 am: The Van Metre 5K Run
- 10:00 am: Historic Walking Tour
- 10:00 am: eARTh Day with Tephra ICA
- 10:30 am: Story time with Leah Moser
- 2:00 pm: Family Fun Day
- 8:00 pm: Small Island Big Song
- 8:00 pm: The Prom: a Musical
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 8:00 am: 5th Annual Bands on the Run 5K will be held on Sunday, April 21 at 8am
- 10:30 am: The Okee Dokee Brothers
- 1:00 pm: The Okee Dokee Brothers
- 3:00 pm: Burke Historical Society Meeting
🌤️ Saturday’s forecast
Expect clouds to clear gradually by mid-morning, leading to a high near 68 degrees and a northwest wind blowing at 10-15 mph, with gusts reaching up to 26 mph. For Saturday night, skies will be partly cloudy and the temperature will drop to around 43 degrees. The north wind will blow at 5-11 mph, with gusts up to 20 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.
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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