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 — Jul 26, 2024.
- 8:15 am: Morning Notes | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:30 am: Former GMU professor sentenced to 25 years for child pornography | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:15 am: Bailey’s Crossroads man accused of plotting church shooting can stand trial, judge says | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:00 am: New Reston Community Center survey focuses on future of Lake Anne facility | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Chicken salad chain sets opening date for Idylwood location, first in Northern Virginia | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:30 pm: Fairfax County shelter pushes for older animals to get homes | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:30 pm: Fairfax County’s 4-H Fair to return to Frying Pan Farm for 74th year | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- Two restaurants with Fairfax County locations win RAMMYS awards (30132 views)
- JUST IN: Temporary homeless shelter to open in Reston next week (15092 views)
- Fairfax County School Board OKs polarizing new boundary change policy (10309 views)
- Fairfax County office vacancy rate continues to rise (9434 views)
- FCPD identifies victims in fatal Lorton, Great Falls pedestrian crashes (5527 views)
- Creole restaurant closes, donut shop coming to Mosaic District (5185 views)
- Fairfax County adds five HOAs to EV charging station grant program (4799 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
- 9:00 am: Defiantly Joyful – hosted by Hope Flower Farm and Winery
- 9:00 am: Capital City Cats
- 11:00 am: Dog Days of Summer
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 3:00 pm: Burke Historical Society Meeting
🌥️ Saturday’s forecast
Clouds will increase throughout the day, reaching a high of 88 degrees, accompanied by a north wind at 6 mph. As night falls, expect mostly clear skies and a low of 67 degrees. A southeast wind at 5 mph will become light and variable after midnight. 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. 👋
