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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Jul 11, 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 — Jul 11, 2025.

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

  • Fireworks unleashed inside Reston McDonald’s on Fourth of July (20676 views)
  • French-inspired bakery to anchor new Tysons food hall, coming this summer (12114 views)
  • Fundraiser at Herndon tavern will double as farewell concert for D.C.-area rock band (10644 views)
  • D.C.-based Italian restaurant and deli put Reston expansion on menu (9888 views)
  • Police: Drivers killed in wrong-way crash on I-495 near Dunn Loring (9820 views)
  • JUST IN: New Whole Foods in Reston to open next month (6834 views)
  • Fairfax City planning commission advises rejecting plan to redevelop century-old house (5086 views)
  • UPDATED: Thousands without power after thunderstorms in Fairfax County (5024 views)
  • Median apartment rents in Tysons, Merrifield approaching Arlington rates (4902 views)
  • Shake Shack announces opening date at Reston Town Center (4497 views)
  • Cornerstones head plans exit after nearly 25 years at Reston nonprofit (4044 views)
  • Maryland man who punched Dulles Airport gate agent pleads guilty (3997 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

    Showers and thunderstorms are possible after 2 pm, with mostly sunny skies and a high near 91. Calm winds will shift to the southeast at 6 mph in the afternoon, with a 30% chance of precipitation. On Saturday night, expect a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly before 8 pm, as well as partly cloudy skies and a low around 74. The southeast wind will blow at 3-6 mph, and the chance of precipitation remains 30%. 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.