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 — Nov 1, 2024.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for November 1, 2024 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:15 am: Fairfax County invites residents to recycle gourds at annual Pumpkin Palooza | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:00 am: Reston contractor on trial over alleged role in Abu Ghraib prison abuse | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:45 am: Fairfax leaders to push General Assembly for stricter data center rules | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:15 am: Construction to advance on Tysons housing project’s second phase | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:15 pm: Fairfax planning commission backs more accessible parking in new development | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:30 pm: New Kingstowne Starbucks cafe to open before Thanksgiving | 🗣️ Comments
- 6:15 pm: Potomac School football team has playoff hopes riding on final game | 🗣️ Comments
- 7:00 pm: Centreville, Langley, McLean, Oakton bring home district cross-country championships | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- Fairfax Water faces huge bill to comply with new EPA chemical removal mandate (4035 views)
- County leaders seek to ease strain on local jail from state inmates (2974 views)
- UPDATED: Fairfax County Parkway reopens after three-vehicle crash in Burke (2970 views)
- Number of kindergarten students from low-income families on the rise, FCPS says (2501 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
- 12:00 pm: Fall Festival at Crossroads Baptist Church
- 👉 12:00 pm: Craft Gallery of Artisans United Holiday Show Open House
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 1:00 pm: Historic Little Library Museum Open
☀️ Saturday’s forecast
Expect a mostly sunny day with a high temperature near 62 and a north wind blowing at 6 to 10 mph. As night falls on Saturday, the skies will remain mostly clear, and temperatures will drop to a low around 40, accompanied by a light north wind. 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. 👋
