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 — Aug 23, 2024.
- 8:15 am: Morning Notes for August 23, 2024 | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:30 am: Moby Dick to open kabob shop in Great Falls, relocate in McLean | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:15 am: UPDATED: Man killed in ‘serious’ crash that blocked I-66 West at I-495 | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:15 am: Police: Bailey’s Crossroads daycare operator charged with assault | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:30 pm: Restaurant industry launches campaign against potential Fairfax County meals tax | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:30 pm: Fairfax County hotels, restaurant up for statewide Ordinary Awards | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- JUST IN: Chantilly man charged with murder after Gold’s Gym shooting (44195 views)
- UPDATED: Man dies after getting shot at Gold’s Gym in Reston (42964 views)
- Fairfax County reveals next 10 schools to get speed cameras (38547 views)
- Report: French fashion brand, pasta eatery coming to Tysons Galleria (10725 views)
- JUST IN: Fairfax County to clear Reston homeless camp starting next week (10274 views)
- Bridge construction to disrupt traffic on I-495 in McLean into September (9525 views)
- BREAKING: Man awaiting trial for Reston double-murder dies in jail (4854 views)
- For 15th year, Vienna Oktoberfest adds new brewery, bike garden (3793 views)
- UPDATED: Police find no threat from ‘suspicious device’ near Innovation Metro station (3521 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
- 12:00 pm: Pet Evolution Grand Opening Paw-ty
- 8:00 pm: Stargazing at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
- 8:00 pm: The Pauls & Devillians Bands at The Old Fire Station #3
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 👉 9:30 am: Shoff promotions Sports Card & Comic Book Show
- 11:45 am: Sunday Poker at The Old Fire Station #3
- 12:00 pm: Pet Evolution Grand Opening Paw-ty
- 2:00 pm: Story Time and Craft with Gabriella Aldeman
- 3:00 pm: Burke Historical Society Meeting
☀️ Saturday’s forecast
Expect mostly sunny skies and a high temperature around 86 degrees, accompanied by a calm wind that will shift to the southwest at about 6 mph in the afternoon. As for Saturday night, the sky will remain mostly clear with a low temperature of approximately 61 degrees, while a gentle south wind will continue blowing at 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. 👋
