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 — Feb 26, 2026.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for February 26, 2026 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:30 am: Fort Belvoir plans training exercise today with simulated gunfire | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:15 am: FCPS considers limited bus service for students outside new school boundaries | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:00 am: Large-scale farmers market to open near Reston Town Center Metro | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Fairfax County staff hope to win more Va. transportation funding by thinking smaller | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:45 pm: Over 100 townhomes proposed for first phase of Merrifield office park development | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:45 pm: Fairfax County lands federal funds for Springfield road safety initiative, crisis facility and more | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: Proposal for new mixed-use development in center of McLean moves forward | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Friday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
- 12:00 pm: The State of the Union – From Persistence, Community, Truth, to Turnout
- 6:00 pm: Miles of Meaning Gala 2026
- 6:00 pm: Ali Siddiq: In The Shadows Tour
☀️ Friday’s forecast
Expect a mostly sunny day with temperatures reaching a high of around 53. Calm winds will pick up, coming from the south at 6 mph during the afternoon. Moving into Friday evening, the sky will be mostly clear with lows around 38 degrees and a light south wind at 6 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.
Thanks for reading! Feel free to discuss the day’s happenings in the comments.
