FFXnow Daily Debrief for Apr 28, 2023

Good Friday evening! Today we published 6 articles that were read a total of 14960 times on FFXnow alone, so far.

📈 Top stories

The following are the most-read articles for today (Apr 28, 2023)…

1. Proposed design guidelines imagine downtown McLean as ‘neighborhood village’
2. FCPD: Woman arrested for abducting 3-year-old at Tysons Corner Center
3. Dickey’s Barbecue Pit to host grand opening at Herndon Centre in May

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

1. BREAKING: Three people found shot dead in West Springfield house (9390 views)
2. Fairfax approves pedestrian-friendly redesign of congested Chain Bridge Road intersection (6377 views)
3. Norton Scott takes county to court over handling of Reston Town Center North proposal (3824 views)
4. Three people taken to hospital after crash that closes John Marr Drive (3050 views)
5. Proposed design guidelines imagine downtown McLean as ‘neighborhood village’ (3169 views)
6. FCPD: Woman arrested for abducting 3-year-old at Tysons Corner Center (3130 views)
7. After losing Barton Hills appeal, Reston Association seeks tweaks to county zoning ordinance (1584 views)
8. Fairfax County board lauds updated draft of Reston comprehensive plan (1445 views)
9. County proposes permanent rules for temporary outdoor dining areas (1351 views)
10. Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney candidates trade attacks on local radio show (1204 views)
11. Centreville resident arrested after allegedly stabbing man, family dog (1145 views)
12. Police salary increase, softball fields are among items supervisors hope to fund in budget (1120 views)

📅 Upcoming events

Here is what’s going on Saturday in Fairfax County, from our event calendar.

• 👉 8:30 am: Van Metre 5K Run
• 8:30 am: 80-Family Community Yard Sale
• 👉 10:00 am: Blessing of the Pets
• 12:00 pm: Meridian High School Tour
• 👉 12:00 pm: First-time Moms Meet & Greet
• 1:00 pm: Fountain Day
• 7:00 pm: Frozen Jr, the Musical!

Here are the events planned for Sunday:

• 1:00 pm: HWPS Magical Woodland Festival
• 👉 4:00 pm: What Happens When a Woman?

☔ Saturday’s forecast

Light rain. Overcast. Mild. High of 67 and low of 56. Sunrise at 6:13 am and sunset at 7:59 pm. See more from Weather.gov.

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

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. 👋