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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Apr 26, 2024

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 26, 2024.

Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.

  1. UPDATED: West Potomac HS evacuated after reported bomb threat (17582 views)
  2. Smoke billowing into sky from two-alarm fire in Sterling (14234 views)
  3. Fairfax County employees advocate for pay raises during April budget hearings (2442 views)
  4. McLean Starbucks reopens after extensive interior renovations (1945 views)
  5. FCPD: Lincolnia school counselor charged after allegedly head-butting student (1605 views)
  6. Taste of Tysons festival showcasing mall’s eateries to return in May (1539 views)
  7. Lorton Community Center worker arrested for ‘indecent’ relationship with teen, police say (1278 views)
  8. WillowWood Plaza mixed-use development advances to Fairfax City Council (1270 views)

📅 Upcoming events

Here is what’s going on Saturday throughout the county, from our event calendar.

Here are the events planned for Sunday:

🌧️ Saturday’s forecast

Scattered showers are expected mainly between 9am and 4pm, with cloudy conditions and a high near 58. Winds will come from the southeast at 6 to 11 mph, and there’s a 40% chance of precipitation. The night will be mostly cloudy with a low around 52, and south winds blowing at 6 to 8 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. 👋

Recent Stories

The winners of the 2024 ArtsFairfax Awards are in. ArtsFairfax, a nonprofit that serves as Fairfax County’s arts agency, announced this week that it will honor Reston dancer Shu-Chen Cuff,…

Another hotel may soon check into Tysons’ Scotts Run neighborhood. Developer Cityline Partners secured the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors’ approval yesterday (Tuesday) to construct a dual-branded Hilton hotel on…

An Arlington-based developer has proposed demolishing a large office building in Oakton and replacing it with 139 townhomes. Property owner Flint Hill Propco LLC, an affiliate of Network Realty Partners,…

Morning Notes

Fairfax County Board Adopts New Budget — “Fairfax County lawmakers Tuesday approved a budget that raises the residential tax rate by 3 cents, a reflection of the lingering economic impacts of…

Finding a gift for moms can be difficult. Google “Mother’s Day gifts,” and you’ll scroll through endless lists of beauty products, candles and fuzzy robes. Sure, those are sweet, but sometimes it’s fun to surprise loved ones with something a little more, well, practical!

Here’s one idea: Give her a gift certificate for a home cleaning from Well-Paid Maids. It’s the perfect “thank you,” “I love you” or “you’ve got this” for any mom. She can schedule the home cleaning at her convenience and breathe easy knowing she has one less thing to do.

Our cleaners will take care of everything, including vacuuming and mopping as well as cleaning and dusting countertops, tables, mirrors, appliances and more. Sinks, toilets, showers and appliance exteriors also get a good scrub.

Plus, when you buy a gift certificate from Well-Paid Maids, you’re supporting a living-wage cleaning company. That means cleaners get paid a starting wage of $24 an hour and get access to benefits, like 24 days of PTO and health insurance.

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Owners of six Woofie’s franchises in Northern Virginia are hosting “Paws in the Park,” a pet adoption event on May 18 at 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (rain date May 19) at Wolf Trap National Park, Wolf Trap Farm Park, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna. They hope to bring awareness for local animal shelters and the need for “furever” families for animals.

Woofie’s will have about 20 mobile spa vans on site, offering free nail trims and Wash ‘n Go baths for rescued dogs and pups up for adoption, and special event pricing for families who bring their own pets for grooming (as time permits/allows).

Participating Woofie’s include Reston/Herndon, Ashburn-Leesburg, McLean, Western Loudoun, South Riding-Aldie and Fairfax. Food trucks, a DJ, local vendors, and more will be available. Ridgeside K9 and Keller Williams Realty are sponsoring the event.

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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

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