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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Jan 24, 2025

By FFXnow.com

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 — Jan 24, 2025.

Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.

  • Report: Housing costs force exodus of young families from Northern Virginia (37133 views)
  • Washingtonian ranks these Fairfax County restaurants among the D.C. area’s 100 best (33820 views)
  • DEVELOPING: School grounds, GW Parkway close ahead of expected snow (22230 views)
  • Tysons Japanese grocery store set for grand opening this weekend (21042 views)
  • Bridge construction will close I-495 North lanes near Tysons this weekend (18638 views)
  • Fairfax County Public Schools calls for two-hour delay due to extreme cold (9230 views)
  • Driver dies after single-vehicle crash in Herndon (8873 views)
  • UPDATED: Fairfax County casino bill advances in state Senate (6575 views)
  • Arlington bakery to replace former Skorpios Maggio’s in Vienna (5809 views)
  • FCPD: Teens arrested after guns, drugs found in vehicle stolen at Fair Oaks (4819 views)
  • EXCLUSIVE: Inside Reston Town Center’s new Marriott hotel, opening today (4469 views)
  • County board allows denser development on site near Mosaic District (3600 views)

    • 📅 Upcoming events

    Here is what’s going on Saturday throughout the county, from our event calendar.

    Here are the events planned for Sunday:

    🌤️ Saturday’s forecast

    Expect a mostly sunny day with a high temperature around 36, as the calm wind shifts to the south at 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Skies will become increasingly cloudy during the nighttime, with the low temperature settling at approximately 29, accompanied by south winds at 6 to 8 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. 👋

    About the Author

    • FFXnow is the definitive local news source for Fairfax County, featuring countywide coverage and hyperlocal reporting on the Reston and Tysons areas. This article was written by an editor or other member of FFXnow's full-time staff.