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 — May 3, 2024.
- 8:15 am: Morning Notes | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:45 am: FCPD: Lorton man arrested for shooting at fellow rideshare passenger | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:30 am: Developer proposes hotel with condos in place of long-planned Tysons office building | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:30 am: Reston Association launches public survey on proposed Shadowood renaming | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:30 pm: Fairfax pro golfer to compete among nation’s best in 2024 PGA Championship | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:30 pm: Bike to Work Day returns to D.C. area this month, promising a workout and swag | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- Fairfax restaurant listed among 25 best in D.C. by New York Times (17940 views)
- Expanded Route 7 is now fully operational from Reston to Tysons (10230 views)
- Fairfax board eyes lower-than-proposed real estate tax hike amid budget constraints (6807 views)
- Herndon cements vision for development of transition zone near Metro station (5438 views)
- Google to invest $1 billion to expand data centers in Northern Virginia (5212 views)
- Fairfax County board approves real estate tax hike, laments state under-funding (4961 views)
- Farmers market, big trucks to park in Herndon this week (4907 views)
- County board backs Maryland’s push for funds to replace American Legion Bridge (3212 views)
- Elden Street Tea Shop to launch new Reston location with tea festival (2440 views)
- Sushi Umi’s new Tysons restaurant is now open (2280 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
- 8:00 am: Community Yard Sale
- 10:30 am: How to Play Mahjong
- 12:00 pm: Reston Water Safety Day
- 1:00 pm: Craft Gallery of Artisans United: Show Opening Reception
- 2:00 pm: Romeo and Juliet at Lake Braddock Theatre
- 2:00 pm: Freaky Friday “Mother-Daughter Matinee” at Westfield High School
- 👉 3:00 pm: Encore Creativity for Older Adults at Capital One Hall
- 6:00 pm: Family Roller Skate and Dance Night
- 7:00 pm: Dispatches from Appalachia – Real Stories from The Big Stone Gap Post
- 7:00 pm: U.S. Army Brass Quintet Military Appreciation Concert
- 7:00 pm: Freaky Friday at Westfield High School
- 7:30 pm: Big Fish at South Lakes High School
- 8:00 pm: Brian Ganz: A Chopin Recital – Romantic Revolutionary
- 9:00 pm: The Phantom Jay Band The Old Fire Station Fairfax
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 9:00 am: Hopecam 5K Run and Walk
- 2:00 pm: The Joy of Creating Exhibit
- 5:30 pm: Blues Open Mic at The Old Fire Station
🌧️ Saturday’s forecast
Rain and drizzle are expected mainly before noon, followed by more rain in the afternoon, with a high temperature near 57°F and an east wind at 9 mph. The chance of precipitation is 80%, and new amounts may range from a tenth to a quarter of an inch. Saturday night will see continuous rain, with a low temperature around 56°F, an east wind at 10 mph, a 90% chance of precipitation, and similar new precipitation amounts. 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. 👋