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FFXnow Daily Debrief for May 23, 2025

Good Friday evening, Fairfax County. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.

πŸ•— News recap

The following articles were published earlier today — May 23, 2025.

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

  • What to expect from a special election to replace late Rep. Gerry Connolly (8221 views)
  • Festivals, parades and more planned around Fairfax for Memorial Day weekend (6156 views)
  • Future of Noodles & Company at Reston’s Plaza America uncertain (5573 views)
  • Fairfax home prices continue to rise, but data shows signs of buyer wariness (5266 views)
  • Satellite company to move, expand headquarters space in Tysons (5108 views)
  • BREAKING: Rep. Gerry Connolly, longtime Fairfax politician, dies (4969 views)
  • Redevelopment of Reston National Golf Course meets resistance from Planning Commission (4794 views)
  • UPDATED: Shooting at CIA HQ in McLean under investigation (4694 views)
  • Barnes & Noble sets date for Tysons Corner Center reopening (4329 views)
  • Proposal could allow mixed-use development in ‘triangle’ near Falls Church border (3197 views)
  • 📅 Upcoming events

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

    • No events today. Have one to promote? Submit it to the calendar.

    Here are the events planned for Sunday:

    β˜€οΈ Saturday’s forecast

    Expect sunny skies and a high of around 69 degrees, accompanied by a northwest wind blowing at 9 to 14 mph and gusts up to 25 mph. Saturday night will be mostly clear, with temperatures dropping to a low of about 49 degrees and a northwest wind ranging from 7 to 10 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. 👋

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    • 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.