Good Thursday 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 24, 2025.
- 5:30 am: Notice: Virginia ABC license application by Szechuan Star | 🗣️ Comments
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for July 24, 2025 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:30 am: Early voting starts tomorrow in special election for late Rep. Gerry Connolly’s successor | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:15 am: NOVA Reston office building could be replaced by dozens of homes | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:00 am: Modernizing makeover in the works for Annandale’s George Mason Library | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Beach-inspired D.C. restaurant to join Sweetgreen at Chesterbrook in McLean | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:45 pm: Fairfax City announces new police chief and HR director | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:20 pm: Traffic Alert: Paving work closes lanes on Old Dominion Drive in McLean | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:00 pm: Heat advisory coming tomorrow for Fairfax with heat index values up to 109 | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: Two-alarm Kingstowne fire started from ‘spontaneous combustion’ | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Friday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
- 12:00 pm: Learning at Lunch: Troublemakers of the NWP
- 6:00 pm: Friday Night Live! – Lost In Paris
- 6:30 pm: Authors Polly Stewart and Johanna Copeland at Bards Alley
- 7:00 pm: Summerbration Fab Fridays: Prince Project
- 7:00 pm: Anastasia the musical
- 7:30 pm: Sterling Playmakers’ The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
⛈️ Friday’s forecast
Showers and thunderstorms are likely between 2pm-5pm, with increasing clouds, high temperatures near 98, and a heat index up to 109. Winds will be from the west at 3-7 mph and a 30% chance of precipitation. Friday night, expect possible showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, partly cloudy skies, a low of 77, northwest wind at 6 mph, and a 30% chance of precipitation. 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.
Thanks for reading! Feel free to discuss the day’s happenings in the comments.
