Good Friday evening, Fairfax County. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
π News recap
The following articles were published earlier today — Oct 25, 2024.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for October 25, 2024 | π£οΈ Comments
- 8:15 am: Fairfax County could compel property sales for planned Richmond Highway bus system | π£οΈ Comments
- 9:00 am: Larger water tank approved for Idylwood neighborhood despite concerns | π£οΈ Comments
- 9:45 am: Springfield planning commissioner lauded for four decades of service to community | π£οΈ Comments
- 11:30 am: New interpretive signs to inspire Fairfax County park visitors with poetry | π£οΈ Comments
- 12:30 pm: Virginia ordered to restore 1,600 voter registrations canceled in purge of βnoncitizensβ | π£οΈ Comments
- 1:45 pm: Departing economic development head βgratefulβ for time in Vienna | π£οΈ Comments
- 2:30 pm: Local police to collect unused prescription drugs this Saturday | π£οΈ Comments
- 6:15 pm: Oakton repeats as Concorde field-hockey tournament champion | π£οΈ Comments
- 7:00 pm: Potomac School golfers shine at individual conference tournament | π£οΈ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- Fairfax County residents will now get a 48-hour grace period before towing (8060 views)
- Bobbyβs Bagel Cafe staves off Reston closure by a month (5039 views)
- Unique Vienna condo development to deliver first homes this year (3862 views)
- Turtles rescued as construction begins at Restonβs former Fannie Mae campus (3372 views)
- Timber Pizza to open in McLean this fall (3281 views)
- Signage approved for forthcoming juice shop in Reston (2907 views)
- MS-13 gang member convicted for series of Reston murders (2821 views)
- Call Your Motherβs Vienna deli has opened (2572 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
- 8:00 am: New Trail teams up with The Reston Letter to support Food For Neighbors
- 👉 9:00 am: Fairfax Funky Flea Market 10/26 9-3PM
- 10:00 am: Air & Scare
- 👉 11:00 am: Free Community Fall Festival!
- 12:00 pm: The 6th Annual Food, Wine & Art Festival at Halstead Square
- 12:00 pm: Bond Vet – Fairfax Open House
- 4:00 pm: Orchestra Concert – “Dvorak, Back-to-Back”
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 8:00 am: Donate Excess Halloween Candy to Troops!
- 12:00 pm: Pet Evolution Cat Adoption Event
- 2:00 pm: Fiddler on the Roof
- 3:00 pm: Burke Historical Society Meeting
βοΈ Saturday’s forecast
Expect mostly sunny skies with a high around 68 degrees and northwest winds at 9 to 16 mph, gusting up to 28 mph. Saturday night will be mostly clear with a low near 39 degrees and northwest winds at 7 to 9 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. 👋
