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 — Jun 14, 2024.
- 8:15 am: Morning Notes | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:30 am: Report: Family of McLean man fatally shot by police sues FCPD | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:30 am: Reston’s Shadowood Recreation Area won’t be renamed after all | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:30 am: Springfield Container Store debuts with prizes for first 100 customers | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:30 pm: Fairfax County Library launches summer reading program with children’s festival | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:30 pm: The Boro’s movie theater will close temporarily, starting Monday | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:15 pm: Police charge driver in fatal Burke motorcycle crash | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- Fairfax County tops ‘Best of NoVA’ poll for barbecue, public park and more (8736 views)
- Divisive new data center rules clear Fairfax County Planning Commission (6794 views)
- Report: Fairfax County sees uptick in population and wealth despite rising housing costs (4648 views)
- Locally owned Moo Thru opens in Herndon, coffee shop on the way (4176 views)
- Dominion Energy to replace nearly 4-mile electric line from Vienna to Idylwood (3920 views)
- Additional housing, retail proposed for Seven Corners apartments (3050 views)
- European fashion brand Primark to open Tysons store this summer (2715 views)
- Police: Man exposed himself to woman at TJ Maxx in Tysons (2204 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
- 👉 10:00 am: Army Birthday Festival
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 8:00 am: 30th Greater Springfield Dive Invitational
- 3:00 pm: Breakaway Bandits 10U softball team tryouts
- 7:00 pm: The McLean Symphony: Tribute to Dingwall Fleary
☀️ Saturday’s forecast
Expect sunny skies and a high of around 83 degrees, accompanied by a north wind blowing at around 10 mph. Saturday night will be mostly clear, with a low of approximately 62 degrees, and a gentle northeast wind blowing at 3 to 6 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. 👋
