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 — Oct 18, 2024.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for October 18, 2024 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:15 am: Tree preservation proposals likely lower priority among Fairfax County’s state legislature asks | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:00 am: Fairfax Symphony Orchestra kicks off 67th season this weekend at GMU | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:45 am: Vienna’s The Mixx Delight closing indefinitely next month, hopes to relocate | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:15 am: Reston Association considers new guidance for fence designs | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:30 pm: JUST IN: Union workers to rally in support of possible Tysons casino | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:30 pm: Herndon council member fires back at Rep. Connolly over attendance record | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: Community art exhibit launches in The PARC at Tysons | 🗣️ Comments
- 6:15 pm: Flint Hill, Potomac School have catching up to do in Va. private-school football poll | 🗣️ Comments
- 7:00 pm: Dozens of local golfers will attempt to qualify next week for Girls State Open competition | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- County plan to take McLean house for wastewater station surprises residents (13185 views)
- European bakery to open cafe in former Reston Starbucks (10277 views)
- Langley HS employee arrested for ‘obscene sexual display,’ police say (10276 views)
- NEW: Fairfax refers possible ‘non-citizen’ voters to prosecutors, as Virginia faces lawsuits (6730 views)
- Vienna’s biggest employer offers to fund aquatics facility design (6228 views)
- Proposed concept for future Wiehle Avenue has fewer travel lanes (5430 views)
- Comstock sues Reston Station office tenant for allegedly underpaying rent (3669 views)
- FCPS leaders see path to 100% accreditation for county schools (2915 views)
- Pulte plans pair of residential buildings in office park near Herndon Metro Station (2793 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
- 8:00 am: Fairfax Dunkin’ Celebrates Grand Re-Opening with Free Coffee for a Year Giveaway
- 8:00 am: St. Francis Episcopal Annual Fall Marketplace
- 9:00 am: McLean Community Shred Day (RESCHEDULED)
- 👉 10:00 am: 2024 Annual Reston Home Tour
- 11:00 am: Costumes for Kids, A Fall Volunteer Festival
- 👉 11:00 am: Kid’s Used Book Fair Supporting Reston Children’s Center
- 👉 11:00 am: Third Annual Fall Festival at the Farm at Halley Rise
- 11:00 am: Herndon Children’s Book Festival
- 3:00 pm: The 9th annual Spooky Mad Science Expo
- 4:00 pm: Westfield Theatre’s Halloween Festival & Escape Room
- 6:00 pm: Langley Fall Tastings & Auction Benefit
- 7:00 pm: Stargazing at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
- 7:30 pm: Voce Chamber Singers Presents- DIVINE SPARK
- 7:30 pm: Concert by The McLean Symphony: Fantasy and Fanfare
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 👉 8:00 am: We’ve Got Your Back 5K Fun Run and Walk
- 👉 12:00 pm: 2024 Van Metre Cornhole Challenge
- 4:00 pm: Voce Chamber Singers Presents- DIVINE SPARK
- 4:00 pm: Concert by The Amaris Trio
☀️ Saturday’s forecast
Expect sunny skies with temperatures reaching a high near 69 degrees and a gentle 6 mph northwest wind that will calm down as the morning progresses. As night falls on Saturday, the skies will remain clear, and the temperatures will drop to a low of around 42 degrees with calm winds. 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. 👋
