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 — Mar 5, 2026.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for March 5, 2026 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:30 am: Virginia Supreme Court allows redistricting referendum, with early voting starting Friday | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:15 am: Mediterranean restaurant with bar coming to Capital One Center | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:00 am: Rezoning vote allows apartments to replace Fair Oaks-area office building | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: ‘Not a question of if’: FCPD sent warnings about stabbing suspect before Hybla Valley killing | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:45 pm: Tech giant Oracle seeks to build more parking on Reston office campus | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:45 pm: Fairfax County approves loans for affordable housing projects after federal funding loss | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: Fairfax City sidewalk project rejected for federal funding | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Friday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
- 1:00 pm: Hershey Super Sweet Adventure
🌥️ Friday’s forecast
Expect isolated showers to begin after 4pm, with patchy fog clearing up before noon. The day will be mostly cloudy, featuring a high temperature near 54 and an east wind blowing 5 to 8 mph. For Friday night, scattered showers will commence after 7pm alongside patchy fog. The sky will remain mostly cloudy as temperatures drop to around 45, and the east wind will continue at 5 to 8 mph. During the day, there’s a 20% chance of precipitation, which increases to 30% at night. 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.
