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 — Dec 13, 2024.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for December 13, 2024 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:15 am: Reston hair salon to support South Lakes HS with fundraiser | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:00 am: Tysons makes more tax revenue for Fairfax County than it receives, study finds | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:45 am: FCPS students seek consistency and flexibility in cell phone policy revisions | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:15 am: Paris Baguette to celebrate grand opening in Springfield with free pastries | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:30 pm: JUST IN: Teen charged with manslaughter for fatal Oakton crash | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:30 pm: McKay: County board’s position on possible casino remains unchanged | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: Madison knows what to expect from its state-final football opponent | 🗣️ Comments
- 6:15 pm: Herndon/South Lakes, Langley at top of ice-hockey standings | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- BREAKING: Comstock drops plan to redevelop downtown Herndon (19697 views)
- ‘I am sorry’: Superintendent works to make amends following uproar over Hayfield football (13054 views)
- Local leaders want to maintain pressure on Maryland over American Legion Bridge (8386 views)
- Fairfax County to begin major overhaul of waste collection system next year (7123 views)
- Owner seeks denser development option for office condos stranded by Mosaic District (5119 views)
- Regional taxes, longer I-66 toll hours on table for dedicated N. Va. transit funding (5062 views)
- Inova to open subscription primary care office at Reston Row (3961 views)
- Butcher out, Tex Mex BBQ spot in at Merrifield’s Mosaic District (3841 views)
- Downtown Herndon bookstore to close for good before Christmas (3465 views)
- GMU begins gauging public sentiment on future of its 190-acre West Campus in Fairfax (2839 views)
- Fairfax County School Board declines to review rights of student journalists (2587 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
- 9:00 am: Mount Vernon High School PTSA Holiday Market
- 10:00 am: Mclean High School 22nd Annual Highlander Holiday Bazaar
- 10:00 am: Virginia Housing Homebuying Seminar – Fairfax/McLean
- 10:00 am: Family Day: Rocket Blasts and Star Bursts
- 12:00 pm: Wreaths Across America
- 👉 1:00 pm: Bullabaxyboo – Helping Kids Reading Big!
- 👉 1:30 pm: The Nutcracker The fairy-tale begins… at Langley High School
- 2:00 pm: Tephra ICA Open House
- 3:30 pm: Historic House tours
- 7:00 pm: Virginia Bronze Handbell Ensemble – A Holiday Concert
- 7:00 pm: Light of Hope: A Christmas Concert
- 7:30 pm: Celebrate the holiday season with La Vie de Bohème at Shakespeare Opera Theatre
- 8:00 pm: NextStop Theatre’s The Shawshank Redemption
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 👉 2:00 pm: Nutcracker by Ravel Dance Company
- 2:00 pm: NextStop Theatre’s The Shawshank Redemption
- 3:00 pm: Burke Historical Society Meeting
🌤️ Saturday’s forecast
Expect mostly sunny skies during the day with a high close to 38°F and a gentle breeze from the east around 6 mph. As night falls, the sky will turn mostly cloudy while the temperature drops to around 29°F with a slight east wind at 3 to 5 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. 👋
