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 — Sep 6, 2024.
- 8:15 am: Morning Notes for September 6, 2024 | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:30 am: New Tysons eatery reimagines Korean BBQ for diners on the go | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:30 am: Pickleball courts among amenities planned at Reston’s Campus Commons offices | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:30 am: Donated ‘learning garden’ unveiled at Centreville elementary school | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:30 pm: Tysons Corner Center welcomes fall with festivals, new murals | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:40 pm: UPDATED: Herndon townhomes evacuated after police find chemicals | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- Fairfax transportation planners seek public input on major trail and bicycle network overhaul (9731 views)
- UPDATED: Reston man charged with unlawfully filming FCPS students (9617 views)
- Panda Express to open drive-thru Herndon restaurant (7708 views)
- Driver cited in Braddock Road crash that killed three people (5045 views)
- Park Authority faces potential service cuts amid countywide budget challenges (3456 views)
- Reggae celebration coming to Reston for third year (3136 views)
- New Springfield commuter parking garage set to open next week (2607 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
- 7:00 am: Arlington Civitans Open Air Flea Market
- 👉 10:00 am: 10 Year Anniversary Open House
- 1:00 pm: Public Reception for New Show at the Craft Gallery of Artisans United
- 👉 4:00 pm: Truck & Toss – Kids free!
- 8:30 pm: Kingpin Rock N Roll Band at The Old Fire Station #3
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 👉 10:30 am: Takoma Park Folk Festival
- 4:00 pm: Books ‘n Brews
🌦️ Saturday’s forecast
Expect isolated showers both before noon and after 1pm, with mostly cloudy skies and a high temperature around 73°F. The south wind will shift to the northwest in the afternoon, ranging from 7 to 13 mph and possibly gusting up to 23 mph. Precipitation chances stand at 20%. For Saturday night, the sky will be mostly clear with a low temperature at around 51°F and a northwest wind blowing at 8 to 10 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. 👋
